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Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war 2q6g73

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

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‘No Man’s Land’ director Danis Tanović to preside over Cairo jury 1x3z51

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

Yousry Nasrallah

Yousry Nasrallah to receive Cairo Film Festival honorary award 2e476o

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

Amjad Al-Rasheed

Amjad Al Rasheed’s ‘Inshallah A Boy’ among Cairo Film Connection winners 5y6j42

The dark comedy won two $10,000 prizes.

Riverbed

‘Riverbed’: Cairo Review 1n2g22

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

The Astronaut

‘The Astronaut’: Cairo Review 5m3vy

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

19B

‘19B’: Cairo Review 1462d

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

Alam

‘Alam’: Cairo Review 2y6fu

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

Bread And Salt

‘Bread And Salt’: Cairo Review 2n96b

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

‘I Don’t Want To Be Dust’: Cairo Review 2t4s6r

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

Far From The Nile

‘Far From The Nile’: Cairo Review 1g1x6d

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

Tinnitus

‘Tinnitus’: Cairo Review 1c4z31

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

The Fabelmans

‘The Fabelmans’ to open Cairo film festival; full line-up revealed 475h3g

The Egyptian festival runs November 13-22.

naomi kawase

Naomi Kawase to lead Cairo jury 68p6z

The festival runs November 13-22.

Bela Tarr

Bela Tarr to receive Cairo film festival lifetime honour e6y4s

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

Lynda Belkhiria

Lynda Belkhiria to head Cairo Film Connection 2o1u2r

Project incubator is part of the Cairo International Film Festival.

Mohamed Hefzy

​Mohamed Hefzy steps down as president of Cairo International Film Festival 10g44

He will be replaced by veteran actor Hussein Fahmy.