Egypt’s Aswan International Women Film Festival to honor Cuca Escribano

Aswan International Women Film Festival announced that it will honor the Spanish star Cuca Escribano in its seventh edition which is scheduled to kick off from March 5-10.

Director of Aswan International Women Film Festival Hassan Abo Elela said that Escribano owns a cinematic repertoire full of distinguished works with great stars and directors, most notably Antonio Banderas in  “Summer Rain" movie in 2006, adding that the festival is keen  since its inauguration to honor female  stars and filmmakers from all over the world.

Cuca Escribano was born in 1973 in Madrid, Spain. She is an actress who has a vast repertoire that houses multiple movies most notably Poniente (2002), Atlas of Human Geography (2007), Sin tetas no hay paraíso(2008), among others.

The seventh edition of Aswan International Women Film Festival  will honor the great Tunisian director, producer and politician Selma Baccar for her tremendous influence in the cinematic field being the first female Tunisian director who directed a feature-length film.