Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano (4-R) and Egyptian actor and president of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) Hussein Fahmi (3-R) share the stage with the award holders at the end of the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano (L) announces the closing session, as award holders stand on the stage with Egyptian actor and president of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) Hussein Fahmi (2-R) at the end of the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bosnian president of the jury Danis Tanovic (R) hands the Romania Ambassador to Egypt Olivia Toderean, the Golden Pyramid Award for best film on behalf of the producer and director Bogdan Mureanu for his film 'The New Year That Never Came', during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian film director Rashid Masharawi talks after receiving the third prize of the Broadcasting and Television Union of Organisations of Islamic Cooperation award, which is presented to the top Palestinian documentaries or short films, during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Egyptian Minister of Culture Ahmed Fouad Hano (2-R), Egyptian actor and president of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) Hussein Fahmi (R), and Egyptian TV presenter Amr el-Leithy (L), stand on stage as they listen to Palestinian film director Rashid Masharawi speaking after he received the third prize of the Broadcasting and Television Union of Organizations of Islamic Cooperation Award, which is presented to the top Palestinian documentaries or short films, during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Bosnian president of the jury Danis Tanovic (R) hands the Romania Ambassador to Egypt Olivia Toderean, the Golden Pyramid Award for best film on behalf of the producer and director Bogdan Mureanu for his film 'The New Year That Never Came', during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Egyptian TV presenter Amr el-Leithy (L) looks on as Palestinian Director Rashid Masharawi talks after receiving the third prize of the Broadcasting and Television Union of Organisations of Islamic Cooperation award, which is presented to the top Palestinian documentaries or short films, during the closing ceremony of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in Cairo on November 22, 2024. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - An artist dressed as clown waits at the backstage before his performance during the International Clown Festival in Chennai on November 23, 2024. (Photo by R.Satish BABU / AFP) (Photo by R.SATISH BABU/AFP via Getty Images)