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Rim Chaker// Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has announced the Official Selection – Out of Competition lineup for its 47th edition, taking place from 11 to 20 November 2026, as the festival marks 50 years since its inaugural edition in 1976.
The announcement was made during the festival's press conference, held today, 11 October, at Sofitel Cairo Downtown Nile.
The Official Selection – Out of Competition programme features 17 films announced to date, as follows:
Brunello: The Gracious Visionary — Giuseppe Tornatore | Italy | 2026 | 120 min
Donkey Princess — Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña | Chile, France, Uruguay, Netherlands, Germany | 2026 | 90 min
Gentle Monster — Marie Kreutzer | Austria, Germany, France, Sweden | 2026 | 114 min
I Play Rocky — Peter Farrelly | United States | 2026 | 128 min
Les Misérables — Fred Cavayé | France, Belgium | 2026 | 180 min
Look Back — Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 2026 | 100 min
Minotaur — Andrey Zvyagintsev | France, United Kingdom, Latvia | 2026 | 135 min
Nina Roza — Geneviève Dulude-De Celles | Canada, Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium | 2026 | 103 min
Only Beautiful Things to Look At — Ivan Ostrochovský | Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary | 2026 | 88 min
Salvation — Emin Alper | Turkey, France, Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Saudi Arabia | 2026 | 120 min
Sheep in the Box — Hirokazu Kore-eda | Japan | 2026 | 126 min
Sister Brother Manhole Cover — Milcho Manchevski | North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, United Kingdom, Italy | 2026 | 115 min
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars — Mahamat-Saleh Haroun | France, Chad | 2026 | 101 min
The Beloved — Rodrigo Sorogoyen | Spain, France | 2026 | 135 min
Diary of a Chambermaid — Radu Jude | France, Romania | 2026 | 94 min
The Dreamed Adventure — Valeska Grisebach | Germany | 2026 | 162 min
The Loneliest Man in Town — Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel | Austria | 2026 | 86 min
Cairo International Film Festival is one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the Arab world and Africa. It is accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF) as an international competitive film festival. Established in 1976, the festival is held annually under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture.