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Artist Ashraf Abdel-Baqi said that he did a DNA test in the United States to avoid knowing his lineage because he was sure of that, but he had seen a television show in the past that features a group of people and each of them speaks of his origins and the program does a DNA analysis for him and they find out his origin story before. 1000 years, so I wanted to know its ancient origins.
“Abdel-Baqi” added during his televised interview on the “Al-Sirah” program broadcast by the satellite channel “DMC”, that after doing a DNA analysis in the United States, he discovered that his family has been in Cairo for 400 years.
Artist Ashraf Abdel-Baqi continued that he worked with his father in his iron workshop early in his life, and everyone in his father’s workshop treated him very well, given that he was the son of the workshop owner, but they wanted to teach him all the arts of crafts.
Artist Ashraf Abdel-Baqi offered greetings and thanks to all the participants and attendees of the Cairo Film Festival, adding: “We are all present despite all the circumstances and challenges due to Corona facing us now and standing “.
“Abdel-Baqi” said during his presentation at the Cairo Film Festival, that there are challenges that affected the film industry in Egypt due to the Corona virus pandemic, adding: “The past period has been in the theater and normal manual work is possible and I have no problem. “
Ashraf Abdel-Baqi continued to joke: “Many directors like to control the location, because that is why the director can work ‘Sayes’, while photographers like to travel by bus and work in the profession of discussion.
Ashraf Abdel-Baqi continued: “The star Ahmed Helmy, a long time ago, was in the kitchen. He made a cement cake, brought a hammer and broke it.”
Festival director, producer and screenwriter, Mohamed Hefzy, expressed his joy and pride for what the “Cairo Film” team achieved during the 42nd session, noting that he had never given up hope that it would take place in its usual way. on the ground, despite the pressures and great challenges that the Corona virus imposes, be it on the film industry in the world or on air traffic.
Hefzy promised the Cairo audience to present an outstanding program, all of whose films were carefully selected, noting that this year the programming team managed to include 84 films from the latest and greatest productions of 2020, including 20 films in its first international screenings. and international films, and 10 Egyptian films, in addition to the more than 10 films that obtained the most prestigious awards of the main festivals during 2020, praising at the same time the great success achieved year after year by the platform “Cairo Days for the Film Industry “, and the support it provides to the film industry, either through workshops, conferences and seminars or with financial support through the Cairo Forum. Cinema, which this year exceeds $ 250,000.
Hefzy thanked all the local and international media for their continued support and support of the Cairo Film Festival, to carry out this difficult session and cross it to safety.
The opening ceremony, which is broadcast live on the dmc channel, will see the great writer Waheed Hamed honoring the Golden Pyramid for Lifetime Achievement Award, which is the same award that the festival gives to British writer and director Christopher Hampton, as well as to artist Mona Zaki with the Faten Hamama Award for Excellence.
Also during the ceremony, which featured a special appearance by artist Ashraf Abdel Baqi, and a new song by singer Tamer Hosni, the 42nd session judging and award committees will be presented, including the international competition led by the director. Russian Alexander Sokurov.
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