Cairo International Film Festival president, Dr Ezzat-Abou-Ouf, talks to Jeremy Colson about this year's festival and his hopes for the future. CAIRO ~ 20 November 2009 Could you tell us a bit about yourself, your background? I graduated from medical school but still being young I wanted to practice something more creative than medicine so I enrolled at the conservatoire and learned more about music. After that I played western and jazz music. It was a family affair, me and my si...

Cairo International Film Festival president, Dr Ezzat-Abou-Ouf, talks to Jeremy Colson about this year's festival and his hopes for the future.  CAIRO ~ 20 November 2009 Could you tell us a bit about yourself, your background? I graduated from medical school but still being young I wanted to practice something more creative than medicine so I enrolled at the conservatoire and learned more about music. After that I played western and jazz music. It was a family affair, me a...

Cairo International Film Festival’s 28th Round Set To Take Place From 30 November To 10 DecemberItalian Director Pupi Avati Chosen to head Jury at 28th Cairo International Film Festival.Year after year, the Cairo Film Festival has exerted its utmost efforts to provide guests with the best possible experience in the country of the Pyramids and the Sphinx.Taking place in the middle of the Cairo autumn, this year our festival hopefully will shine bright, and be a ray of sunshine in a difficult ge...