Prominent screenwriter Wahid Hamed will receive the Golden Pyramid Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement at the opening ceremony of the 42nd edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
The festival is due to take place Nov 19-28 with Mohamed Hefzy continuing as its President.
"It is with great pleasure that we announce the awarding of the visionary screenwriter #Wahid_Hamed with the Golden Pyramid Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement at the upcoming 42nd Cairo International Film Festival." the festival's wrote in a statement on Facebook.
His works had earned him numerous awards in festivals, both locally and internationally. Two of Hamed's films
were selected for the acclaimed list of the best 100 Egyptian films in the 20th century, which were Sherif Arafa’s 1001 film "Al-Laab Maa al-Kobar", and Atef El-Tayeb’s 1985 film "Al-Baree" (The Innocent).
The Golden Pyramid Honorary Award, previously the Faten Hamama Award, recognize the filmmakers’ lifetime achievement.
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The festival’s management will be guided by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organisation to ensure the necessary safeguards and protections are in place to ensure guests’ and participants’ safety as a result of the pandemic.
CIFF’s president explained: “The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a considerable challenge to the international film industry. Nevertheless, CIFF’s management is committed to holding a successful and safe edition if the situation allows while putting high emphasis on the safety and wellbeing of its staff as well as local and international guests.”
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, CIFF’s management has been consistently following the ongoing developments regarding the health situation and the international film industry whose workers are currently occupied with overcoming the pandemic’s consequences.
Following the guidance, working to apply all protective measures, including the use of sanitary equipment, masks, and applying social distancing, ordered by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organisation.
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It is worth mentioning that the novel coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, and has infected more than one million people and killed over 234,139 worldwide. It also hit several celebrities and top political figures around the world.
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus a global pandemic as the new virus has rapidly spread to more than 800,000 people from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, and the United States.
Transmission of viruses between humans happens when someone comes into contact with an infected person’s secretions, such as droplets in a cough. Coronavirus can also be transmitted by coming into contact with something an infected person has touched and then touching your mouth, nose, or eyes.
It is known that older people appear to be more vulnerable to the effects of the emerging virus. The virus caused complete paralysis in all activities and events with large gatherings worldwide due to concerns over the spread of the virus.
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