The Cairo International Short Film Festival announced the launch of the first edition of the Cairo Film Platform 🎬✨, held during the seventh edition of the festival from December 16 to 21, 2025 at the Cairo Opera House 🇪🇬.

The organizing committee selected eight outstanding short film projects to participate in the platform, reflecting diverse cinematic visions and showcasing promising new talents in Arab cinema 🌟🎥:

• Behleka Fi El Saqf – Director: Rania Zahra

• Farida – Director: Karim Karkour

• Horse of the Sea – Director: Sameh Gamal

• Ariha – Director: Nada Hamad

• Ibn Al-Far – Director: Mariam Nasser

• Mayten Ahly – Director: Bishoy Youssef

• Nafas Taht Al-Sama – Director: Haitham Abdel Hamid

• Nabatshia Sahar – Director: Osama El-Kazzaz

Festival director Waheed Sobhi emphasized that the platform aims to support short film production, empower young talents, and provide professional spaces for development and production collaboration ✨.

Festival manager and critic Ahmed El-Nabawy added that the platform enhances Arab presence in independent cinema, offering filmmakers the chance to present projects in development to local and international producers, supporting institutions, and field experts 🎬🌟.

Film critic Ahmed El-Masry, general supervisor of the platform, stated that the initiative represents a key step in developing the short film industry locally and regionally, promoting emerging cinematic voices and their presence at international festivals 🌍🎥.

The festival is chaired by Waheed Sobhi, managed by Ahmed El-Nabawy, with Tamer Bagato as executive director, and the Cairo Film Platform supervised by Ahmed El-Masry.

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