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Cairo Film Festival weighs changing AI-generated Shadia poster after backlash
October 12, 2026 at 10:01 AM · Updated 4d ago
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
المدير الفني لمهرجان القاهرة السينمائي: تعديل الملصق الرسمي استجابة للجمهور
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MAMasrawy
مصادر تكشف مصير بوستر شادية بالدورة 47 لمهرجان القاهرة السينمائي بعد الانتقادات| خاص
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مصالمصرى اليوم
«شيء من الـAI».. جدل حول بوستر مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي بصورة شادية المصممة بالذكاء الاصطناعي
(opens the publisher’s site)Management of the Cairo International Film Festival is considering replacing the 47th edition's main poster, an AI-altered image of late actress Shadia, after widespread criticism.
- Informed sources said festival management is considering changing the poster after widespread criticism.
- Acting Culture Minister Abdel Aziz Konsowa and festival president Hussein Fahmy are expected to meet to discuss the matter.
- Fahmy said the poster expresses the relationship between cinema's past and future, calling its restoration a cultural and creative work.
- Critic Mahmoud Abdel Shakour said the design "is neither Fouada nor Shadia."
- Mohamed Tarek announced festival management will modify Shadia's features in the official poster in response to criticism, honoring her image and legacy.