Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival

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Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival
LocationCairo Catholic Center
Cairo, Egypt
Established1952
LanguageArabic

The Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. Started in 1952, it is the oldest film festival in Egypt, Africa, and the Middle East. [1] The festival only awards films that are distinguished by their high artistic level and whose ideas and topics revolve around issues that concern and benefit society and have a positive impact on its audience. [2]

The festival is hosted by the Cairo Catholic Center. [3]

Its awards include the Film Leadership Award and the Artistic Creativity Award. [4]

See also

Reference

  1. ↑ Baker, Maher Asaad (28 July 2022). Actresses of vintage Egyptian cinema. Maher Asaad Baker. ISBN   978-3-7565-1740-4.
  2. ↑ Abu-Lughod, Lila (30 May 2008). Dramas of Nationhood: The Politics of Television in Egypt. University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-00198-2.
  3. ↑ "The Catholic Film Festival: Ode to love and joy". Watani. 13 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ↑ "The 69th edition of Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival will kick off on June 11". EgyptToday. 13 March 2021.


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