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.

English title Original title Director(s) CountryThe Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad HendawiOn Airع الهواIhab LameiIntimate EnemiesL'ennmie intimeFlorent Emilio SiriNo MercyNincs kegyelemElemér RagályiLife in a MetroAnurag BasuI, the OtherIo, l'altroMohsen MellitiOperaÓperaJuan Patricio RiverollWaiting For Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-SyadThe Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen ZinounIn The Name of Godخدا کے لیےShoaib MansoorAtaul: For RentNeal 'Buboy' TanJasminumJaśminumJan Jakub KolskiAn Angel Hooked On MeÎngerul necesarGheorghe PredaA Full BreathПолное дыханиеValery PendrakovskyMoon in the BottleLa luna en BottellaGrojoKicksAlbert Ter HeerdtWaiting For HeavenCenneti BeklerkenDerviş ZaimAnd When Did You Last See Your Father?Anand TuckerSeachd: The Inaccessible PinnacleSimon Miller

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

English title Original title Director(s) CountryArarat: 14 ViewsDon AskarianThe DealEl tratoFrancisco NordenLaBoom! ExclusiveLaBoom! ExklusivJeffery Berlin GreenSovia: Death HospitalRobert FrankeQuijatesRimmo PaladinoHouse of the Sleeping Beauties眠れる美女Akemi TachibanaMarrakech InshallahSteffen Pierce & Christian PierceLittle Moth血蝉Peng TaoThe High Cost of LivingLeonard Lai Yok WaiThe EnglishmanIan SellarAmerican CombatantCharles LibinFor NeverAdam Zayed

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

English title Original title Director(s) CountryThe Yellow Houseالبيت الأصفرAmor Hakkar/Délice PalomaNadir Moknèche/Summer of '62Cartouches GauloisesMehdi Charef/Demons of CairoالغابةAhmed AtefGirlsبلد البناتAmr BayoumiThe Seventh Heavenألوان السما السبعةSaad HendawiOn Airع الهواIhab LameiCaramelسكر بناتNadine LabakiWaiting for Pasoliniفي انتظار باسولينيDaoud Aoulad-SyadThe Lost Beautyالجمال المفقودLahcen ZinounThe Satanic Angelsملائكة الشيطانAhmed BoulaneOut of Coverageخارج التغطيةAbdellatif AbdelhamidI.D.الهويةGhassan Chmeit

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

English title Original title Director(s) CountryWarden of the DeadПазачът на мъртвитеIlian SimeonovUpside DownПревртеноIgor Ivanov IzyBoxesJane BirkinIn the Name of Fatherبه نام پدرEbrahim HatamikiaPreserveRezerwatŁukasz PalkowskiAttack On LeningradЛенинградаAleksandr BuravskyRenditionGavin HoodA Mighty HeartMichael Winterbottom

Juries

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

External links Official Cairo International Festival Site (in English) Cairo International Film Festival:2007 at IMDb