36th Cairo International Film Festival

The 36th Cairo International Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي السادس والثلاثون) was held from November 9–18, 2014, including 17 films from ten Arab countries. Six films featured were nominated for the 87th Academy Awards the following year.[1] The jury included four male and four female filmmakers representing the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and Europe as well as the disciplines of direction, screenwriting, production, cinematography, and criticism, headed by Egyptian actress Yousra.

36th Cairo International Film Festival
Opening filmNovember 9, 2014
Closing filmNovember 18, 2014
LocationCairo Citadel, Cairo, Egypt
Film titles155
Editor-in-chiefYousra

Background

Festival management chose Yousra as the first Egyptian jury chair in the history of the Festival.[2] animated and a documentary films also made their first appearances with one of each. Another unprecedented move was hiring an Egyptian designer, Karim Adam, to design the official poster, featuring local actress Nadia Lutfi.[3]

Lutfi received a special Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening ceremony, and the Festival prepared a documentary on her career that was shown on the second day. The first submissions in Festival history opened from the United Arab Emirates (Ali F. Mostafa’s From A to B) and Iran (Abed Abest’s The Corner).[4]

Six Egyptian films were featured at the Festival. The International Features category included Karim Hanafi’s Bab Al-Wadaa (“The Farewell Gate”), starring Salwa Khattab and Ahmed Magdy. The Short Film category featured Ahmed Abdalla’s Décor, starring Kal Naga and Horeya Farghaly, along with Mouhamed Rady’s Wall of Heroism. The Classics category showed a restored version of Henry Barakat’s 1965 film The Sin in honor of what would have been his 100th birthday. Finally, the late director and singer-actor Hussein al-Imam’s black-and-white film Like a Matchstick was screened.[5]

Juries

International Competition

International Critics’ Week
  • Laila Elwi, Egyptian actress (Chair)
  • Mohamed Reda, Lebanese critic
  • Najib Ayyad, Tunisian producer

Horizons of Arab Cinema
  • Khamis Al-Khayati, Tunisian critic (Chair)
  • Deborah Young, American critic
  • Barbara Löwe, German critic

Films

International
Films featured
TitleDirectorCountry
Bab Al-WadaaKarim HanafiEgypt
Eyes of a ThiefNajwa NajjarPalestine
Through a Lens DarklyThomas Allen HarrisUnited States
We Come as FriendsHubert SauperFrance
Boy and the WorldAlê AbreuBrazil
Charlie's CountryRolf de HeerAustralia
Love at First FightThomas CailleyFrance
Red, Blue, YellowNujoom Al-GhanemUnited Arab Emirates
Giovanni's IslandMizuho NishikuboJapan
ForeverMargarita MandaGreece
And There Was Evening and There Was MorningEmanuele CarusoItaly
Sand DollarsLaura Amelia Guzmán and Israel CárdenasDominican Republic
MelbourneNima JavidiIran
Five StarKeith MillerUnited States
Miss Brackets, the Baby-sitter, the Bastard Grandson, and Emma SuarezSergio CandelSpain
The Blinding SunlightYu LiuChina

International Critics’ Week
Films featured
TitleDirectorCountry
* No One's ChildVuk RšumovićSerbia/Croatia
* Costa da MorteLois PatiñoGalicia (Spain)
* ViktoriaMaya VitkovaBulgaria
* Hold Your Breath Like a LoverKohei IgarashiJapan
* BridesTinatin KajrishviliGeorgia
* The Iranian FilmYassine El IdrissiMorocco
* Dancing with MariaIvan GergoletItaly/Argentina

Awards

International Competition
  • Golden Pyramid Award: Melbourne, Nima Javidi
  • Silver Pyramid for Best Director: Forever, Margarita Manda
  • Silver Pyramid for Best Screenplay, Boy and the World, Alê Abreu
  • Silver Pyramid for Best Artistic Contribution: Bab Al-Wadaa, cinematographer Zaki Aref
  • Best Actor: Eyes of a Thief, Kal Naga
  • Best Actress: Love at First Fight, Adele Hamlin

International Critics’ Week

The following were unanimously announced:

  • Shadi Abdeslam Prize: No One's Child, Vuk Ršumović
  • Fathi Farag Award for Best Artistic Contribution: Brides, Tinatin Kajrishvili

Prospects of Arab Movies

References
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  2. "" يسرا " أول فنانة وسيدة مصرية ترأس لجنة التحكيم بمهرجان القاهرة". Maspero. November 3, 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "لماذا اختار مهرجان القاهرة "عيون" نادية لطفي شعار المهرجان؟". Layalina. November 9, 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  4. Abdelkarim, Ehab Ali (November 8, 2014). "نادية لطفي تحضر حفل افتتاح مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي الدولي غدًا". El Cinema. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. El-Sherif, Heba (September 10, 2014). "Cairo Film Festival promises fresh comeback". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. Gweida, Rasha (November 19, 2014). "الأفلام الفائزة في مهرجان القاهرة السينمائي". Erem News. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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