MUMBAI: The 34th Cairo International Film Festival, scheduled to open on 30 November will last for nine days.

The festival will see the participation of 70 different countries. Sixteen films will compete for the festival‘s grand prize, including the Egyptian film.

However organizer of the Cairo International Film Festival, Ezzat Abu Auf has said that he will not allow Israel to participate. "I will not allow Israel to intrude into the festival even if I have to sleep on the doorstep to keep them out," Abu Auf told the press,

Despite signing the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty in 1979, Egypt remains wary of Israeli participation in Egyptian festivals and cultural events.