Zawya Cinema in downtown Cairo will host the Fourth Jesuit Film Festival (JFF) between 5 and 7 November, showing a total of 15 short films from Egyptian filmmakers. The festival will screen shorts produced in 2016/17, including both documentaries and narratives, along with a film competition featuring awards in three categories. The JFF is an annual travelling event organized by Cairo's El-Nahda Association for Scientific Renaissance. A key aim of the JFF is to encourage participation by filmmakers from around the country, including the governorates of Upper Egypt, with workshops arranged to encourage participation and share ideas. The results of the workshops have already been screened at Wekalet Behna in Alexandria and will be screened at Cairo's El-Nahda centre on 10 and 11 November. Some of the short films have already been screened at other festivals in Egypt and abroad: El-Bananowa (The Builders) was shown at the Dubai International Film festival; 1+1 Makes a Pharoah's Chocolate Cake was screened at the Berlinale; and Ana Wel Doctor Sobhy (Me and Dr. Sobhy) made an appearance at the Ismailia Film festival. The JFF screenings start at 7pm, and will be followed by discussions. Programme: Sunday 5 November El-Yom Qad Yakoon El-Akhir Fi El-Aamal (Today Could be the Last Work Day), by Loay Ahmed Galal El-Nour Ghayeb (The Light is Gone), by Yara Mohamed Kamel 1+1, by Marouan Omara and Islam Kamal Shagaret El-Bortoqal (The Orange Tree), by Alaa El-Din Aasem Men Yomha (From That Day), by May Salem Monday 6 November Dora Helwa, (Sweet Corn), by Hala Salah El-Bananowa (The Builders), by Nagy Ismail Alia, by Mohamed Saadoon Zar, by Ibrahim Zada Ana Wel Doctor Sobhy (Me and Dr. Sobhy), by Mohamed Mahmoud Tuesday 7 November Fathy La Yaaish Hena Baad Alaan (Fathy Doesn't Live Here Anymore), by Maged Nader El-Lahza El-Akhira (The Last Moment), by Moheb Wadeea Qesset Sanea El-Qobaat El-Gedida (The Story of The New Hats Maker), by Ghada Ali Hetet Khashaba (A Piece of Wood) by Yasmine Qobtan Yehia and Waheed, by Ahmed Ehab Abdelwareth Zawya Cinema, behind Odeon Cinema, 4 Abdel Hamid Said, off Talaat Harb St, Downtown, Cairo
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