We’re back on the red carpet at the opening ceremony of the 2020 edition of Cairo Film Festival. Last night saw some of the biggest of the film industry in Egypt’s captial – and they stopped by Cosmo to chat female empowerment. 

Tara Emad, Sarrah Abdelrahman, Hana Shiha, Cynthia Khalifeh, Huda El Mufti and more celebrities spoke exclusively to us about the representation of women in Arab cinema and how men can do better. Press play on the video to watch. 

Missed out on the action from the opening ceremony? Click here to see the best dressed celebs from the red carpet, and click here to see our favourite IG posts from the event. 

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Videography and interviews by Twinkle Stanly and Yasmin Reda.Â