The Egyptian artist, Amr Youssef, has signed a contract to star in the new film "Love letters" with the actress, Menna Shalabi. The film has been written and directed by the prominent director, Daoud Abdel Sayed. Filming for the upcoming movie is set to begin in early January 2013. This is the first time Amr, Menna and Daoud will be working together. And now it seems Amr Youssef is set to be busier than ever. The board for the Cairo International Film Festival has chosen the actor to present their opening ceremony, alongside Houria Farghali. The festival's first session will open at the Grand Theatre, Opera House on November 28. Amr Youssef is set to travel to Sharm el-Sheikh next week to continue shooting for his drama series "Avenger", which is now showing on MBC Egypt. It also stars Houria Farghali, Ahmed Saadani and Sameh al-Siriti.