The Cairo Independent Film Festival

The Cairo Independent Film Festival is an annual platform of exchange and interaction among independent filmmakers as well as artists, journalists, intellectuals and activists concerned with the filmmaking scene. The festival takes place in the winter of every year, a time that also hosts the Cairo International Film Festival. The festival seeks to disseminate the value and scope of independent cinema, as a different form of expression. They also work to connect young aspiring filmmakers who have little exposure and a wide audience eagerly looking for new cinematic experiences. While mainstream cinema has traditionally attracted attention more easily, mainly due to the availability of resources, the independent cinema which houses an impressive level of talent and creativity across the globe seeks to attract some of this attention dispensed by audiences and critics.

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