Cairo Film Festival unveils 47th edition honors, juries and Palestine pledge

The Cairo International Film Festival unveiled its 47th edition, set for November 11–20, marking 50 years since its founding in 1976.

• Festival president Hussein Fahmy said Palestine will remain present across editions, stating "we will not forget Palestine."
• The festival announced lifetime achievement awards for screenwriter Medhat El Adl, cinematographer Said Shimi, and Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako.
• Nabil Ayouch will head the official competition jury, the festival announced.
• The festival also honored Egyptian actor Asser Yassin, Italian director Matteo Garrone, and distributor Antoine Zend.
• The festival unveiled its official poster for the 47th edition featuring golden-age stars Shadia and Rushdy Abaza.
• Festival president Hussein Fahmy said the festival bears responsibility for preserving Egyptian cinematic heritage and restoring classic films.
• The festival announced the Arab Cinema Horizons jury of Laila Abbas, Tudor Vladimir Panduru and Amr Salama at an October 11 press conference.
• The festival named Amir Fakhr Eldin, Paul Davies, Fan Bingbing and Laura Wandel to the international competition jury chaired by Nabil Ayouch.
• The festival announced its international competition lineup of 12 films, including Ahmad Abdalla's 'Berlin'.
• The 'New Wave' talent programme drew over 850 applications for 100 training places in its second edition.
• The festival announced an out-of-competition programme of 27 restored Egyptian classics, including works by Youssef Chahine and Salah Abu Seif.
• The festival revealed the International Panorama section, featuring 13 films from Turkey, France, Germany, the UK, China and Mexico.