33rd Cairo International Film Festival
33rd CIFF Official Poster
LocationCairo, Egypt
Founded1976
AwardsGolden Pyramid
Festival dateNovember 10–20, 2009
Websitehttp://www.cairofilmfest.org/

The 33rd annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 10 to November 20, 2009. Indian director Adoor Gopalakrishnan was the President of the Jury.

Films in competition

The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
LuisaGonzalo Calzada Argentina
I Believe In AngelsVjerujem u AnđeleNiksa Svilicic Croatia
The Nile Birdsعصافير النيلMagdy Ahmed Ali Egypt
Letters to Father JackobPostia Pappi JaakobilleKlaus Härö Finland
The HedgehogLe hérissonMona Achache France
Slaves in Their BondsΟι Σκλάβοι στα Δεσμά τουςAdonis Lykouresis Greece
The Days of DesireVágyakozás NapjaiJósef Pacskovszky Hungary
Madholal Keep WalkingJai Tank India
New YorkKabir Khan India
The Friends at the Margherita CafeGli amici del bar MargheritaPupi Avati Italy
VortexDuburysGytis Luksas Lithuania
Crossword Destiniesفينك اليامDriss Chouika Morocco
Tiny Dust, True LoveShen Dong China
SplintersDrzazgiMaciej Pieprzyca Poland
AmáliaCarlos Coelho da Silva Portugal
One WarОдна ВойнаVera Glagoleva Russia
I Saw The SunGüneşi GördümMahsun Kırmızıgül Turkey

Digital Competition

The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
(Un)LuckyزهرFatma Zohra Zamoum Algeria
Open DiariesSasha A. Schriber Canada
Exile in ParisParis d'exilAhmet Zirek France
C.V. AttachedIm Anhang: LebenslaufAndrea Schorr Germany
TendernessΤρυφερότηταPanagiotis Karamitsos Greece
Witches CircleBoszorkanykorDizso Zsigmond Hungary
First TimeMudhal Mudhal Mudhal VaraiKrishnan Seshardi Gomatam India
The Rapture of FeAng Panggagahasa Kay FeAlvin Yapan Philippines
ContractContratoNicolau Breyner Portugal
Wait For Me and I Will Not ReturnČekaj me, ja sigurno neću doćiMiroslav Momcilovic Serbia
XtremsAbel Folk, Joan Riedweg Spain
New Year's EveJhake R. Wells  Switzerland
The WatcherBekçiÖzcan Tekdemir Turkey
GodforsakenJamil Dehlavi United Kingdom

Arab Competition

The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Journey to Algiersرحلة الى الجزائرAbdelkrim Baloul Algeria
Heliopolisمصر الجديدةAhmad Abdalla Egypt
The Nile Birdsعصافير النيلMagdy Ahmed Ali Egypt
Tale of a Mchaouchi Wrestlerموسم المشاوشةMohamed Ahed Bensouda Morocco
Crossword Destiniesفينك اليامDriss Chouika Morocco
AmreekaأمريكاCherien Dabis Palestine/ United States
Pomegranates and Myrrhالمر و الرمانNajwa Najjar Palestine
The Long Nightالليل الطويلHatem Ali Syria
ThirtyثلاثونFadhel Jaziri Tunisia
Buried Secretsأسرار دفينةRaja Amari Tunisia
A Very Beautiful Tripسفرة يا محلاهاKhaled Ghorbal Tunisia/ France

Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
A Fly in the AshesLa mosca in la cenizaGabriela David Argentina
Forever waitingHoy no se fía, mañana síFrancisco Avizanda Spain/ France
Cairo TimeRuba Nadda Canada
The TravellerالمسافرAhmed Maher Egypt
TezaHaile Gerima Ethiopia/ France/ Germany
MarchalMR 73Olivier Marchal France
A Widow at LastEnfin veuveIsabelle Mergault France
Client (A French Gigolo)ClienteJosiane Balasko France
HomeYann Arthus-Bertrand France
Lost TimesUtolsó időkÁron Mátyássy Hungary
Dawn of the Worldفجر العالمAbbas Fahdel France/ Germany/ Iraq
CasanegraكزانكراNour Eddine Lakhmari Morocco
Ward No. 6Палата № 6Karen Shakhnazarov Russia
Day of DefeatedDehb nepemome huxYamburskiy Valeriy Ukraine
The SoloistJoe Wright United Kingdom/ United States/ France
New Town KillersRichard Jobson United Kingdom
The Limits of ControlJim Jarmusch United States/ Japan

Juries

Awards

The winners of the 2009 Cairo International Film Festival were:

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