Cairo International Film Festival

The Cairo International Film Festival was founded in 1976 and became the first international film festival held in the Arab world . In addition, it is the oldest and only international film festival recognized by FIAPF in the Middle East and Africa . One of the inspirers of the film festival was the critic Kamal el-Mullakh, who visited the Berlinale in 1975.

At the first festival in 1976, about 100 films from 33 countries were presented, 14 films from 14 countries competed for the main prize.

Since 1988, the Cairo Film Festival has been held at the Cairo National Cultural Center, in particular, at the Cairo Opera House .

Many stars of world cinema became guests and laureates of the Cairo International Film Festival: Omar Sharif , Claudia Cardinale , John Malkovich , Nicolas Cage , Sophia Loren , Gina Lollobrigida , Salma Hayek , Marcello Mastroianni , Kurt Russell , Peter O'Toole , as well as world famous cinema Robert Wise , Elia Kazan , Oliver Stone , Michelangelo Antonioni and many others.

The most honorable award of the Cairo International Film Festival is the Golden Pyramid .

• The main international competition program among feature films and documentaries:
  • Golden Pyramid - award for best feature film, awarded to the producer of the film;
  • Silver Pyramid - Special Jury Prize for Best Director;
  • Bronze pyramid - reward for a debut or second work, awarded to the producer of the film;
  • Nagib Mahfuza Prize for Best Screenplay.

• ciff.org.eg (English) - the official website of the film festival
• Cairo International Film Festival at IMDb
• Cairo International Film Festival on Twitter
• Cairo International YouTube Film Festival
• History and basics of the Cairo International Film Festival at UKHotMovies.com