Le Festival du film international du Caire connaît un succès grandissant depuis sa création en 1976. Outre les compétitions traditionnelles, les divers hommages et la projection de films diversifiés, de nombreux séminaires abordent des thèmes contemporains. Chaque année, un pays et son industrie cinématographique sont mis à l'honneur.

The Opening Film : The Cut
by Fatih Akin, Germany| Fiction | 2014, starring Tahar Rahim, Sévan Stephan, Shubham Saraf, Ali Akdeniz, Dina Fakhoury, Zein Fakhoury, Hindi Zahra

Nagib Mahfouz prize winners 2014:
* Nadia Lutfi, Egyptian, Actress
* Nour-Eddine Sail, Moroccan, Director of the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (CCM)
* Jack Lang, French, Former Culture Minister

Festival Venues
Opera House

Sections

The CIFF sections are:
1- International competition for feature films
2- Special presentations
3- Festival of festivals
4- Films on films
5- Feature classics films
6- Short film classics
7- The national cinema guest of honor

Other activities include:
1- A seminar
2- An exhibition of photos and documents
3- An exhibition of Filmpublications

Awards

The Jury is obliged to award the following prizes:
1- The Golden Pyramid for best film (for the director).
2- The Silver Pyramid for best director.
3- The Silver Pyramid for best screenplay.
4- The Silver Pyramid for best actor.
5- The Silver Pyramid for best actress.
6- The Silver Pyramid for best artistic contribution.


The Cairo International Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي‎) is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976.

THE TEAM (to be completed)
Président du Festival / Festival President: Samir FARID
Attachée de Presse / Programmatrice - Press Attaché / Programmer: Shimaa Selim (Shaimaa Selim)
Festival Poster 2014 Designer: Karim Adam
Designer Trophée du Festival / Festival Trophy : Eman El Banna

Jury of the International Competition at its 36th edition (November 9-18).
* President: Yousra, Actress
Yousra is the first Egyptian assigned as the Jury President in the history of the festival competition.
The jury includes 8 leading film professionals from across the Arab world, Asia, Africa and Europe;
* Wang Xiaoshuai, Chinese film director
* Haile Gerima, Ethiopian film director
* Corinne van Egeraat, Dutch film director
* Dominique Cabrera, French film director
* Ibrahim Al Arees, Lebanese critic
* Alexis Grivas, Greek critic
* Mariam Naoum, Egyptian scriptwriter
* Nancy Abdel Fattah, Egyptian cinematographer


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