Cairo Film Festival Opens With 145 Films From 64 Countries

The 47th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) opened on Wednesday in Egypt, featuring 145 films from 64 countries and regions while celebrating its 50th anniversary. While this year's event marks the festival's golden jubilee, the festival was not held in 2011 and 2013 due to political and security instability in Egypt, or in 2023 amid the war in Gaza.

The CIFF is one of the oldest film festivals in the Arab world and Africa and is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations.