Cairo Int’l Film Festival announces dates of its 45th edition

The management of the Cairo International Film Festival revealed that the event’s 45th edition will take place between 13 and 22 November. The festival will open on 13 November at the main stage of the Cairo Opera House, while its activities will span numerous venues at the opera grounds and other locations. The festival will be presided over by renowned artist Hussein Fahmy, while its new artistic director will be director, film critic and researcher Essam Zakaria, who succeeds Amir Ramses. The festival’s 45th edition was supposed to take place last November but was postponed due to…