| 33rd Cairo International Film Festival | |
| Location: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Founded: | 1976 |
| Awards: | Golden Pyramid |
| Date: | November 10–20, 2009 |
| Website: | http://www.cairofilmfest.org/ |
The 33rd annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 10 to November 20, 2009. Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan was the president of the jury.
The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luisa |  | ||
| I Believe In Angels | Vjerujem u Anđele |  | |
| The Nile Birds | عصافير النيل |  | |
| Letters to Father Jackob | Postia Pappi Jaakobille |  | |
| The Hedgehog | Le hérisson |  | |
| Slaves in Their Bonds | Οι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τους |  | |
| The Days of Desire | Vágyakozás Napjai |  | |
| Madholal Keep Walking |  | ||
| New York | | ||
| The Friends at the Margherita Cafe | Gli amici del bar Margherita |  | |
| Vortex | Duburys |  | |
| Crossword Destinies | فينك اليام |  | |
| Tiny Dust, True Love |  | ||
| Splinters | Drzazgi |  | |
| Amália |  | ||
| One War | Одна Война | ||
| I Saw The Sun | Güneşi Gördüm |  | |
The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Un)Lucky | زهر |  | ||
| Open Diaries |  | |||
| Exile in Paris | Paris d'exil | | ||
| C.V. Attached | Im Anhang: Lebenslauf |  | ||
| Tenderness | Τρυφερότητα | | ||
| Witches Circle | Boszorkanykor | | ||
| First Time | Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai | | ||
| The Rapture of Fe | Ang Panggagahasa Kay Fe |  | ||
| Contract | Contrato | | ||
| Wait For Me and I Will Not Return | Čekaj me, ja sigurno neću doći |  | ||
| Xtrems |  | |||
| New Year's Eve |  | |||
| The Watcher | Bekçi | | ||
| Godforsaken |  |
The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journey to Algiers | رحلة الى الجزائر | | ||
| Heliopolis | مصر الجديدة | | ||
| The Nile Birds | عصافير النيل | | ||
| Tale of a Mchaouchi Wrestler | موسم المشاوشة | | ||
| Crossword Destinies | فينك اليام | | ||
| Amreeka | أمريكا | / | ||
| Pomegranates and Myrrh | المر و الرمان | |||
| The Long Night | الليل الطويل | |||
| Thirty | ثلاثون |  | ||
| Buried Secrets | أسرار دفينة | | ||
| A Very Beautiful Trip | سفرة يا محلاها | / |
The following films were screened out of the competition.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Fly in the Ashes | La mosca in la ceniza | | |
| Forever waiting | Hoy no se fía, mañana sí | / | |
| Cairo Time | | ||
| The Traveller | المسافر | | |
| Teza |  // | ||
| Marchal | MR 73 | | |
| A Widow at Last | Enfin veuve | | |
| Client (A French Gigolo) | Cliente | | |
| Home | | ||
| Lost Times | Utolsó idők | | |
| Dawn of the World | فجر العالم | // | |
| Casanegra | كزانكرا | | |
| Ward No. 6 | Палата № 6 | ||
| Day of Defeated | Dehb nepemome hux |  | |
| The Soloist | // | ||
| New Town Killers | | ||
| The Limits of Control | / | ||
The winners of the 2009 Cairo International Film Festival were: