31st Cairo International Film Festival

The 31st annual Cairo International Film Festival was held from November 27 to December 7, 2007. English director Nicolas Roeg was the president of the jury.

Films in competition
The following films competed for the Golden Pyramid.

Digital Competition
The following films were screened in the Digital Competition for Feature Films category.

Arab Competition
The following films were screened in the Arab Competition for Feature Films category.

Films out of competition
The following films were screened out of the competition.

International Competition

 * Nicolas Roeg, English director (President)
 * Zhang Jingchu, Chinese actress
 * Hesham Selim, Egyptian actor
 * Sandra Nashaat, Egyptian director
 * Ildikó Enyedi, Hungarian director
 * Tilde Corsi, Italian producer
 * Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
 * Jillali Ferhati, Moroccan director and screenwriter
 * Krzysztof Zanussi, Polish director and screenwriter
 * Mahamat Saleh Haroun, Chadian director
 * Nurgül Yeşilçay, Turkish actress

Digital Competition

 * Mohamed Abdel Aziz, Egyptian director (President)
 * Michel Alexandre, French Screenwriter
 * Tilman Scheel, German CEO
 * Antonio Pizzo, Italian professor
 * Naky Sy Savané, Ivoirian actress
 * Peter Scarlet, American director of Tribeca Film Festival

Arab Competition

 * Ahmed Al Maanouni, Moroccan director (President)
 * Moufida Tlatli, Tunisian director
 * Jamal Soliman, Syrian actor
 * Hala Khalil, Egyptian director
 * Samir Farag, Egyptian cinematographer

Awards
The winners of the 2007 Cairo International Film Festival were:


 * Golden Pyramid: L'ennmie intime by Florent Emilio Siri
 * Silver Pyramid: Khuda Kay Liye by Shoaib Mansoor
 * Best Director: Florent Emilio Siri for L'ennmie intime
 * Saad El-Din Wahba Prize (Best Screenplay): Albert Ter Heerdt for Kicks
 * Best Actor: Albert Dupontel for L'ennmie intime
 * Best Actress:
 * Marina Magro for Ópera
 * Tatyana Lyutaeva for Polnoe Dykhanie
 * Naguib Mahfouz Prize (Best Directorial Debut): Juan Patricio Riveroll for Ópera
 * Youssef Chahine Prize (Best Artistic Contribution): Derviş Zaim for Cenneti Beklerken
 * Special Mention: Matthew Beard for And When Did You Last See Your Father? (For Acting)
 * Best Arabic Film: Waiting For Pasolini by Daoud Aoulad-Syad
 * Arabic Film Special Mention:
 * The Seventh Heaven by Saad Hendawi
 * Caramel by Nadine Labaki
 * Golden Award for Digital Films: Xue chan by Peng Tao
 * Silver Award for Digital Films: The Englishman by Ian Sellar
 * FIPRESCI Prize: Juan Patricio Riveroll for Ópera