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