The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has unveiled the official schedule of film screenings and Cairo Industry Days events for Saturday, November 16.
The day promises a diverse mix of feature films, short films, documentaries, and gala screenings, alongside key industry discussions designed for filmmakers, producers, and cinephiles.
Film Screenings
12:00 PM
Franz — Grand Theater
Dead Dog — Small Theater
Not What You Think — Hanager Theater
Sunset and Sunrise — Hanager Cinema
Reedland — Zamalek Cinema 1
What Does That Nature Say to You — Arts Creativity Center
3:00 PM
Short Film Program 2 — Grand Theater
The Odyssey of Joy — Small Theater
The Heart Is A Muscle — Hanager Theater
The Beggar — Hanager Cinema
Siblings — Ewart Hall, AUC
I Swear — Zamalek Cinema 1
The Memory of Butterflies — Zamalek Cinema 2
Letters from Wolf Street — Arts Creativity Center
6:00 PM
Calle Malaga — Grand Theater (Gala Screening)
Azza — Small Theater
Imago — Hanager Theater
The Impossible — Hanager Cinema
Short Film Program 1 — Ewart Hall, AUC
Zafzifa — Zamalek Cinema 1
Ungrateful Beings — Arts Creativity Center
Rebuilding — VOX Mall of Egypt 4
The Guest — VOX Mall of Egypt 5
9:00 PM
The Emigrant — Grand Theater (Gala Screening)
Testimony — Hanager Theater
The Silent Run — Zamalek Cinema 1
Flush — Zamalek Cinema 2
Fools on Fire — Arts Creativity Center
Looking for Ayda — VOX Mall of Egypt 4
Cairo Industry Days Events
12:00–1:30 PM — Conversation with Khaled El Nabawy: From Young Star to Cinema Icon
Moderator: Zain Khairi
Cairo Opera House – Open-Air Theater
Public Attendance
2:00–3:30 PM — Panel: “Teen Cinema: The Power of Storytelling and Its Relation to Mental Health”
Speakers: Sihar Salah, Amr Salama, Basma Nabil, Hamza Diab
Moderator: Sally Zehni
Cairo Opera House – Open-Air Theater
Public Attendance
2:00–3:30 PM — Panel Discussion: Post-Production Stage with Morad Mostafa & Sherif Fathy – Supported by Shift Studios
Speaker: Morad Mostafa
Moderator: Sherif Fathy
Sofitel Hotel – Obelisk 2
Badge Holders
4:00–5:30 PM — Lecture: “Cinematic Reflections: A Journey into the Worlds of Nuri Bilge Ceylan”
Moderator: Ahmed Shawky
Cairo Opera House – Open-Air Theater
Public Attendance




