El Gouna Film Festival to honour Egyptian cinema icon Mahmoud Hemida
His contributions to cinema extend to his production company, Al-Batrik, established in the 1990s, as well as the film magazine The Seventh Art, which published for seven years.
His contributions to cinema extend to his production company, Al-Batrik, established in the 1990s, as well as the film magazine The Seventh Art, which published for seven years.
The 21 selected projects bring stories from 13 Arab nations, involving co-productions from nine international collaboration.
This year, CineGouna Market will be more focused on the MENA region’s production, and distribution companies.
The film festival will also be introducing a new section, CineGouna Shorts, dedicated to short films.
The selected films, which include both narratives and documentaries, represent some of the finest works presented in international cinema over the past year.
In 2019, Hamed served as the head of the Short Film Competition jury at the El Gouna Film Festival.
Filmmakers who wish to submit their work can find the entry form on the festival’s official website.
The festival continues under the patronage of El Gouna Founder, Engineer Samih Sawiris, and is presented by Orascom Development, with the support of Festival Founder, Engineer Naguib Sawiris.