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Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the Short Film Competition lineup for its 47th edition, taking place from 11 to 20 November 2026, as the festival marks 50 years since its inaugural edition in 1976.
\nThe announcement was made during the festival’s press conference, held today, 11 October, at Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile.
\nThe Short Film Competition programme features 24 films, as follows:
\nA Tenderness \u2014 Sabrine Khoury | Palestine, Netherlands | 2026 | 17 min
\nAn Impossible Word of Praise \u2014 Arturo Spano | Argentina, Italy | 2026 | 15 min
\nCase No. \u2014 Patrycja Polkowska | Poland | 2026 | 20 min
\nCul-de-Sac! \u2014 Clyde Gates, Gabriel Sanson | Belgium, France | 2026 | 18 min
\nHow to Catch a Butterfly \u2014 Kiriko Mechanicus | Netherlands | 2026 | 26 min
\nImichki \u2014 Yza Nouiga | Canada, Morocco | 2026 | 15 min
\nLovely Butterfly \u2014 Fairouz Hasan | Palestine | 2026 | 21 min
\nMadrugada \u2014 Sebasti\u00e1n Lojo | United Kingdom, Turkey, Guatemala | 2026 | 20 min
\nMy First Day of Summer (Angelo Azzurro) \u2014 Tommaso Acquarone | Italy | 2026 | 21 min
\nWinter Time \u2014 Zeina Ramy | Egypt | 2026 | 15 min
\nOur Secrets \u2014 Lenti Liang | United States, China | 2026 | 15 min
\nPenguin \u2014 Kaspar Jancis | Estonia | 2026 | 15 min
\nPrisoner of Love \u2014 Yumna Marwan | Lebanon, United States | 2026 | 17 min
\nSisters’ Swim \u2014 Lola Degove | France | 2026 | 15 min
\nStretcher \u2014 Thibault Fauconnet | France | 2026 | 17 min
\nThe Day I Smoked a Cigarette with My Father \u2014 Sameh Alaa, Robin Vouters | France, Belgium, Egypt | 2026 | 14 min
\nThe Liars \u2014 Eduardo Braun Costa | Argentina | 2026 | 20 min
\nTrance \u2014 Jona Schlo\u00dfer | Germany | 2026 | 23 min
\nUncle Filmi \u2014 Nazgol Kashani | Germany | 2026 | 14 min
\nWe Were Here \u2014 Pranav Bhasin | India | 2026 | 10 min
\nOne Second \u2014 Nadine El Banhawy | Egypt, France | 2026 | 12 min
\nBirdie \u2014 Praise Odigie Paige | Nigeria | 2026 | 20 min
\n8 Walls 2 Doors \u2014 Miaochun Zhang | United States, China | 2026 | 23 min
\nWhite Dot \u2014 Amr Abed | Egypt, Spain | 2026 | 15 min
\nCairo International Film Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the Arab world and Africa, and the only festival in the region to hold Category \u00ab\u00a0A\u00a0\u00bb status from the Paris-based International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF). Established in 1976, the festival is held annually under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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