Cairo international Film Festival kicks off
Farouq Hosni, the
Egyptian Culture Minister and his
Spanish counterpart
Cesar Antonio Molina on Tuesday18/11/2008 opened the
32nd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF)
The
Spanish cinema is the guest of honor of this year's
CIFF.
The festival honored four Egyptians; veterans actor
Mahmoud Yassin, actress
Boussy, Director of Photography
Tarek el-Telemessany and set designer
Nihad Bahgat.
The opening ceremony was attended by a number renowned international cinema stars including
British actress Julia Armond.
President of the festival, actor
Ezzat Abou-Ouf, welcomed the guests in general and the
Spanish cinema representatives in particular.
Fifty-nine world nations represented by 150 movies, including 22 movies from nine
Arab countries, will take part in the event.
Egypt is participating with nine movies.
The nine
Arab countries participating in the event are
Lebanon,
Syria,
Palestine,
Algeria,
Morocco,
Tunisia,
Jordan,
Bahrain in addition to host
Egypt.
The festival will honor a number of
Hollywood stars, including
Kurt Russell,
Charlize Theron, and
Alicia Silverstone.
Theron won an
Oscar for Best Actress in her role in
Monster (2003).
US movie celebrities attending the festival include Director
Stuwart Townsend,
US actor
Martin Henderson and
British actress
Julia Armond.
Add to the star-studded list
Susan Sarandon who won an
Oscar for best actress in Dead Man Walking (1995),
Goldie Hawn who won the
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in
Cactus Flower (1969) and
Mira Sorvino who won
Best Supporting Actress Oscar for Mighty Aphrodite (1995).
The opening was also attended by famous actresses from
Spain. They include
Angela Molina,
Maria Asikis,
Marian A'lvarez,
Elvira Minguez and
Mariola Fuentes.
Twenty-two new
Spanish movies will be shown during the event including two to be held within the main contest.
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