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Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) President Mohamed Hefzy announced that the 41st edition, opening in November, will host the world and international premiere of 20 feature and seven short films, making it the first in the history of the festival t

The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced signing the Gender Parity Pledge 5050×2020, becoming the first Arab festival (and second African) to join this commitment launched during Cannes Film Festival in 2018. As of its 42nd edition in No

As of the upcoming, 41st edition, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) management has decided to expand the Horizons of Arab Cinema Horizons. This new step is to support and highlight Arab cinema, which has been seeing a remarkable leap in recent

The management of the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF, 20-29 November 2019), announced that it is working on strengthening of its three sections: Virtual Reality, Midnight Screenings, and Gala Screenings. The decision comes aft

The Arab Cinema Center (ACC) has revealed that 42 film critics from 13 Arab countries have joined the jury for the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films, a new section of its Critics’ Awards for Arab Films launched in partnership with EFP(European Film

The visionary and iconic director, screenwriter, actor and animator, Terry Gilliam will be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) which runs from 20-29 November, 2019. In recognition

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced today that registration for film and TV industry professionals for the second edition of the Cairo Industry Days (November 21 – 26) is now open. Registration is open for Cairo Industry Days through the of

Cairo International Film Festival has announced the call for submissions for the second Screen Buzz annual TV Script Development workshop in partnership with Cairo Industry Days (21-26 November, 2019). The workshop will focus on screenwriting for TV proje

Cairo Industry Days (November 21-26), Cairo International Film Festival’s industry platform is proud to partner with EAVE ON DEMAND for the second year in a row, in organising a film script development lab dedicated to 6 teams of Arab writers and producer

Egypt’s renowned film critic Youssef Cherif Rizkallah, who passed away on 12 July 2019 will posthumously retain the post of the festival’s artistic director Ahmed Shawky, the festival’s deputy artistic director will take charge of all the artistic duties

Press accreditation for CIFF41 is now open for Egyptian, Arab and Foreign journalists and media! Submit your application request before September 15 to get access to limited free screenings, Cairo Industry Days public sessions, the festival’s press confer

Farewell Youssef Cherif Rizkallah… the one who filled our hearts with love for cinema. Our deepest heartfelt condolences to his family and all film lovers in Egypt and around the Arab World.