Cairo festival to honour Sissako in November
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Kassataya
The Cairo International Film Festival has announced that it will present the Golden Pyramid Award to Mauritanian director Abdel Rahman Sissako at its 47th edition. The festival will run from 11 to 20 November, according to Saharamedias.
The Cairo International Film Festival has announced that it will present the Golden Pyramid Award to Mauritanian director Abdel Rahman Sissako at its 47th edition, scheduled for 11 to 20 November. The announcement was made on Sunday during a press conference held in Cairo, according to Kassataya.
Abdel Rahman Sissako is notably the director of “Timbuktu”, “Bamako” and “Waiting for Happiness”. “Timbuktu” was nominated for the Oscar for best foreign-language film in 2015, Kassataya recalls.
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