CROATIAN FILM TO BE SHOWN AT CAIRO FESTIVAL

CAIRO, Dec 1 (Hina) - A Croatian film 'Isprani' ('Washed Out' in an unofficial translation) by director Zrinko Ogresta will be shown during the 20th international film festival in Cairo. The Cairo festival, which begins on December 2, will include 200 films from 55 countries. Twenty movies will take part in the competition to win the chief 'Golden Pyramid' prize, while twelve movies will be presented in the competition of debutants for the prize named after Egypt's Nobel laureate in literature, Naguib Mahfouz. The Croatian film, produced by 'Jadran Film', will be shown out of competition, in a category of social and political movies. (hina) mš 011649 MET dec 96