The artist, Hussein Fahmy, head of the Cairo Festival, and his wife, arrived a while ago, accompanied by Paralympic champions of people of determination, on the red carpet at the conclusion of the Cairo International Film Festival, in its 44th session, which is held at the Egyptian Opera House. Director Amir Ramses, director of the festival, and Mahmoud Abdel Samie, head of the Association the film.
And participated in the 44th session of the Cairo Festival this year, 97 films from 52 countries in 4 different competitions, and the number of feature films reached 79 films, and 18 short films, in addition to 10 classic films, while the number of international and international premieres reached 30 films, compared to 57 premieres in the Middle East and North Africa region.
The competition jury consisted of the international competition jury, and included Japanese director Naomi Kawase, head of the jury, director of photography Nancy Abdel Fattah, from Egypt, actress Swara Bhaskar from India, Egyptian composer Rageh Daoud, and actress Stefania Cassini from Italy. The director, Joaquín del Paso, is from Mexico, and the actor, Samir Qawasmi, is from France.
The International Critics Week competition included writer Ben Sharrock from the United Kingdom, Egyptian actor Karim Kassem, and critic Hoda Ibrahim from France. Clothes Reem El Adl, from Egypt.
The short film competition jury also included director Michelangelo Framartino, from Italy, who is the head of the competition jury, producer and screenwriter Ahmed Amer, from Egypt, and actress Reem Turki, France / Tunisia. As for the jury for the Best Arab Film Award, it included all Egyptian actor Ahmed Magdy, programmer Dorota Lech from Poland, and actress Nour from Lebanon.