The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival is a world-renowned short film festival. The roots of the festival were planted in 1981 when the association “Sauve qui peut le court métrage” realized there was a need for a platform for short films. Throughout the decades, the festival has grown substantially, having now become the second-biggest film festival in France after the Cannes Film Festival in terms of audience and the presence of film professionals. It is one of the most, if not the, most highly regarded festivals that focus solely on short films and it attracts emerging filmmakers and talents from around the world, as they seek to showcase their work to audiences and meet future collaborators. As a filmmaker myself, I’d always been interested in attending but never took the decision to do so. However, this year, when I heard that three Egyptian films were selected – CAI – BER, Khadiga, and Microbus – I decided to spontaneously book a trip from Paris to France’s Auvergne region where the festival is held. When I arrived in Clermont Ferrand, it was already night. I walked through the foreign streets up to…
A Taste of Egypt at Clermont-Ferrand: Three Egyptian Films Feature at Prestigious Festival
February 13, 2022
