38th Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival kicks off on Oct. 5

CAIRO – 5 October 2022: The 38th Alexandria Mediterranean Countries Film Festival will kick off on October 5 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina

The 38th edition of the festival bears the name of Egypt’s artist Mahmoud Hemeida, and will witness the participation of 14 films in its official competition, representing 14 Arab and foreign countries.

The AFFMC is screening a total of 77 films - from 29 countries- in its Long and Short Narrative competitions, as well as unofficial competitions and parallel programmes.

The festival, which runs until 10 October, will host a number of activities such as film screenings and talks. Films will be screened at a number of different locations.

The opening will witness the screening of the 16-minute rare film “Barsoum Yabhath A'an Wazifa” (Barsoum is Looking for a Job) as well as “El-Khatib Nemra 13” (Fiancé Number 13).

The 38th AMCFF will pay tribute to several artists, including Egyptian director Mohamed Abdel-Aziz, Egyptian actress Donia Samir Ghanem, Egyptian historian Emam Omar, Egyptian producer Wageeh El-leithy, Egyptian director Said Hamed, French actress Marriane Borgo, Greek singer Alkistis Protopsalti, and Egyptian actress Nora Armani.

Moreover, special tributes will be made to late Egyptian artists, including director Fatin Abd El-Wahab, musician Ali Ismail, cinematographer Abeya Farid and editor Said El-Chiekh, in addition to actors Samir Ghanem, Dalal Abdel-Aziz, Ismail Yassin and Samir Sabri.

The International Honouree programme will also pay special tribute to Spanish director Carlos Saura by screening a number of his films like Ay Carmela (1990), Cría Cuervos (1975) and Elisa Vida Mía (1977).