CFC Projects Regarding the development phase, 10 projects were selected: Helmy Nouh\u2019s feature film \u201cGarden of Freedom\u201d (Egypt), Asmaa Gamal\u2019s documentary \u201cMy Dream Is to Fly\u201d (Egypt), Dessil Mekhtigian\u2019s documentary \u201cYa Balady\u201d (Egypt), Khaled Mansour\u2019s feature film \u201cAfter Midnight\u201d (Egypt), Alyaa Musa\u2019s documentary \u201cBecoming Omar Khairy\u201d (Sudan), Rania Refai\u2019s documentary \u201cThe Day of Wrath: Tales From Tripoli\u201d (Lebanon), Firas Khoury\u2019s feature film \u201cDear Mister Tarkovsky\u201d (Palestine), Mujtaba Saeed\u2019s feature film \u201cDrowning\u201d (Saudi Arabia), Sarah Kechemir\u2019s \u201cEchoes\u201d (Algeria), and Amine Boukhris\u2019 documentary \u201cSolo\u201d (Tunisia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n CIFF\u2019s President Hussein Fahmy stated: \u201cCFC is regarded as a breathing room for Egyptian and Arab filmmakers, which leads to supporting and developing their films. Indeed, I was so glad with the discussions of the past edition. I\u2019m pleased with the success that CFC achieves each year. Eventually, this is reflected in the film industry in Arab countries through the powerful and influential projects that the festival supports\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CIFF\u2019s Director Amir Ramses declared: \u201cI\u2019m glad with the strategic role of CFC. A significant number of unique Arab works and guests took part in the ninth edition. This year, we are keen to repeat this concept through providing the best possible support to Arab filmmakers. We aim at helping them to present and develop their films in order to take part in prominent global forums, as was the case with \u201cInshallah a Boy\u201d and \u201cFour Daughters\u201d which received 3 awards at the Cannes International Film Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CFC\u2019s Manager Lynda Belkhiria stated: \u201cMarking a decade of excellence in supporting Arab film projects, CFC has established itself as a globally renowned platform since its inception, contributing to the international success of a number of films on an international scale. In addition to presenting a variety of poignant narratives and highly diverse themes, this year’s selection stands out with the presence of strong female-driven projects, achieving gender balance among participants\u2014a challenge often faced in the cinema industry. This is a strong indicator of the constant progress of Arab women in the film industry\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCFC\u201d is held within the proceedings of Cairo Film Industry Days. Additionally, it is a platform that offers a space for discussions, communication, meetings, workshops and sessions. It is targeted at supporting talents in the Arab world and drawing attention to them. The director of a participating project is required to be an Arab. Furthermore, a film must be a long feature or documentary in the development or post-production phases. A project director must have presented at least a single film, whether it was long or short.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CIFF is one of the most prestigious and long-standing festivals in the Arab World and Africa. It is unique as it is the only festival in the Arab and African region accredited as category \u201cA\u201d by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) in Brasilia, France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Ahmed Fawzy The Cairo Film Connection (CFC) announced the projects that have been chosen to take part in the tenth edition of Cairo Film Industry Days, scheduled to take place within the proceedings of the 45th CIFF, which will be held from 15 to 24 November. Basically, the list includes 15 cinematic projects from …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":200410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arab-telegraph-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/strong>As for the post-production phase, 5 projects were chosen: Yomna Khattab\u2019s documentary \u201cFifty Meters\u201d (Egypt), Angie Obeid\u2019s documentary \u201cYalla, Baba!\u201d (Lebanon), Oday Rasheed\u2019s feature film \u201cSongs of Adam\u201d (Iraq), Ali Toffan Al-Fatlawi\u2019s feature film \u201cAl Baseer \u2013 The Blind Ferryman\u201d (Iraq), and Sara Labidi\u2019s feature film \u201cWear & Tear\u201d (Tunisia).<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/931c2279-d7d7-4e84-96be-8e4cf2c5e9f7-1024x683.jpg\")
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