Cairo International Film Festival
Cario, Egypt
Notes
- The festival takes place since 1976. The current count (1999: 14th festival) is based on the year 1985 when the festival became an independent organization.
- The international feature film competition has been introduced in 1991.
Awards
Arab Cinema's Horizons Award
Audience Award
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Arabic Film
Best Arabic Screenplay
Best Artistic Contribution
Best Director
Best Film
Best First Time Filmmaker
Best Screenplay
Bronze Pyramid
Cairo Film Critics' Week
Cinema of Tomorrow Award
FIPRESCI Prize
Faten Hamama
Golden Award - Digital Films
Golden Pyramid
Henry Barakat Award
Horizons of Arab Cinema
International Panorama
Jury Award
Jury Prize for Best Cinematography and Artistic Direction
Lifetime Achievement Award
Naguib Mahfouz Award
Naguib Mahfouz Award for the Best First or Second Work
Production Award
Salah Abu Seif Prize
Silver Award - Digital Films
Silver Pyramid
Special Award
Special Jury Award
Special Mention
Tahrir Square Prize
TikTok Award
UNFPA Award
Youssef Chahin Award for the Best Short Film
Youssef Cherif Rizkallah Audience Award
Historical Timeline
1996
- On occasion of the centennial of Egyptian cinema, the hundred best Egyptian films were chosen from 2700 films produced until 1996. Also, 110 artists, each the very best in their fields, were honored.