With the lead up to the 46th Cairo International Film Festival (November 12th-21st) now in full swing, Cairo Film Connection (CFC) a co-production, development, and networking platform within the festival’s industry sidebar, Cairo Industry Days — has announced the lineup of projects selected to participate in its 11th edition, set to run from November 17th to the 20th.

This year’s selections include 15 projects from 10 countries in various stages of completion, from development to post-production, with four from Egypt, three from Lebanon, two from Iraq, two from Palestine, alongside one project each from Tunisia, Jordan, Sudan, Algeria, and Yemen.

Additionally, Lina Soualem’s Alicante, an Algerian- French co-production, joins the line-up through CFC’s partnership with Amman Industry Days.

Featured in the Post-Production Category are:

All That the Wind Can Carry by Maged Nader (Egypt)

Asphalt by Hamza Hamid (Jordan)

The Colour of Our Time by Hayder Helo (Iraq, Belgium, Egypt)

The Day of Wrath by Rania Rafei (Lebanon)

Revolutionaries Never Die by Mohanad Yaqubi (Palestine, Belgium)

In the In-Development Non-Fiction Category, the selected projects are:

Aman by Maythem Ridha (Iraq, Egypt, United Kingdom, Jordan)

Dance with Me by Leila Basma (Lebanon, Czech Republic)

Goodbye Party by Sarra El Abed (Tunisia, Canada)

I Have Other Friends by Yomna Khattab (Egypt)

Where Do I Belong by Ibrahim Mohamed (Sudan)

As for this year’s In-Development Fiction Category, the line-up includes:

Al-Madeeneh 2008 by Youssef Assabahi (Yemen)

The Side Effects of Trusting Life by Ahmad Ghossein (Lebanon, Germany, Norway)

Rainbows Don’t Last Long by Mayye Zayed (Egypt)

Rock Paper Sea by Randa Ali (Egypt)

Ping-Pong by Saleh Saadi (Palestine).

Confident that this year’s selection is bound to strike a chord with industry professionals and beyond, Director of CFC Rodrigo Brum revealed what the selection team’s thought process was this time around and what makes these projects a cut above the rest, saying, “Our selections for the CFC are the result of months of collective work and in-depth viewing. What excites me most is that behind every title there is not only a filmmaker with a vision, but also a network of collaborators, communities, and histories that the films bring to light.”

“This year, we wanted to build a lineup that speaks both to the realities of the region and to its capacity for cinematic innovation. I believe these projects will spark meaningful encounters

in Cairo and beyond.”