Italian cinematographer, Vittorio Storaro, one of the greatest cinematographers in the world, will be honored at the closing ceremony of the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
Storaro is being recognized for his outstanding career that has spanned for more than five decades.
Moreover, the Italian cinematographer is scheduled to hold a closed round table discussion on Thursday with directors of photography; it will be moderated by cinematographer Islam Abdelsamie.
Born in Rome in 1940, Vittorio Storaro collaborated with leading directors such as Woody Allan, Bernardo Bertolucci, Francis Coppola, Warren Beatty, and Carlos Saura.
He won more than 50 international awards, including three Oscars, for "Apocalypse Now" (1979), " Reds" (1982), and "The Last Emperor" (1988).
Storaro also won the BAFTA Film Award for Best Cinematography from the British Film Academy for "The Sheltering Sky" in 1991, and the Primetime Emmy Award for “Dune” in 2001, Cannes’s Grand Prix Technique de la CST Prize for “Tango” in 1998.
The famed Italian cinematographer also received the excellence award from the Locarno International Film Festival and the honorary award from the IBAFF Festival.
He was also nominated for over 36 other awards, including the Oscars.
Noteworthy, CIFF has chosen the Mexican cinema as the Guest of Honor for its 41st edition.
The festival will feature eight Mexican films, and honors two of its makers, screenwriter and director Guillermo Arriaga, and director Carlos Reygadas.
The 41st edition, runs November (20 -29), will be headed by producer Mohamed Hefzy, and hold the name of Youssef Cherif Rizkallah, late critic and CIFF’s artistic director.
About 63 countries participate in the festival, including 84 MENA premieres, 5 African premieres, and 7 Middle East premieres.
Contributed by Yara Sameh
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