Tawfiq had been subjected to an influential personal crisis during the last period, after his daughter filed a lawsuit against him due to a material dispute.
And “Sky News Arabia” contacted Tawfiq, who confirmed his great happiness with this invitation, indicating that he was keen to be present at the closing ceremony.
The closing ceremony is scheduled to witness the distribution of prizes in the various international festival competitions, the Horizons of Arab Cinema, the Critics Week, and the Short Film Competition, in addition to other awards, most notably the Best Arab Film Award, the International Federation of Critics Award “Fibersi” and others.
This year, the festival witnessed honoring the artist Karim Abdel Aziz with the Faten Hamama Award for Excellence, and the artist Nelly with the Golden Pyramid Award, during the opening ceremony.
The activities of the current session of the Cairo Film Festival began on November 26, and more than 100 films from about 60 countries participated in it.
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