US Embassy to Sponsor 6th Cairo International Film Festival

The U.S. Embassy in Cairo announced this week that it will collaborate with Cairo Film Connection (CFC ) in organizing and sponsoring the 6th year with the Cairo International Film Festival.

In a statement, the U.S. Embassy said: "This year, working alongside Film Independent, we will sponsor three documentary film screenings focused on environmental issues, a cinematography workshop, a panel discussion on filmmaking and climate change, and two awards for virtual mentorships for deserving Egyptian filmmakers."

On the other hand, CFC revealed its lineup of film projects that have been selected to take part at its 9th edition that will be held during the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (13 – 22 November) as part of Cairo Industry Days.

The shortlisted film projects feature 15 documentary and feature narrative projects in development and post-production phases from across the Arab world; Egypt (5 film projects), Tunisia (2 film projects), Jordan, Yemen, Lebanon, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Palestine, and KSA.

According to CFC, 8 film projects are competing at the feature narrative section, including two projects in post-production; namely: “Inshallah A Boy” (Jordan) by director Amjad Al Rasheed and “Red Path” (Tunisia) by director Lotfi Achour. The film projects also include 6 feature narratives in development; namely: “Bad Friend” (Egypt) by director Ahmed El Ghoneimy; “Over Three Days” by director Tamer Ashry; “Cotton Queen” (Sudan) by director Suzannah Mirghani; “The Seasons of Jannet” (Tunisia) by director Mehdi Hmili; “Aziz Hala” (KSA) by director Jawaher Alamri; and “Bella” (Morocco) by director Mohcine Besri.