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Cairo Film Connection 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 \u2013 22 November) as part of Cairo Industry Days.
The shortlisted film projects include 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.
It was revealed that 8 film projects are competing at the feature narrative section, including two projects in post-production; namely: \u201cInshallah A Boy\u201d (Jordan) by director Amjad Al Rasheed and \u201cRed Path\u201d (Tunisia) by director Lotfi Achour. The film projects also include 6 feature narratives in development; namely: \u201cBad Friend\u201d (Egypt) by director Ahmed El Ghoneimy; \u201cOver Three Days\u201d by director Tamer Ashry; \u201cCotton Queen\u201d (Sudan) by director Suzannah Mirghani; \u201cThe Seasons of Jannet\u201d (Tunisia) by director Mehdi Hmili; \u201cAziz Hala\u201d (KSA) by director Jawaher Alamri; and \u201cBella\u201d (Morocco) by director Mohcine Besri.
Furthermore, there are seven film projects at the documentaries section of Cairo Film Connection; including 3 projects in post-production: \u201cLet\u2019s Play Soldiers\u201d (Yemen), by directors \u201cMariam Al-Dhubani and Mohammed Al-Jaberi; \u201cThe Last Man\u201d (Egypt) by director Muhammad Salah; \u201cSuspended\u201d (Lebanon) by director Myriam El Hajj. On the other hand, the list revealed 4 film projects in development; namely: \u201cA Butterfly Hug\u201d (Egypt) by director Sally Abo Basha; \u201cMy Dad\u2019s a Farmer\u201d by director El Kheyer Zidani; \u201cSearching for Woody\u201d (Egypt) by director Sara Shazli; and \u201cTheft of Fire\u201d (Palestine) by director Amr Shomali.
Amir Ramses, Festival Director of Cairo International Film Festival, commented on this highlighting the role played by Cairo Film Connection in further supporting Arab cinema. He also expressed his delight for the continuous support received by Cairo Film Connection\u2019s partners and sponsors. He further added that the joining of new partners to Cairo Film Connection reflects their trust in the film project selection of the most notable projects across the Arab world.
On the other hand, Lynda Belkhria, Manager of Cairo Film Connection, stated: \u201cThrough Cairo Film Connection, we want to consolidate the relationship between Arab industry and the international cinema by offering a selection of promising projects from ten countries of the Arab world that highlight different stories that reflect the reality of the situation faced in these countries.\u201d
\u201cA balanced selection between documentary and feature narrative, reflects the desire and the urgency of a diversified approach to storytelling, from the realistic to the pure fiction. We tried to create an organic selection in which every film is represented through its unique voice. Projects that reflect both the innovative strengths of the voice of the new generations of filmmakers, in a specific where the industry is facing harsh difficulties while the desire for original stories and creative filmmaking is ever growing.\u201d
Held as part of Cairo Industry Days, Cairo Film Connection provides an important space for discussions, networking, meetings, workshops, master classes and partnership and co-production opportunities. It aims to establish connections between Arab talent, and regional and international key industry professionals, to further support Arab Cinema.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be eligible for submission to Cairo Film Connection, projects must be directed by filmmakers of Arab nationality or origin and be a work of feature-length fiction or non-fiction in development or post-production phase. Also to be noted, the director of the project must have previously directed a minimum of one film, whether that is a short or feature-length project.
Cairo International Film Festival is one of the oldest-standing film festivals in the Arab world and Africa and the only festival in the region to be accredited as an (A) festival by (FIAPF) \u2013 the International Federation of Film Producers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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