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A press conference was held Monday at the open theater, in the presence of members of the selection committees of the Al Ghad Film Competition, the Critics' Week, the International Arbitration Commission and The Conduct of the Critic Ahmed Shawki, who examined for 15 minutes the main features of the contest and the films presented.
The conference kicked off with the rise of members of the screening committee of the planned Cinema Tomorrow competition, German University professor Cathy Han, the Algerian director and screenwriter Karim Moussaoui, and apologized for not having attended the Egyptian actress Yasmin Nasir.
Director of the Cairo International Film Festival, Mohamed Hafizi, hailed the role of critic Al Ghhad film director Andrew Mohsen and his wise choices for the films participating in the competition. She explained that her presence in an international festival of more than 40 years And the jury of one of its competitions is a difficult responsibility, because it is about a carnival that attracts the attention of the filmmakers of the whole world, stressing that she enjoyed watching a large number of films from Africa and the Arab world and that she was interested in the Arab production department, notably "Hala Khalil". A there, "headed by Magdi Ahmed International Department Critical Week.
Moussaoui said in his speech that he was happy about his first visit to Egypt, noting that the Cairo Film Festival was a reference for all Arab festivals and his participation in the jury of one of his most important competitions. He also pointed out that the film selection committee had a lot of knowledge and a varied program of cultures. The questions "concern humanity".
And ask the members of the jury what attracts their attention as members of the jury and make them decide to award the film prize? Han said that the task was difficult, but that the diverse experiences of the jury members, both in the acting game, in directing and in programming, help to choose the winning film. Moussaoui also replied that he was still waiting for the film to surprise and present something new and different.
Ahmad Al-Hassani, director of the Tetouan Festival, the American critic Emmy Nicholson, Egyptian director and Egyptian cinematographer Mohamed Hammad, were among the jury members of the Critics' Week. They also commended the efforts of the Cairo International Film Festival and its team to present the festival in this way. Different from previous courses.
Ahmed Hassan, critic and member of an arbitration committee, thanked the critic Osama Abdel Fattah, director of the Critics' Week competition, for his confidence in his selection as a jury member, as well as for as wise choices of the films participating in the competition.
Asked about the impact of their financial history on their evaluation of the film, Hassan said that film selection was a difficult task. In particular, the congestion of festivals around the world as well as the different productions and the great difficulty of the task and the program of the film critics were more difficult, because the choices had to be different, because they had to be different. The cognitive, philosophical and monetary background facilitates the selection of films and is an example of the Tétouan Festival, where he explained that he had more than 300 works and had to choose the best ones.
Hammad added that those who choose the films in the competition are Egyptian critics, most of them being a first or second experience of their sector, and his vision of the evaluation confirmed that he was focusing on different vision or treatment of the story or subject,
Emmy also said that the critics' film competition included a distinguished group of films. She explained that prior to her professional writing, she was responsible for recording movies at the Sundance American Festival. She has considerable experience in this area. She emphasized that this context earns her respect and appreciates the effort to choose and choose the good and the different. Among the hundreds of films presented to form the festival.
Critics of the International Union of Criticism, which began in France and Bulgaria in 1925, began arriving at the theater. They were composed of the Bulgarian critic Bogidar Manov, the Egyptian critic Essam Zakaria and the Moroccan critic Rachid Naim. He is now 93 years old and has 49 Member States, as well as 400 critics and writers from countries with no critical society.
He added that 75 arbitration committees were formed during the year, including seven committees participating in international festivals (A), including the Cairo Festival. He also said that for the first time, He pointed out that the committee is focusing on international competition and has so far seen 12 out of 16 films.
Manouf confirmed his decision to participate in Cairo after watching the film "Day of Judgment" at the Cannes Film Festival, which led him to discover new cinematographic worlds because he is far removed from Arab cinema in Bulgaria. After the experience of this year, he will be very interested in this cinema.
Essam Zakaria said: "I am honored by my membership in the Egyptian branch of the International Union of Critics, which distinguishes fibrous arbitration committees formed from a group of critics rewarded by a prizes for the protection of their privacy because they know the best of the history of cinema and new films and are very interested in the artistic aspect.And the impact of the film on the viewer in general .
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