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A unique visual and humane record of four women from four different generations in the family of the late director Youssef Chahine, the present filmmaker’s uncle, whose roots lie in the Levant. She also manages to draw the link between cinema and life, by

According to CIFF president, Mohamed Hefzy: “One can draw a lot of parallels between Mexican and Egyptian cinema throughout the ages. Both countries had a golden age hat produced not only timeless classics appreciated not only domestically, but in neighbo

Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will organize a press conference on Monday 4 November to announce details pertaining to the 41st edition (20-29 November), which bears the name of the late critic Youssef Cherif Rizkalla, CIFF’s artistic director,

EAVE ON DEMAND has announced the 6 participating projects in the film script development lab, organized for the second year in partnership with Cairo Industry Days (November 21-26), within the 41st Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). “We are delight

Veteran filmmaker Sherif Arafa will be awarded the Faten Hamama Honorary Award for his lifetime’s achievement at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Over three decades Arafa’s rich filmography of 22 long feature films, includ

The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will open on the 20th November with a MENA premiere gala screening of Martin Scorsese’s eagerly awaited ‘The Irishman’ starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci

The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) team has announced the selection of film projects that will take part in its sixth edition, held within the 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). The list includes 16 feature film projects in development

In its new programme Panorama Special: CineTalents, the 41st Cairo International Film Festival – CIFF (20-29 November) is screening five films that record the life and career of five of the most important film artists in the history of world cinema. Accor

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