Cairo international film festival announces the dates for its 44^th edition which will be held from November 13^th to November 22^nd 2022 in Cairo opera house , like every edition the award-winning films will be screening the next day to the closing ceremony , November 23^rd .

Submissions for the program will open on May 15^th 2022 and will close on August 15^th 2022 , films can be submitted as of that date on www.ciff.org.eg .

“preparations for festival have started already and we are hoping to achieve an edition worthy of the festival legacy” Declared renowned actor and festival president  Hussein Fahmi

Amir Ramses , Festival director commented “ we have already started to watch , invite and follow up on the expected important films of the year along with the programming team”

98 films participated in the 43^rd edition of the festival from 63 countries including 27 world premieres, 7 international premieres, 44 MENA premieres and 15 Arab and north African premieres .

More than 40000 tickets have been sold during that edition witnessing a significant increase in numbers from the previous editions , 337 international guests participated in the festival in 2021 .

The festival has presented renowned Egyptian actress “Nelly” the career achievement award for her great artistic contribution since her early childhood . also “Karim Abel Aziz” , Egyptian famous actor has received the Faten Hamama award for artistic contribution , special honorary awards were received by Cannes film festival director “Thierry Frémaux”, Indian composer “ A.R. Rahman” , American producer “ Lawrence Binder” and French producer/distributor “Eric Lagesse” .

The Jury of the international competition of the festival was presided by acclaimed Serbian director “ Emir Kusterica” , the juries included a variety of significant film makers and artists from around the world .

Cairo Film Festival is one of the oldest festivals in the Arab world and Africa , it is the only festival in the region classified in the A category by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations , FIAPF