Cairo Film Festival Opens 50th-Anniversary Edition With I Play Rocky
The 47th edition runs Nov. 11–20 with 145 films from 64 countries, including 17 world premieres, according to Variety.
The 47th Cairo International Film Festival opened with Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, launching an edition that marks 50 years since the festival's founding. The event runs Nov. 11–20, according to Variety.
I Play Rocky follows Sylvester Stallone's effort to get his Rocky screenplay made while insisting on starring in it. Hussein Fahmy, the veteran actor, serves as the festival's president.
This year's programme presents 145 films from 64 countries, including 17 world premieres, five international premieres and 87 Middle East and North Africa premieres.
The international competition has 12 films, among them the Egyptian titles Al Baraneya and BerleeN_. Nabil Ayouch chairs the jury, with Fan Bingbing and Laura Wandel among its members.
The Horizons of Arab Cinema competition includes seven films, among them the world premiere of Sara Shazli's documentary Your Daughter.
Anniversary context
The original Rocky was released in 1976, the same year CIFF was founded. Farrelly's Green Book won the best picture Oscar in 2019.
Quick answers
When does the 47th Cairo International Film Festival run?
The festival runs Nov. 11–20.
What film opened the Cairo International Film Festival?
Peter Farrelly's I Play Rocky, about Sylvester Stallone's effort to get his Rocky screenplay made while insisting on starring in it.
How many films are in the 47th edition?
145 films from 64 countries, including 17 world premieres.