SECTIONS AWARDS
The Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film, presented to the producer
The Silver Pyramid, Special Jury Award, for Best Director
The Bronze Pyramid Award for Best First or Second Work, presented to the director
Naguib Mahfouz Award for Best Screenplay
Best Actor Award
Best Actress Award
Henry Barakat Award for Best Artistic Contribution
FATEN HAMAMA AWARDS
TRIBUTES
Honorary Award to prominent film figures for their contribution to enrich the cinematographic art.
Excellence Award to prominent film figures for their contribution to enrich the cinematographic art.
THE HORIZONS OF NEW ARAB CINEMA COMPETITION AWARDS
Saad Eldin Wahba Award for Best Arabic Film, awarded to the director.
Salah Abu Seif Award for Best Artistic Contribution.
Best Non-Fiction film Award
Best Acting performance Award
INTERNATIONAL CRITICS’ WEEK COMPETITION AWARDS
Shadi Abdel Salam Award for Best Film, awarded to the director.
Fathy Farag Award for Best Artistic Contribution.
THE CINEMA OF TOMORROW INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS
Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film.
The Special Jury Award.
CIFF CASH AWARDS
Youssef Cherif Rizkallah Award (Audience Award): 20,000$ (shared between the producer of the film and the Egyptian company distributing the film in Egypt). The Award will be granted to one of films selected in the International Competition
Best Arab Film Award: 15,000$ presented to the producer of the film. The Award will be granted by a special jury to the best Arab film selected in either the International Competition.
THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FILM CRITICS
FIPRESCI
The FIPRESCI Award will be decided by a jury comprised of a president and two members, and will be awarded to a film in the international competition. The Award will be announced during the CIFF closing ceremony.