The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced the films participating in the 44th edition, which is due to take place from 13 to 22 November.
During a press conference held yesterday, veteran actor Hussien Fahmy, who is also the festival’s president, announced that the festival includes 97 films, 79 feature films, 18 short films and 10 classical films from 52 countries.
The film list includes premieres in the Middle East and North Africa, such as; 19b directed by Ahmed Abdallah El Sayed (Egypt-2022), Alam (Flag) directed by Feras Khory (France, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Qatar-2022), Manzoor el Farasha (Butterfly’s prospective) directed by Maxim Naconitshy (Ukraine, Czech, Croatia, Sweden- 2022).
The Cairo International Film Festival, one of the oldest festivals in the Arab world and Africa, is unique in being the only one in the Arab and African region, which is registered in Category A in the International Federation of Producers in Paris “FIAPF”.
CIFF announces film lineup
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