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DATELINE -- 2002

The 24th Cairo International Film Festival began Tuesday night with a gala ceremony attended by everybody who is anybody in the Arab entertainment world. The ceremony took place at the Cairo Opera House and was presided over by the festival head, actor Hussein Fahmy. Italian actress Sophia Loren, pictured above, was the festival's international guest star, and was honored during the event for her lifelong achievements in film.

Who's who in the pictures above?
Clockwise from top left: Italian superstar Sophia Loren; Lebanese supermodel Rola Saad; belly dancer Dina and actress Libliba; TV host Soheir Shalaby interviewing (from left) Syrian director Mustafa El-Akkad, Poussy and Nour El-Sherif; the younger generation (from left) actress Ghada Adel, her husband producer Magdi El-Hawari, actors Sherif Mounir and Hany Ramzy; Mohamed Heneidi, with Nadia El-Guindy behind him.

Click here for even more pics from the festival's opening night, as well as links to articles about the festival and the program.

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