31st Cairo International Film Festival explained

31st Cairo International Film Festival
Location:Cairo, Egypt
Founded:1976
Awards:Golden Pyramid
Date:November 27 – December 7, 2007
Website:http://www.cairofilmfest.org/

The 31st annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 27 to December 7, 2007. English director Nicolas Roeg was the president of the jury.

Films in competition

The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad Hendawi
On Airع الهواIhab Lamei
Intimate EnemiesL'ennmie intimeFlorent Emilio Siri
No MercyNincs kegyelemElemér Ragályi
Life in a MetroAnurag Basu
I, the OtherIo, l'altroMohsen Melliti
OperaÓperaJuan Patricio Riveroll
Waiting For Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-Syad
The Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen Zinoun
In The Name of Godخدا کے لیےShoaib Mansoor
Neal 'Buboy' Tan
JasminumJaśminumJan Jakub Kolski
An Angel Hooked On MeÎngerul necesarGheorghe Preda
A Full BreathПолное дыханиеValery Pendrakovsky
Moon in the BottleLa luna en BottellaGrojo
KicksAlbert Ter Heerdt
Waiting For HeavenCenneti BeklerkenDerviş Zaim
And When Did You Last See Your Father?Anand Tucker
Simon Miller

Digital Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Don Askarian
The DealEl tratoFrancisco Norden
LaBoom! ExclusiveLaBoom! ExklusivJeffery Berlin Green
Robert Franke
QuijatesRimmo Paladino
House of the Sleeping Beauties眠れる美女Akemi Tachibana
Marrakech InshallahSteffen Pierce & Christian Pierce
Little Moth血蝉Peng Tao
The High Cost of LivingLeonard Lai Yok Wai
The EnglishmanIan Sellar
American CombatantCharles Libin
For NeverAdam Zayed

Arab Competition

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

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
The Yellow Houseالبيت الأصفرAmor Hakkar/
Délice PalomaNadir Moknèche/
Summer of '62Cartouches GauloisesMehdi Charef/
Demons of CairoالغابةAhmed Atef
Girlsبلد البناتAmr Bayoumi
The Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad Hendawi
On Airع الهواIhab Lamei
Caramelسكر بناتNadine Labaki
Waiting for Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-Syad
The Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen Zinoun
The Satanic Angelsملائكة الشيطانAhmed Boulane
Out of Coverageخارج التغطيةAbdellatif Abdelhamid
I.D.الهويةGhassan Chmeit

Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.

English titleOriginal titleDirector(s)Country
Warden of the DeadПазачът на мъртвитеIlian Simeonov
Upside DownПревртеноIgor Ivanov Izy
BoxesJane Birkin
In the Name of Fatherبه نام پدرEbrahim Hatamikia
PreserveRezerwatŁukasz Palkowski
Attack On LeningradЛенинградаAleksandr Buravsky
RenditionGavin Hood
A Mighty HeartMichael Winterbottom

Juries

International Competition

Digital Competition

Arab Competition

Awards

The winners of the 2007 Cairo International Film Festival were:

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