{"id":3397,"date":"2025-11-02T16:11:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/babmsr.com\/en\/?post_type=ajde_events&#038;p=3397"},"modified":"2025-11-02T16:11:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:11:29","slug":"the-46th-cairo-international-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"ajde_events","link":"https:\/\/babmsr.com\/en\/events\/the-46th-cairo-international-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"The 46th Cairo International Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today marks the start of the 46th <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ciff.org.eg\/\">Cairo International Film Festival<\/a>, which will run from November 12 to 21, chaired by Hussein Fahmy and with artistic direction by critic Mohamed Tarek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fahmy confirmed that this year&#8217;s festival slogan centers on \u201chumanity,\u201d explaining that the new edition presents films that celebrate human values and emphasize the message of art in bringing peoples closer together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The edition will honor director Mohamed Abdel Aziz and cinematographer Mahmoud Abdel Samie with the \u201cGolden Pyramid for Lifetime Achievement\u201d award, and Khaled El Nabawy with the \u201cFaten Hamama Award for Excellence.\u201d The Golden Pyramid Award will also be presented to Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass and Hungarian director Eldik\u00f3 Enedi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The official competition includes 12 international films, including the Egyptian film Sayel Ana Ezzar and the Palestinian film Kan Ya Makan fi Gaza, while nine films from Egypt and the Arab world are participating in the \u201cArab Cinema Horizons\u201d section. 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