Board of Trustees of Aswan International Women Film Festival discuss final arrangements of the upcoming edition

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Sun, 26 Feb 2023 - 01:26 GMT

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File: AIWFF’s Board of Trustees.

File: AIWFF’s Board of Trustees.

The Board of Trustees of  Aswan International Women Film Festival ( AIWFF) held a meeting chaired by Ambassador Mervat Al-Talawi to discuss the final arrangements for the 7th edition which is scheduled to kick off from March 5-10.

 
The meeting was attended by members of the Board of Trustees including President of the Academy of Arts Ghada Gabara, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Falcon Group Sherif Khaled, famed TV presenter Jasmine Taha Zaki, producer Safi El Din Mahmoud, and engineer Adly Toma, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees Dr.Azza Kamel, Festival President Mohamed Abdel Khalek and Festival Director journalist Hassan Abu El Ela.
 
During the meeting, the Board of Trustees discussed the challenges of the seventh edition in light of the economic crisis the world is witnessing, as well as the arrangements for the opening and closing ceremonies, which will be directed by director Hisham Atwa for the sixth year in a row.
 
 
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.
 
 
 AIWFF announced that it will honor as well veteran Egyptian actress dubbed Egypt's first star Nabila Ebeid, acclaimed TV presenter Dorria Sharaf Eldin, Spanish star Cuca Escribano and the award-winning Dutch director, screenwriter and producer Mijke De Jong.

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