32nd Cairo International Film Festival
32nd CIFF Official Poster
LocationCairo, Egypt
Founded1976
AwardsGolden Pyramid
Festival dateNovember 18–28, 2008
Websitehttp://www.cairofilmfest.org/

The 32nd annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 18 to November 28, 2008. Spanish director Imanol Uribe was the President of the Jury.

Films in competition

The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The Tango DancerGabriel Adrian Arregue Argentina
Cut LooseLosJan Verheyen Belgium
DancersDancenPernille Fischer Christensen Denmark
The Day We Metيوم ما اتقابلناIsmail Murad Egypt
SéraphineSéraphineMartin Provost France
Mark of an AngelL'empreite de l'angeSafy Nebbou France
Where the Grass is GreenerNur ein SommerTamara Staudt Germany/  Switzerland
El GrecoΕλ ΓκρέκοYannis Smaragdis Greece
Mario the MagicianMárió, a varázslóTamás Almási Hungary/ Italy
In the FleshIl Tuo DisprezzoChristian Angeli Italy
Tea Fight闘茶Wang Yeming Japan/ Taiwan
The CollectressKolekcioniereKristina Buozyte Lithuania
Finding Shangri-La這兒是香格里拉Ismene Ting China
The Vanished EmpireИсчезнувшая империяKaren Shakhnazarov Russia
Return to HansalaRetorno a HansalaChus Gutiérrez Spain
The Blind SunflowersLos girasoles ciegosJosé Luis Cuerda Spain
Tandoori LoveOliver Pavlus  Switzerland
The MessengerUlakÇağan Irmak Turkey

Digital Competition

The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
No One's Normal When You're NearDe cerca nadie es normalMarcelo Mosenson Argentina
Behind the GlassIza staklaZrinko Ogresta Croatia
The Story of the Virgin Butterflyقصة الفراشة العذراءWalid Aouni Egypt
W.C.Liam O Mochain Ireland
Three LiraLira 3Andrea Pellizzer Italy
GoodbyeへばのBunyo Kimura Japan
Be With Meخليك معيElie Habib Lebanon
Seasons of LifeCharles Shimu Joya Malawi
Changing FacesFaruk Afolabi Lassaki Nigeria
ZimbabweDarrell Roodt South Africa
Ordinary BoysChicos normalesDaniel Hernandez Spain
DotNoktaDerviş Zaim Turkey
MozlymEdreace Purmul United States
Shades of RayJaffar Mahmood United States/ Pakistan

Arab Competition

The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
Men's AffairAmine Kais Algeria/ United States
MascaradesمسخرةLyes Salem Algeria/ France
AdhenRabah Ameur-Zaïmeche Algeria/ France
Four Girlsأربع فتياتHussein El Hulaibi Bahrain
BasraبصرةAhmed Rashwan Egypt
Fawzeya's Secret Recipeخلطة فوزيةMagdy Ahmed Ali Egypt
Swimming Bolteyaبلطية العايمةAli Ragab Egypt
Number Oneرقم واحدZakia Tahri Morocco
Laila's Birthdayعيد ميلاد ليلىRachid Masharawy Palestine
Salt of this Seaملح هذا البحرAnnemarie Jacir Palestine
HassibaحسيبةRaymond Boutros Syria
Days of Boredomأيام الضجرAbdellatif Abdelhamid Syria
The AccidentحادثةRachid Ferchiou Tunisia
FiveخمسةKarim Dridi Tunisia/ France

Films out of competition

The following films were screened out of the competition.

English title Original title Director(s) Country
The HomecomingΜπαρ ΦλωμπέρVassilis Douvlis Greece
The Last YearRituparno Gosh India
Ocean of an Old ManRajesh Shera India
The Sea WithinOre KadalShyamaprasad India
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love StoryAkbar Khan India
The Demons of St. PetersburgI demoni di San PietroburgoGiuliano Montaldo Italy
GomorraMatteo Garrone Italy
All the Women in My LifeTutte le donne della mia vitaSimona Izzo Italy
Teo's VoyageEl viajo de TeoWalter Doehner Mexico
The TourТурнејаGoran Marković Serbia
Promise Me ThisЗаветEmir Kusturica Serbia/ France
Three MonkeysÜç MaymunNuri Bilge Ceylan Turkey
It's a Free World...Ken Loach United Kingdom
Battle In SeattleStuart Townsend United States
Into the WildSean Penn United States
Margot at the WeddingNoah Baumbach United States

Juries

Awards

The winners of the 2008 Cairo International Film Festival were:

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