32nd Cairo International Film Festival

32nd Cairo International Film Festival

32nd CIFF Official Poster
Location Cairo, Egypt
Founded 1976
Awards Golden Pyramid
Festival date November 18–28, 2008
http://www.cairofilmfest.org/

The 32nd annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 18 to November 28, 2008. Spanish director Imanol Uribe 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 Tango Dancer Gabriel Adrian Arregue  Argentina
Cut Loose Los Jan Verheyen  Belgium
Dancers Dancen Pernille Fischer Christensen  Denmark
The Day We Met يوم ما اتقابلنا Ismail Murad  Egypt
Séraphine Séraphine Martin Provost  France
Mark of an Angel L'empreite de l'ange Safy Nebbou  France
Where the Grass is Greener Nur ein Sommer Tamara Staudt  Germany/  Switzerland
El Greco Ελ Γκρέκο Yannis Smaragdis  Greece
Mario the Magician Márió, a varázsló Tamás Almási  Hungary/ Italy
In the Flesh Il Tuo Disprezzo Christian Angeli  Italy
Tea Fight 闘茶 Wang Yeming  Japan/ Taiwan
The Collectress Kolekcioniere Kristina Buozyte  Lithuania
Finding Shangri-La 這兒是香格里拉 Ismene Ting  China
The Vanished Empire Исчезнувшая империя Karen Shakhnazarov  Russia
Return to Hansala Retorno a Hansala Chus Gutiérrez  Spain
The Blind Sunflowers Los girasoles ciegos José Luis Cuerda  Spain
Tandoori Love Oliver Pavlus   Switzerland
The Messenger Ulak Çağan Irmak  Turkey

Digital Competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
No One's Normal When You're Near De cerca nadie es normalMarcelo Mosenson Argentina
Behind the GlassIza staklaZrinko Ogresta Croatia
The Story of the Virgin Butterflyقصة الفراشة العذراءWalid Aouni Egypt
W.C.Liam O Mochain Ireland
Three LiraLira 3Andrea Pellizzer Italy
GoodbyeへばのBunyo Kimura Japan
Be With Meخليك معيElie Habib Lebanon
Seasons of LifeCharles Shimu Joya Malawi
Changing FacesFaruk Afolabi Lassaki Nigeria
ZimbabweDarrell Roodt South Africa
Ordinary BoysChicos normalesDaniel Hernandez Spain
DotNoktaDerviş Zaim Turkey
MozlymEdreace Purmul United States
Shades of RayJaffar Mahmood United States/ Pakistan

Arab Competition

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

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Men's AffairAmine Kais Algeria/ United States
MascaradesمسخرةLyes Salem Algeria/ France
AdhenRabah Ameur-Zaïmeche Algeria/ France
Four Girlsأربع فتياتHussein El Hulaibi Bahrain
BasraبصرةAhmed Rashwan Egypt
Fawzeya's Secret Recipeخلطة فوزيةMagdy Ahmed Ali Egypt
Swimming Bolteyaبلطية العايمةAli Ragab Egypt
Number Oneرقم واحدZakia Tahri Morocco
Laila's Birthdayعيد ميلاد ليلىRachid Masharawy Palestine
Salt of this Seaملح هذا البحرAnnemarie Jacir Palestine
HassibaحسيبةRaymond Boutros Syria
Days of Boredomأيام الضجرAbdellatif Abdelhamid Syria
The AccidentحادثةRachid Ferchiou Tunisia
FiveخمسةKarim Dridi Tunisia/ France

Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The HomecomingΜπαρ ΦλωμπέρVassilis Douvlis Greece
The Last YearRituparno Gosh India
Ocean of an Old ManRajesh Shera India
The Sea WithinOre KadalShyamaprasad India
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love StoryAkbar Khan India
The Demons of St. PetersburgI demoni di San PietroburgoGiuliano Montaldo Italy
GomorraMatteo Garrone Italy
All the Women in My LifeTutte le donne della mia vitaSimona Izzo Italy
Teo's VoyageEl viajo de TeoWalter Doehner Mexico
The TourТурнејаGoran Marković Serbia
Promise Me ThisЗаветEmir Kusturica Serbia/ France
Three MonkeysÜç MaymunNuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey
It's A Free WorldKen Loach United Kingdom
Battle In SeattleStuart Townsend United States
Into the WildSean Penn United States
Margot at the WeddingNoah Baumbach United States

Juries

International Competition

  • Imanol Uribe, Spanish director (President)
  • Mohamed Khan, Egyptian director
  • Dalia El Behiry, Egyptian Actress
  • Grazia Volpi, Italian Producer
  • Mahmood Ali-Balogun, Nigerian Director
  • Sophie Ndaba, South African actress
  • Suzan Najm El Din, Syrian actress
  • Gungor Bayrak, Turkish actress
  • Anthony Sloman, English director

Digital Competition

  • Tarek Al Eryan, Egyptian director (President)
  • Karl Baumgartner, German producer
  • Silvia Ferreri, Italian actress
  • Hisham Al Ghanim, Kuwaiti filmmaker
  • Rahmatou Keita, Nigerien director and screenwriter
  • Eugen Serbanescu, Romanian editor and screenwriter
  • Wayne Drew, English critic

Arab Competition

  • Jean Chamoun, Lebanese director (President)
  • Djamila Sahraoui, Algerian director
  • Sherif Mounir, Egyptian actor
  • Sawsan Badr, Egyptian actress
  • Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Moroccan director

Awards

The winners of the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival were:

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