Indian National Award winning documentary “Daughters of Mother India” won the first prize in the Documentary Film category at the sixth CAM International Film Festival. The fest was organised by Arabic Egyptian Society for Culture, Media and Arts (CMA) in cairo. Directed by Vibha Bakshi, the movie portrays India’s story of resolve, hope and courage in the fight against gender violence. It frames the aftermath of the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder, on camera.
The CAM International Film Festival was held from October 8-13 October. It is organised annually to promote cinema as a means of combating ignorance, poverty and terrorism. This year’s edition featured around 92 films from 33 countries in three categories: Short Fiction, Documentary and Animation. India was the Guest of Honour in the film gala with 12 entries.
Do you know?
- Egypt, a country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, dates to the time of the pharaohs.
- Millennia-old monuments sit along the fertile Nile River Valley, including Giza’s colossal Pyramids and Great Sphinx as well as Luxor’s hieroglyph-lined Karnak Temple and Valley of the Kings tombs.
- The capital, Cairo, is home to Ottoman landmarks like Muhammad Ali Mosque and the Egyptian Museum, a trove of antiquities.
- Currency: Egyptian pound
- President: Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
- Official languages: Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic
