Qatari co-productions take spotlight at Cairo International Film Festival

The 47th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival, which runs until November 20, kicked off with the participation of 145 films from 64 countries.

This year, the festival is witnessing a remarkable Qatari presence, through a group of feature documentaries and film projects participating in its competitions and at the Cairo Film Forum, reflecting the diversity of Qatari presence in Arab and international film production.

Among the feature documentaries nominated for the Best Documentary Award are "Sky and Earth", a co-production between Qatar, Algeria and France, and "Day of Rage: Tales from Tripoli", produced by Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.

Qatari film projects are also participating in the post-production category as part of the projects selected at the Cairo Film Forum, through "The Butterfly Hug", a co-production between Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Sweden, and "Their Ghosts Never Left My Home", produced by Qatar, France, Syria and Lebanon.

In the category of film projects in the development phase, "Days of Honey and Madness", a co-production between Qatar, Iraq, Canada, France, Saudi Arabia and Norway, is part of a group of projects that bring together promising filmmakers and present cinematic tales in their early stages to the screen.

The international competition will see 12 films compete for the Golden Pyramid Award, in addition to 17 films in international premieres and 87 films in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

The Cairo International Film Festival has been one of the most prestigious film festivals in Africa and the Arab world since its first edition was launched in 1976.

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