It’s going to be a busy Cannes for Egyptian producer Mohammed Hefzy, who recently became Cairo Film Festival president.
He’s on the Croisette as co-producer of “Yomeddine,” Egypt’s first feature in competition in six years, and also as the man tasked with relaunching one of the oldest and most important festivals in the Arab world.
In March Hefzy was called into the office of Egypt’s Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem, a former Cairo Opera House chairwoman appointed in January. She asked him to take charge of the Cairo fest. That event has been losing international luster. He accepted the next day, becoming, at age 43, the youngest president in the event’s 40-edition history, and the first chosen from within the country’s film industry ranks.
“It’s a big responsibility… there is a lot that needs to be improved,” Hefzy says. His top priority is to develop...
He’s on the Croisette as co-producer of “Yomeddine,” Egypt’s first feature in competition in six years, and also as the man tasked with relaunching one of the oldest and most important festivals in the Arab world.
In March Hefzy was called into the office of Egypt’s Culture Minister Ines Abdel-Dayem, a former Cairo Opera House chairwoman appointed in January. She asked him to take charge of the Cairo fest. That event has been losing international luster. He accepted the next day, becoming, at age 43, the youngest president in the event’s 40-edition history, and the first chosen from within the country’s film industry ranks.
“It’s a big responsibility… there is a lot that needs to be improved,” Hefzy says. His top priority is to develop...
- 5/11/2018
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
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