"Lift Like a Girl" Wins CIFF Bronze Pyramid

The Egyptian documentary film “Lift Like a Girl” by May Zeyyad won CIFF Bronze Pyramid Award for Best First or Second Film.

The first is the Isis Award for Best Egyptian Film representing the role of the Egyptian woman. The second is Youssef Sherif Rezkallah Audience Award.

Zayyed announced that she will dedicate the cash prize to Captain Ramadan training place which is now run by Nahla Ramadan and Nihad Ramadan.

Cairo International Film Festival took place between 2 and 10 December. The festival witnessed the presence of more than 80 films.

Up to 10 Egyptian films participated at different CIFF competitions. They included “Lift Like a Girl,” “Curfew” and “On the Fence.”

More than 30.000 tickets were sold during the festival.