Advisory committee is drawing up different contingencies as well as protective measures for guests.
The Cairo International Film Festival (Ciff) is pushing on with its 42nd edition in spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will run as planned from November 19 to 28 and has opened its call for submissions.
Producer Mohamed Hefzy, who took the helm of the festival in 2018, has been reconfirmed as its president for a third year by Egyptian culture minister Enas Abdel Dayem.
Film critic Ahmed Shawky, who led the selection process in 2019, has been officially appointed artistic director, succeeding the much-loved Arab...
The Cairo International Film Festival (Ciff) is pushing on with its 42nd edition in spite of the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. It will run as planned from November 19 to 28 and has opened its call for submissions.
Producer Mohamed Hefzy, who took the helm of the festival in 2018, has been reconfirmed as its president for a third year by Egyptian culture minister Enas Abdel Dayem.
Film critic Ahmed Shawky, who led the selection process in 2019, has been officially appointed artistic director, succeeding the much-loved Arab...
- 6/3/2020
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- ScreenDaily
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