<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The closing ceremony of the 40th Alexandria International Film Festival kicked off, with the attendance of a large number of artists, most notably the artist Nelly, after whom the festival bears its name.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The festival was attended by artist Khaled Sarhan, Sameh Hussein, Claudia Hanna, Rania Mahmoud Yassin, Dr. Khaled Abdel Jalil, Head of the Artistic Works Censorship Authority, artist Sahar Al-Sayegh, artist Ahmed Wafik, Dr. Hussein Bakr, Head of the National Cinema Center, and director Youssef Nasrallah.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Also, the artist Atef Abdel Latif, the critic Walid Saif, the Iraqi critic Mahdi Abbas, Dr. Samir Farag, Youssef Al-Omari, the ceremony presented by the media figure Ghada Shaheen, and broadcasted live on Nile Cinema channel.</p>