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Palestinian film "Alam" wins top award at Cairo Int'l Film Festival

STORY: Palestinian film "Alam" wins top award at Cairo Int'l Film Festival DATELINE: Nov. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:03 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the film festival 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): HUSSEIN FAHMY, Egyptian veteran movie star and CIFF's president STORYLINE: Palestinian film Alam, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury and co-funded by producers from France, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded in Cairo on Tuesday evening. The feature, which won the top prize in the 14-film International Competition, tells the story of five Palestinian high-school classmates who live in Israel and struggle under the weight of being forced to forget their own history. French producer Naomie Lagadec, who received the Golden Pyramid on behalf of the director, said that she was "so proud" that Alam was named the best at CIFF. Not only did Alam win the Golden Pyramid, but

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EGYPT-CAIRO-INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-CONCLUDING

(221123) -- CAIRO, Nov. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the awards ceremony of the Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 22, 2022. Palestinian film Alam, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury and co-funded by producers from France, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded here on Tuesday evening. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-CONCLUDING

(221123) -- CAIRO, Nov. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the awards ceremony of the Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 22, 2022. Palestinian film Alam, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury and co-funded by producers from France, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded here on Tuesday evening. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL-CONCLUDING

(221123) -- CAIRO, Nov. 23, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian veteran movie star Hussein Fahmy, president of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), speaks at the awards ceremony of the CIFF in Cairo, Egypt, on Nov. 22, 2022. Palestinian film Alam, directed by Palestinian filmmaker Firas Khoury and co-funded by producers from France, Tunisia, Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, won the top Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film at the 44th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded here on Tuesday evening. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua)

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44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival kicks off

STORY: 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival kicks off DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:39 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the 44th CIFF 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUSSEIN FAHMY, President of the 44th CIFF 3. Hussein Fahmy posing on red carpet at the opening ceremony 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HUSSEIN FAHMY, President of the 44th CIFF 5. various of the opening ceremony of the 44th CIFF STORYLINE: The 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) kicked off on Sunday evening at Egypt's Cairo Opera House with the participation of about 108 films from over 50 countries and regions. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HUSSEIN FAHMY, President of the 44th CIFF "There were big challenges and we did our best and managed to get strong and good preparations, and we'll hopefully present a good and successful edition as we always do." Fahmy added that the festival adopts eco-friendly policies as it coincides with the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL-OPEN

(221115) -- CAIRO, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian veteran movie star Hussein Fahmy poses on red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 13, 2022. The 44th edition of the CIFF kicked off on Sunday evening at Egypt's Cairo Opera House with the participation of about 108 films from over 50 countries and regions. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-CAIRO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL-OPEN

(221115) -- CAIRO, Nov. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People attend the opening ceremony of the 44th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) in Cairo, Egypt, Nov. 13, 2022. The 44th edition of the CIFF kicked off on Sunday evening at Egypt's Cairo Opera House with the participation of about 108 films from over 50 countries and regions. (Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua)