Egypt to receive $3.5m upfront on Dec. 30 from Qatar's Alam El-Roum Project    Egypt, Greece weigh joint gas infrastructure projects to bolster energy links with Europe    Egyptian pound gains slightly against dollar in early Tuesday trade    LLC vs Sole Establishment in Dubai: Which is right for you?    Edita Food Industries Posts Record-Breaking 3Q2025 Results with 40% Surge in Revenue    French court grants early release to former President Nicolas Sarkozy    Egypt releases 2023 State of Environment Report    Egyptians vote in 1st stage of lower house of parliament elections    Egypt's Al-Sisi, Russian security chief discuss Gaza, Ukraine and bilateral ties    Lebanese president says negotiations are only way forward with Israel    Madbouly seeks stronger Gulf investment ties to advance Egypt's economic growth    Grand Egyptian Museum welcomes over 12,000 visitors on seventh day    Egypt's private medical insurance tops EGP 13b amid regulatory reforms – EHA chair    Egypt, US's Merit explore local production of medical supplies, export expansion    400 children with disabilities take part in 'Their Right to Joy' marathon    Egypt repatriates 36 smuggled ancient artefacts from the US    Grand Egyptian Museum attracts 18k visitors on first public opening day    'Royalty on the Nile': Grand Ball of Monte-Carlo comes to Cairo    Egypt, Albania discuss expanding healthcare cooperation    VS-FILM Festival for Very Short Films Ignites El Sokhna    Egypt's cultural palaces authority launches nationwide arts and culture events    Egypt launches Red Sea Open to boost tourism, international profile    Qatar to activate Egypt investment package with Matrouh deal in days: Cabinet    Hungary, Egypt strengthen ties as Orbán anticipates Sisi's 2026 visit    Egypt's PM pledges support for Lebanon, condemns Israeli strikes in the south    Omar Hisham Talaat: Media partnership with 'On Sports' key to promoting Egyptian golf tourism    Egypt establishes high-level committee, insurance fund to address medical errors    Sisi expands national support fund to include diplomats who died on duty    Madinaty Golf Club to host 104th Egyptian Open    Egypt's PM reviews efforts to remove Nile River encroachments    Al-Sisi: Cairo to host Gaza reconstruction conference in November    Egypt will never relinquish historical Nile water rights, PM says    Al-Sisi, Burhan discuss efforts to end Sudan war, address Nile Dam dispute in Cairo talks    Egypt resolves dispute between top African sports bodies ahead of 2027 African Games    Germany among EU's priciest labour markets – official data    Paris Olympic gold '24 medals hit record value    It's a bit frustrating to draw at home: Real Madrid keeper after Villarreal game    Russia says it's in sync with US, China, Pakistan on Taliban    Shoukry reviews with Guterres Egypt's efforts to achieve SDGs, promote human rights    Sudan says countries must cooperate on vaccines    Johnson & Johnson: Second shot boosts antibodies and protection against COVID-19    Egypt to tax bloggers, YouTubers    Egypt's FM asserts importance of stability in Libya, holding elections as scheduled    We mustn't lose touch: Muller after Bayern win in Bundesliga    Egypt records 36 new deaths from Covid-19, highest since mid June    Egypt sells $3 bln US-dollar dominated eurobonds    Gamal Hanafy's ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go    Italian Institute Director Davide Scalmani presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform    







Thank you for reporting!
This image will be automatically disabled when it gets reported by several people.



El Shooq snatches the Golden Pyramid and Microphone wins best Arab film
The Cairo Film Festival's winners were announced on Thursday, 9 December with Egypt garnering a large portion of the awards
Menna Taher Published in Ahram Online on 10 - 12 - 2010

The winners of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) were announced on Thursday, 9 December at the festival's closing ceremony, which took place at Cairo Opera House.
The Egyptian film, El Shooq (Longing), directed by Khaled El Hagar, won the Golden Pyramid award for best film in the international competition. In second place was the Irish film, As if I'm not There, which revealed the horrors of the Bosnian war.
The best actor award in the international competition was split between Italian actor, Alessandro Gassman and Egyptian actor, Amr Waked for their roles in the film The Father and the Foreigner.
Sawsan Badr in El Shooq and Isabelle Huppert, in the French film, Copacabana, shared the prize for best actress.
The award for best Arab film, for its modern approach and the important issues it addressed, went to the Egyptian film, Microphone, directed by Ahmed Abdalla.
The silver award in the digital competition went to the Ugandan film, Imani, directed by Caroline Kamya, while the golden award of $10,000 went to the Dutch film, Joy, directed by Mike De Jong, which was described as ‘a gem' among the digital film selection.
The prize for best director went to Svetoslav Ovtcharov for his film, Voice Over, while the Saad El-Din Wahba award for best script went to the Father and the Foreigner.
The best artistic contribution award (the Youssef Chahine prize) for best cinematography and music went to the film, Emir from the Philippines and the Naguib Mahfouz prize for the best first work of a director, went to the Polish film, Born of the Sea by Andrzej Kotkowski.
Certificates of appreciation went to the Moroccan film, The Mosque by Daoud Aould Syad, and to the actress, Hend El Fahem for her debut role in the Tunisian film, Late December. The award for best Arab screenplay was split between the Iraqi, Ibn Babel and the Lebanese film, Stray Bullet.
The international federation of film critics' prize went to Voice Over, a film about how living under a dictatorship interferes with the lives of ordinary people.

Clic here to read the story from its source.