2008 Cairo International Film Festival
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The 32nd annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 18 to November 28, 2008. Spanish director Imanol Uribe was the President of the Jury.


Films in competition

The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.


Digital Competition

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


Arab Competition

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


Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.


Juries


International Competition

* Imanol Uribe, Spanish director (President) * Mohamed Khan, Egyptian director * Dalia El Behiry, Egyptian Actress * Grazia Volpi, Italian Producer *
Mahmood Ali-Balogun Mahmood Ali-Balogun is a Nigerian filmmaker, cultural worker and the managing director of Brickwall Communications Limited. He directed the multiple award-winning film ' Tango With Me'. He is the Chairman of the Audio Visual Rights Society (AVR ...
, Nigerian Director *
Sophie Ndaba Sophie Lichaba (born 29 June 1973), née Mphasane, formerly Sophie Ndaba, is a South African actress. She played Queen Moroka in the soap ''Generations''. In 2016, she was guest judge in the final Miss South Africa 2016 beauty pageant. Educat ...
, South African actress * Suzan Najm El Din, Syrian actress * Gungor Bayrak, Turkish actress * Anthony Sloman, English director


Digital Competition

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Tarek Al Eryan Tarek Alarian ( ar, طارق العريان) (born September 12, 1963) is a Palestinian-Egyptian film director. He is also credited as Tarek El'eryan and Tarek Eryan. Education Alarian holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Communication a ...
, Egyptian director (President) * Karl Baumgartner, German producer *
Silvia Ferreri Silvia () is a female given name of Latin origin, with a male equivalent Silvio and English-language cognate Sylvia. The name originates from the Latin word for forest, ''Silva'', and its meaning is "spirit of the wood"; the mythological god of t ...
, Italian actress * Hisham Al Ghanim, Kuwaiti filmmaker * Rahmatou Keita, Nigerien director and screenwriter * Eugen Serbanescu, Romanian editor and screenwriter * Wayne Drew, English critic


Arab Competition

* Jean Chamoun, Lebanese director (President) * Djamila Sahraoui, Algerian director *
Sherif Mounir Sherif Mounir (sometimes credited as: Sherif Moneer), ( ar, شريف منير), born May 14, 1959, in El Mansoura (المنصورة) in Dakahlia Governorate (محافظة الدقهلية) as Sherif Ahmed Mounir ( ar, شريف أحمد منير), ...
, Egyptian actor * Sawsan Badr, Egyptian actress * Daoud Aoulad-Syad, Moroccan director


Awards

The winners of the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival were: * Golden Pyramid: '' Retorno a Hansala'' by Chus Gutiérrez * Sliver Pyramid: '' Los'' by Jan Verheyen * Best Director: Pernille Fischer Christensen for ''
Dansen ''Dansen'' is a short play by German playwright and dramatist Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) written in 1939. Although not as widely recognized and produced due to its short length, the play is a good representation both of Brecht's writing style an ...
'' * Saad El-Din Wahba Prize (Best Screenplay): ** Bram Renders for '' Los'' ** Safy Nebbou & Cyril Gomez-Mathieu for '' L'empreinte de l'ange'' * Best Actor: Juan Diego Botto for ''
El Greco Domḗnikos Theotokópoulos ( el, Δομήνικος Θεοτοκόπουλος ; 1 October 1541 7 April 1614), most widely known as El Greco ("The Greek"), was a Greek painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. "El G ...
'' * Best Actress: Yolande Moreau for '' Séraphine'' *
Naguib Mahfouz Prize The Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature is a literary award for Arabic literature.Safy Nebbou for '' L'empreite de l'ange'' * Youssef Chahine Prize (Best Artistic Contribution): Oliver Pavlus for '' Tandoori Love'' * Special Mention: ** '' Finding Shangri-La'' by
Ismene Ting In Greek mythology, Ismene (; grc, Ἰσμήνη, ''Ismēnē'') is the daughter and half-sister of Oedipus, daughter and granddaughter of Jocasta, and sister of Antigone, Eteocles, and Polynices. She appears in several plays of Sophocles: a ...
(For Cinematography) ** '' Los girasoles ciegos'' by José Luis Cuerda * Best Arabic Film: '' Mascarades'' by Lyes Salem * Best Arabic Screenplay: ** Rachid Masharawy for '' Laila's Birthday'' ** Basra for ''
Ahmed Rashwan Ahmed Rashwan ( ar, احمد رشوان; born 1969) is an Egyptian film director, screenplay writer, and a film producer. His filmography includes a list of short, documentaries, and one long-feature film. Since his graduation from the Cairo Film ...
'' * Golden Award for Digital Films: '' Nokta'' by Derviş Zaim * Silver Award for Digital Films: '' Goodbye'' by Bunyo Kimura * FIPRESCI Prize: Chus Gutiérrez for '' Retorno a Hansala''


External links


Official Cairo International Festival Site (in English)

Cairo International Film Festival:2008
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