Members of El Gouna Film Festival attend Cannes 2023
During the 76th edition of Cannes, GFF celebrated cinema, collaboration, and cultural exchange.
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During the 76th edition of Cannes, GFF celebrated cinema, collaboration, and cultural exchange.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The film is set to have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2023.
At the fourth El Gouna Film Festival, 'Goodbye Julia' won the MAD Ergo award at the CineGouna SpringBoard.
For projects in development, the submission deadline is July 15, 2023, while for films in post-production, the deadline is August 1, 2023.
The film festival will take place in the Red Sea resort town from October 13-20, while the CineGouna Platform will run from October 15-19.
Intishal Al Timimi, who has led the festival from the start, returns as festival director.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
The festival's organising committee will announce the preparations and developments for the sixth edition in the coming months.
The sixth edition of GFF will be held in the resort town of El Gouna from October 13 to 22, 2022.
The sixth edition of GFF will take place from October 13-22, 2022.
Through this collaboration, the El Gouna Film Festival aims to reach a large number of audiences, especially emerging filmmakers who cannot attend the festival.
ACC and MAD Solutions Co-Founder Alaa Karkouti will also moderate a panel discussion on February 16.
The Cairo Industry Youth Days will also feature a Costume Design workshop from El Adl.
The 94th Academy Awards will be held on March 27, 2022.
The annual event is a key platform for Arab Cinema that continues to attract submissions from international filmmaking talent.
'Feathers' is an Egyptian-French-Dutch-Greek production and Al-Zuhairi’s first feature-length work.
All the submitted projects had the chance of one-on-one meetings with filmmakers, industry experts and consultants to develop screenplays or incomplete versions of films.
Bakri said he doesn’t hold festival organisers responsible, but hoped the management will seek to find out who is behind the deportation.
The fifth edition of El Gouna Film Festival will screen two Egyptian films 'Amira' and 'Back Home' on October 19.
A musical concert and a panel discussion will also take place on October 18.
The festival includes 75 international and regional feature narratives, short films and documentaries from 44 countries.
'The Sea Ahead' is the feature debut of Ely Dagher, who has won the Palm d’Or award for Best Short Film.
The fifth edition is scheduled to take place from October 14-22 in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.
In the fifth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, Bakri will also give a masterclass at CineGouna Bridge.
The event is scheduled to take place from October 14–22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna.
A cash prize of $15,000 and a CineGouna Platform certificate will be awarded to the best film in post-production and the best project in development.
‘Amira’ and 'Costa Brava, Lebanon' are set to compete as part of the Feature Narrative competition at El Gouna Film Festival.
The lineup includes films from Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Tunisia.
Asmae El Moudir’s 'The Mother of All Lies' and 'Hanging Gardens' by Ahmed Yassin Al Daradji have also won awards at the 78th Venice International Film Festival.
The application must be submitted by September 12, 2021, on the festival's official website.
Winners will be announced at the closing ceremony of CGP, where two projects will be awarded $20,000 worth of production and post-production services.
The film is set in Palestine and marks the first Palestinian film by an Egyptian director.
The film festival is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna.
The event was attended by GFF’s director Intishal Al-Timimi and artistic director Amir Ramses, along with a number of industry professionals.
The festival will dedicate its Special Presentations section and host an exhibition to honour the late director’s life and works.
El Saka started his career with minor roles before his breakthrough in the TV series 'Who Doesn’t Love Fatma?' based on Anis Mansour’s novel.
In its fifth edition, GFF will also introduce a special award for environmental films to be included in its $234,000 total cash prize.
There will be opportunities for networking, encounters and meetings in which directors and producers will be able to engage with the participants in the workshop.
The festival renews its pledge to nurture and support the art of cinema in the Middle East and beyond for the fifth year in a row.
The Khaled Bichara Award for Egyptian Independent Filmmakers will be presented annually amongst the main El Gouna Film Festival awards.
The festival’s Audience Award for a film exemplifying humanitarian themes was awarded to '200 Meters' by Ameen Nayfeh along with $20,000.
For its fourth edition, CineGouna SpringBoard received 99 submissions (65 projects in development and 34 films in post-production) from all parts of the Arab world.
The agreement was announced during a panel discussion and a networking event on the sidelines of El Gouna Film Festival to confirm their 2021-2022 commitment for the cause.
The new TV series is written by Ahmed Adel, directed by Sameh Abdulaziz and is co-produced by El Adl Group and Synergy Films.
Helmed by director Rodrick MacKay who is also the writer of the film, 'The Furnace' stars Ahmed Malek along with Australian actors David Wenham and Jay Ryan.
Directed by Sandro Canaan, the 11-minute film is in Arabic language and stars Tarek Abd El Aziz, Dora Youssef, and Mohiy Dorgham.
The festival will also host an exhibition of Seif's work which will include some of his designs and sketches, and video clips from his films.
The festival, which is taking place from October 23 to 31, has already confirmed 16 films participating in the competition.
Last year, the cash prize was given to 'Severed Head' by director Lotfi Achour at the El Gouna Film Festival.
The award grants the winning film project distribution services across the Arab world with a cash advance of $30,000 for the filmmakers.
The Embassy will also offer a residency award for two Egyptian filmmakers that includes private and curated virtual sessions with film experts in Los Angeles.
Alloush previously served as a jury member in several international film festivals, including the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF).
Written and directed by Roderick MacKay, the film world premiered at the Venice International Film Festival, where it received wide critical acclaim.
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