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  • Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) red carpet
    News

    Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war 4n2ej

    2023-10-18T11:29:00Z 6822i

    It follows the recent rescheduling of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival.

  • Success - Danis Tanovic
    News

    ‘No Man’s Land’ director Danis Tanović to preside over Cairo jury 18255z

    2023-09-19T13:13:00Z

    The director won the Oscar for best international feature in 2001 with ‘No Man’s Land’

  • Yousry Nasrallah
    News

    Yousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award 4h6b3v

    2023-06-22T09:20:00Z

    Egyptian director has made films including Cannes 2012 Competition title ‘After the Battle’.

  • Amjad Al-Rasheed
    News

    Amjad Al Rasheed’s ‘Inshallah A Boy’ among Cairo Film Connection winners 2h4810

    2022-11-21T13:59:00Z

    The dark comedy won two $10,000 prizes.

  • Riverbed
    Reviews

    ‘Riverbed’: Cairo Review 4o6r5q

    2022-11-19T21:05:00Z

    A mother and daughter struggle to reconnect in Bassem Breche’s imagery-led feature debut

  • The Astronaut
    Reviews

    ‘The Astronaut’: Cairo Review 4d4d2r

    2022-11-19T18:35:00Z

    Nicolas Giraud’s portrait of a French loner sending himself to space fails to get off the ground

  • 19B
    Reviews

    ‘19B’: Cairo Review f435x

    2022-11-18T09:45:00Z

    An elderly caretaker tends to a crumbling Cairo villa in Ahmad Abdalla’s engaging third feature

  • Alam
    Reviews

    ‘Alam’: Cairo Review 691z50

    2022-11-18T09:00:00Z

    A Palestinian-Israeli teenager struggles to shake off the weight of history in Firas Khoury’s feature debut

  • Bread And Salt
    Reviews

    ‘Bread And Salt’: Cairo Review 6g2yb

    2022-11-17T08:00:00Z

    Damian Kocur’s mature and thought-provoking debut sees a talented pianist return to the pressure cooker of his small home town

  • I Don't Want To Be Dust
    Reviews

    ‘I Don’t Want To Be Dust’: Cairo Review 75e2b

    2022-11-16T13:00:00Z

    An older woman confronts the end of the world in Ivan Lowenberg’s second feature

  • Far From The Nile
    Reviews

    ‘Far From The Nile’: Cairo Review 6w3f3z

    2022-11-15T12:02:00Z

    Sherief Elkatsha captures the harmonious sound of The Nile Project, a musical collaborative of 11 African countries

  • Tinnitus
    Reviews

    ‘Tinnitus’: Cairo Review 3d3e3s

    2022-11-14T09:00:00Z

    An professional diver does battle with her body in Gregorio Graziosi’s stylish thriller

  • The Fabelmans
    News

    ‘The Fabelmans’ to open Cairo film festival; full line-up revealed 4wx5w

    2022-10-18T12:00:00Z

    The Egyptian festival runs November 13-22.

  • naomi kawase
    News

    Naomi Kawase to lead Cairo jury 3k3a53

    2022-10-12T11:51:00Z

    The festival runs November 13-22.

  • Bela Tarr
    News

    Bela Tarr to receive Cairo film festival lifetime honour g6s5x

    2022-08-11T09:49:00Z

    Hungarian auteur will also mentor young Egyptian filmmakers at the festival.

  • Lynda Belkhiria
    News

    Lynda Belkhiria to head Cairo Film Connection 22533y

    2022-05-31T16:00:00Z

    Project incubator is part of the Cairo International Film Festival.

  • Mohamed Hefzy
    News

    ​Mohamed Hefzy steps down as president of Cairo International Film Festival 655d1l

    2022-03-15T15:48:00Z

    He will be replaced by veteran actor Hussein Fahmy.

  • Daughters of Abu
    Reviews

    ‘Daughters of Abdul-Rahman’: Cairo/Red Sea Review 4x5o72

    2021-12-10T15:00:00Z

    Squabbling sisters try to find their way in Jordan’s all-powerful patriarchy

  • Abu Saddam
    Reviews

    ‘Abu Saddam’: Cairo Review 6g236a

    2021-12-07T13:55:00Z

    A veteran trucker and his assistant deliver a powerful portrayal of toxic masculinity for Egyptian director and co-writer Nadine Khan

  • 'Becoming' 2021 film
    Reviews

    ‘Becoming’: Cairo/Red Sea Review 5l483f

    2021-12-06T13:30:00Z

    All-female anthology takes a sparky driver’s seat approach to life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia