Cairo – “Al Quds Al Arabi”: The Egyptian Minister of Culture, Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, issued a decision on Tuesday morning to take over the great artist Hussein Fahmy as the presidency of the Cairo International Film Festival in its 44th session for 2022, succeeding producer and scriptwriter Mohamed Hefzy.
She thanked producer Mohamed Hefzy for his efforts during his presidency of the festival in the past years, during which he was able to develop the festival and wished him continued success in his career as a producer and scriptwriter, noting that a ceremony will be held in the coming days in a new tradition during which the presidency of the festival will be handed over in the presence of the artist Hussein Fahmy and producer Mohamed Hefzy. The artist Hussein Fahmy expressed his happiness with the decision of the Minister of Culture, and said in his first statement following the decision, that he had received a call from the Minister of Culture, Dr. Enas Abdel Dayem, during which it was agreed to assign the presidency of the Cairo International Film Festival in its next session, stressing that he agreed immediately, and that he and the work team would do his best to make the festival appear under his presidency in an image that befits the name of Egypt. It is noteworthy that the artist Hussein Fahmy graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema, and studied directing in the United States of America, and was discovered by the director Hassan Al-Imam as an actor. During the period from 1998 to 2001, during those sessions, he was able to make a breakthrough and develop the festival and its events. During his artistic career, he won awards for the best actor for his films “My Blood, My Tears and My Smile” “The Enemy Brothers” “The Bullet is Still in My Pocket” and “Be careful, gentlemen.” He also won the Best Award. A film review of his research “The Director’s Relationship with Reciprocity” was presented at the Niles Festival in 1983 and presented several television programs.
