31st Cairo International Film Festival
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| File:31st CIFF.jpg 31st CIFF Official Poster | |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
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| Founded | 1976 |
| Awards | Golden Pyramid |
| Festival date | November 27 – December 7, 2007 |
| Website | http://www.cairofilmfest.org/ |
The 31st annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 27 to December 7, 2007. English director Nicolas Roeg was the president of the jury.
Films in competition
The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.
Digital Competition
The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.
Arab Competition
The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.
Films out of competition
The following films were screened out of the competition.
| English title | Original title | Director(s) | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warden of the Dead | Пазачът на мъртвите | Ilian Simeonov | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria |
| Upside Down | Превртено | Igor Ivanov Izy | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
| Boxes | Jane Birkin | File:Flag of France.svg France | |
| In the Name of Father | به نام پدر | Ebrahim Hatamikia | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| Preserve | Rezerwat | Łukasz Palkowski | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Attack On Leningrad | Ленинграда | Aleksandr Buravsky | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Rendition | Gavin Hood | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | |
| A Mighty Heart | Michael Winterbottom | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
Juries
International Competition
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Digital Competition
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Arab Competition
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Awards
The winners of the 2007 Cairo International Film Festival were:
- Golden Pyramid: L'ennmie intime by Florent Emilio Siri
- Silver Pyramid: Khuda Kay Liye by Shoaib Mansoor
- Best Director: Florent Emilio Siri for L'ennmie intime
- Saad El-Din Wahba Prize (Best Screenplay): Albert Ter Heerdt for Kicks
- Best Actor: Albert Dupontel for L'ennmie intime
- Best Actress:
- Naguib Mahfouz Prize (Best Directorial Debut): Juan Patricio Riveroll for Ópera
- Youssef Chahine Prize (Best Artistic Contribution): Derviş Zaim for Cenneti Beklerken
- Special Mention: Matthew Beard for And When Did You Last See Your Father? (For Acting)
- Best Arabic Film: Waiting For Pasolini by Daoud Aoulad-Syad
- Arabic Film Special Mention:
- Golden Award for Digital Films: Xue chan by Peng Tao
- Silver Award for Digital Films: The Englishman by Ian Sellar
- FIPRESCI Prize: Juan Patricio Riveroll for Ópera