By Kate Elfatah   The 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has been a resounding success, attracting huge audiences and presenting the spectrum of cinematic talents. I recently sat down with CIFF Program Director Essam Zakaria to discuss the festival’s triumphant re-entry, its commitment to international cinema, and its plans for the future.       A Resurgence of Cinema Passion Zakaria was o...

By Kate Elfatah The 45th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) was capped off with an elegant award ceremony on Friday, November 22, at the Cairo Opera House , which honoured a wide variety of film accomplishments around the world. I was lucky enough to be there, to experience first-hand the passion and craftsmanship that underwrote this year’s stellar line-up of movies. The Best Film was the Romanian film, Bogdan Mureșanu’s The New Year That Never Came. It was an intense...

By Kate Elfatah   The Bosnian-born Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović: A Master of Cinema Reflects on the Cairo International Film Festival and will serve as Jury President for this year’s festival. Meeting with International Press, Tanović shared his creative process, his opinions about the changing film industry and his lifetime love for storytelling. He travels to Cairo through the paved roads of his impressive career including directing "No ...