Cairo International Women's Film Festival

Cairo International Women's Film Festival
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LocationCairo, Egypt
Founded2008
AwardsAudience Award
No. of films53 films (74 screenings) at the 2017 edition[1]
Festival dateFebruary/March
LanguageAll films are subtitled in Arabic and English
WebsiteCIWFF Official Website

The Cairo International Women's Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة الدولي لسينما المرأة) or CIWFF is an independent initiative dedicated to introducing films directed by women from around the world[2]—not necessarily addressing women's issues—to explore the perspectives of female filmmakers.[3]

The founder and directors of the festival emphasize its goal to be serving as a platform through which films created by women are introduced to the audience as well as 'a meeting point for the audience and filmmakers'.[4] To that end, films are screened at no fee[5] with both English and Arabic subtitles[6] and Q&A sessions, panels and master classes are held with guests of the festival.[7]

  1. ^ "Cairo International Women Film Festival". Cairowomenfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. ^ "Cairo International Women Film Festival". Cairowomenfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. ^ "The 7th Cairo International Women's Film Festival Kicks Off". YouTube. 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  4. ^ "Ninth Cairo International Women's Film Festival hosts 60 international movies". Daily News Egypt. 2016-02-28. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  5. ^ "Cairo International Women's Film Festival: Unique Festival Returns For Seventh Edition | | Cairo 360 Guide to Cairo, Egypt". Cairo360.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  6. ^ "Portail du film documentaire". Film-documentaire.fr. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  7. ^ "Cairo International Women Film Festival". Cairowomenfilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2016-12-25.