According to the organizers, the opening ceremony of this cinematographic event, which will see the participation of 194 films from 72 countries, will be marked by the screening of the Palestinian feature film “Passenger Dreams” by its director Rachid Machraoui. A total of 17 films are competing for the international competition, while the official out-of-competition section includes 11 films and the short film competition has 32 films.
The jury for the international competition is chaired by Bosnian director and screenwriter Danis Tanovic, while Egyptian director Sandra Nashaat chairs the jury for the short film competition. The jury for the “Horizons of Arab Cinema” competition is chaired by Italian producer Enzo Porcelli.
Classified in category “A” by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations, the Cairo International Film Festival (November 13-22) is one of the oldest film festivals in the Arab world, Africa and the Middle East.
(With MAP)
