51st Film Society Festival to Kick off April 5
Pasant Elzaitony
The 51st edition of the annual Film Society Festival for Egyptian Cinema will kick off on Saturday, April 5, at 6 PM at the Creativity Center in the Cairo Opera House.
The festival's film screenings of the best films of the year will continue until April 12, with the awards ceremony set to take place on Tuesday, April 22, at the Sayed Darwish Hall.
The festival's films were selected based on a public poll involving critics, filmmakers, and Egyptian Film Society members to select the top seven films that were commercially released last year.
The selected films, in order of their release, are: Al-Harifa by Raouf El-Sayed, Rehla 404 by Hany Khalifa, Anf wa Thalath Oyoun by Amir Ramses, Al-Serb by Ahmed Nader Galal, Ahl El-Kahf by Amr Arafa, Awlad Rizk 3 by Tarek Al-Arian, Al-Hawa Sultan by Heba Yousry, and Ba'd Sa'at fi Yawm Ma by Othman Abu Laban.
The selected films will be evaluated by a jury panel, competing for awards in various categories, including Best Screenplay, Directing, Cinematography, Editing, and Acting (Lead and Supporting Roles).
Mamdouh Abdel-Samie, President of the Film Society and the Festival, expressed his gratitude to Dr. Ahmed Fouad Hano, Minister of Culture, for the ministry's support.
Abdel-Samie emphasized that the support of several key cultural institutions highlights their appreciation for the organization's vital role in Egypt's cultural landscape.
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