31st Cairo International Film Festival

31st Cairo International Film Festival

31st CIFF Official Poster
Location Cairo, Egypt
Founded 1976
Awards Golden Pyramid
Festival date November 27 – December 7, 2007
http://www.cairofilmfest.org/

The 31st annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 27 to December 7, 2007. English director Nicolas Roeg was the President of the Jury.

Films in competition

The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad Hendawi Egypt
On Airع الهواIhab Lamei Egypt
Intimate EnemiesL'ennmie intimeFlorent Emilio Siri France
No MercyNincs kegyelemElemér Ragályi Hungary
Life in a MetroAnurag Basu India
I, the OtherIo, l'altroMohsen Melliti Italy
OperaÓperaJuan Patricio Riveroll Mexico
Waiting For Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-Syad Morocco
The Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen Zinoun Morocco
In The Name of Godخدا کے لیےShoaib Mansoor Pakistan
Ataul: For RentNeal 'Buboy' Tan Philippines
JasminumJaśminumJan Jakub Kolski Poland
An Angel Hooked On MeÎngerul necesarGheorghe Preda Romania
A Full BreathПолное дыханиеValery Pendrakovsky Russia
Moon in the BottleLa luna en BottellaGrojo Spain
KicksAlbert Ter Heerdt Netherlands
Waiting For HeavenCenneti BeklerkenDerviş Zaim Turkey
And When Did You Last See Your Father?Anand Tucker United Kingdom
Seachd: The Inaccessible PinnacleSimon Miller Scotland

Digital Competition

The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Ararat: 14 ViewsDon Askarian Armenia
The DealEl tratoFrancisco Norden Colombia
LaBoom! ExclusiveLaBoom! ExklusivJeffery Berlin Green Germany
Sovia: Death HospitalRobert Franke Germany
QuijatesRimmo Paladino Italy
House of the Sleeping Beauties眠れる美女Akemi Tachibana Japan
Marrakech InshallahSteffen Pierce & Christian Pierce Morocco
Little Moth血蝉Peng Tao China
The High Cost of LivingLeonard Lai Yok Wai Singapore
The EnglishmanIan Sellar United Kingdom
American CombatantCharles Libin United States
For NeverAdam Zayed United States

Arab Competition

The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Yellow Houseالبيت الأصفرAmor Hakkar Algeria/ France
Delice PalomaNadir Moknèche Algeria/ France
Summer of '62Cartouches GauloisesMehdi Charef Algeria/ France
Demons of CairoالغابةAhmed Atef Egypt
Girlsبلد البناتAmr Bayoumi Egypt
The Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad Hendawi Egypt
On Airع الهواIhab Lamei Egypt
Caramelسكر بناتNadine Labaki Lebanon
Waiting for Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-Syad Morocco
The Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen Zinoun Morocco
The Satanic Angelsملائكة الشيطانAhmed Boulane Morocco
Out of Coverageخارج التغطيةAbdellatif Abdelhamid Syria
I.D.الهويةGhassan Chmeit Syria

Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Warden of the DeadПазачът на мъртвитеIlian Simeonov Bulgaria
Upside DownПревртеноIgor Ivanov Izy Macedonia
BoxesJane Birkin France
In the Name of Fatherبه نام پدرEbrahim Hatamikia Iran
PreserveRezerwatŁukasz Palkowski Poland
Attack On LeningradЛенинградаAleksandr Buravsky Russia
RenditionGavin Hood United States
A Mighty HeartMichael Winterbottom United States

Juries

International Competition

Digital Competition

  • Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Egyptian director (President)
  • Michel Alexandre, French Screenwriter
  • Tilman Scheel, German CEO
  • Antonio Pizzo, Italian professor
  • Naky Sy Savané, Ivoirian actress
  • Peter Scarlet, American director of Tribeca Film Festival

Arab Competition

  • Ahmed Al Maanouni, Moroccan director (President)
  • Moufida Tlatli, Tunisian director
  • Jamal Soliman, Syrian actor
  • Hala Khalil, Egyptian director
  • Samir Farag, Egyptian cinematographer

Awards

The winners of the 2007 Cairo International Film Festival were:

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