33RD CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
It is the season of film festivals and all movie lovers are very busy to watching these film festivals. The ‘33rd Cairo International Film Festival’ will be held between 10th to 20th November 2009 in Cario, Egypt. Cairo International Film Festival(CIFF) is the oldest and most important festival in the middle east. The ‘33rd Cairo International Film Festival’ will take place under the presidency of the actor Dr Ezzat Abou Ouf and the honorary President the international super star Omar Sharif. This festival is attracting more international stars and specifically Hollywood stars like Nicolas Cage, John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman, Bud Spencer, Gina Lollobrigida, Ornella Mutti, Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale, Victoria Abril, Elizabeth Taylor etc. Three important film makers Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Victor Okhai and Nour El Sherif will head the Juries of this festival. This year CIFF, invited the new generation of brilliant filmmakers from India by honoring Indian Cinema. Bollywood film ‘New York’ will be the opening film of this festival and this film will also be featured in the ‘In Competition’ section. A Tamil feature film ‘Achchamundu! Achchamundu!’ and another Indian feature film ‘Saluun’ will also be screening in this festival. So get ready for watching this amazing film festival, which takes place in the home of the Pyramids and Nile.
CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Cairo International Film Festival(CIFF) is the oldest and most important festival in the middle east. It is held in every year in Cairo, Egypt. It was started in 1976 by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics, headed by Kamal El-Mallakh. In 1985, this festival became an independent organization under the leadership of the eminent play writer Saad El-Din Wahba who was appointed by the Minister of Culture.This festival featured around 100 films from 33 countries, with 14 movies from 14 different countries in competition. Cairo Film Festival’s popularity increased year after year, and it attract not only filmmakers and critics but also attract writers, intellectuals and other artists.