The films to be screened within the International Competition for Feature Films represent 17 countries.
They are as follows:
As in Heaven - Denmark
El Planeta - USA, Spain
Good Mother - France
Secret Name - France
Farha - Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Sweden
Quareer - Saudi Arabia
The New Girl - Argentina
Rehana - Bangladesh, Singapore
Holy Emy - Greece, France, USA
Peacock’s Paradise - Italy, Germany
Souls in Transit (World Premiere) - Iraq, Switzerland
Lingui - Chad, France, Germany, Belgium
Headed by Romanian actress Cristina Flutur, the all-female jury for the International Competition for Feature Films includes Egyptian actress Basma, Nigerian director and producer Rahmatou Keita, German critic and programmer Ingrid Beerbaum and French actress and director Marilyne Canto.
The International Competition for Short Films sees 24 films participating from 22 countries. They are as follows:
1+1 - Egypt
What We Don’t Know About Mariam - Egypt
Microbus - Egypt, USA
Sham Ennessim - USA, Egypt
Phoenix - Tunisia
Jeans - Morocco
The Sea Bride - Bahrain
August Sky - Brazil, Iceland
Cold Beds - France
Deaf - Spain
Good Thanks, You? - UK
Love Stories on the Move - Romania
The Letter Room - USA
Five Tiger - South Africa
Silent Night - Russia
The Son - Russia
Frimas - Canada
Intercom 15 - Romania
The Girl Who Comes on Thursdays - Spain
Trumpets in the Sky - Palestine, Lebanon, France, Belgium
Butterfly Jam - France, Taiwan
Elena - Lithuania, France, Croatia
Steakhouse - Slovenia, Germany, France
The Boob Fairy –France
The jury of this section is represented by Saudi writer, director and critic Hana Abdullah, German curator and culture events manager Karin Schyle alongside an Egyptian actress Shery Adel.
The Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) will take place between 23 and 28 February.
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