Culture Minister Enas Abdel Dayem inaugurated on Friday 04/03/2022 the 11th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF).

During the opening ceremony, she hailed the festival’s management and thanked the ministries of tourism, youth and interior over their support.

The festival will take place between March 4 and 10.

The LAFF chose Uganda as the country of honor for its 11th edition and will also honor the late Senegalese director Djibril Diop Mambéty and will grant iconic star Hussein Fahmy the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Moreover, it will honor Egyptian singer and actress Huda Sultan, actor Mahmoud Morsi, and Moroccan director and producer Mohamed Ismail.

The LAFF will also pay tribute to Egyptian star Amr Saad and Burkina Faso's filmmaker Apolline Traoré.

MENA