Name:  Soheir Abdel Kader

Positions:

Vice-President, Cairo International Film Festival

Director, Cairo International Film Festival for Children

Qualifications: 

Batchelor of Arts, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Contact Information:

Telephone +20 2 392 3562/ +20 2 392 3962,

Mobile +20 12 313 2190

Fax +20 2 393 8979

E-Mail info@cairofilmfest.com, soheirabdelkader@hotmail.com

Professional Experience:

English Teacher, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Public Relations staff, Egypt Air.

Cultural Policy staff, Egyptian Ministry of Culture

Secretary General, Cairo International Film Festival. 1995 - 1998

Director, Cairo International Film Festival for Children, 1990 – Present.

Member, Union of Arab Artists,1997 – Present

Member, Centre International du Film pour l'Enfance
et la Jeunesse, CIJEF

Vice-President, Cairo International Film Festival, 1998 – Present

International Film Festivals:

A key in the development and organization of the Cairo International Film Festival as a category "A" festival by the FIAPF.  Founding Director of the Cairo International Film Festival for Children.

Significant Achievements:

Jury Member, San Francisco Isfahan and Sousse Film Festivals.

Participant in Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Shanghai, etc. Film Festivals

Film Selection Coordinator, Cairo International Film Festival and Cairo International Film Festival for Children.

Consultant, Egyptian National Day of the Children, 1994

Established Charity Market for Handicapped Children in conjunction with The Cairo International Film Festival for Children.  1998

Consultant/Event Organizer for WHO/EMO Media Evening, 2003.