ECFAF honors rising artists in Closing ceremony

CAIRO – 11 February 2018: Invited by The Egyptian Cinema Film Association, minister of culture Enas Abdel Dayem, actor Ezzat el-Alaili and president of the association Mahmoud Abdel Samie, honored a group of film stars and presented the awards of the 44th edition of the Film Festival under the title “Towards Egyptian cinema”, on Saturday, February 10, according to a press release.

Abdel Samie expressed his gratitude to Abdel Dayem for her role in supporting the association, which was founded in 1960. He also paid tribute to all the institutions involved that supported the Association throughout its history.

He then invited Abdel Dayem and the guest of honor, prominent actor Ezzat el-Alaili, to honor nine iconic figures from cinema. The honored figures included: legendary musician Omar Khairat, Egyptian critic and researcher Mahmoud Aly, Egyptian author, journalist and film critic Iris Nazmy, Egyptian filmmaker Mohammed Nabil and others.