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  • El Gouna Film Festival
    News

    Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival cancels 2022 edition 436u5f

    2022-06-20T15:40:00Z 2c5w3d

    Previous edition was marked by a series of mishaps and controversies.

  • Intishal Al Tamimi
    News

    El Gouna confirms Intishal Al Tamimi as director, sets 2022-24 dates 2n6k2l

    2021-11-01T11:35:00Z

    Date announcement signals commitment to continue the festival after eventful fifth edition.

  • Sara Shazli
    Features

    Egyptian filmmaker Sara Shazli on how Cairo lockdown inspired doc ‘Back Home’ 1j4l1x

    2021-10-25T14:00:00Z

    Debut feature documentary world premiered in El Gouna Film Festival.

  • Omar El Zohairy
    Features

    Egyptian director Omar El Zohairy talks ‘Feathers’ backlash, next film u1p6v

    2021-10-25T13:54:00Z

    Social satire defied local criticism to win best Arab narrative film at the El Gouna Film Festival this year.

  • Intishal Al Tamimi
    News

    El Gouna Film Festival director Intishal Al Tamimi talks eventful fifth edition 2xl31

    2021-10-25T13:29:00Z

    Egyptian Red Sea event marked its fifth edition from October 14-22. 

  • CineGouna prizes
    News

    Algerian, Palestinian projects scoop top prizes at CineGouna Platform 634r5b

    2021-10-25T13:17:00Z

    The El Gouna Film Festival’s project development platform showcased 20 projects in development and post-production. 

  • Costa Brava Lebanon
    News

    ‘The Blind Man Who Did Not Want To See Titanic’ wins top prizes at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival y1a4g

    2021-10-25T11:48:00Z

    In other prizes Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon clinches Fipresci prize and inaugural Green Award. 

  • Hicham Lasri and Lamia Chraibi on the El Gouna red carpet
    News

    Morocco’s Hicham Lasri says new film ‘Happy Lovers’ will be more mainstream x526y

    2021-10-21T15:40:00Z

    Producer Lamia Chraibi describes it as a black comedy with elements of Irreversible and Fargo.

  • guests at El Gouna Film Festival
    News

    El Gouna Film Festival artistic director Amir Ramses resigns 551f2y

    2021-10-20T17:24:00Z

    The resignation comes amid a challenging fifth edition for the Egyptian Red Sea event. 

  • Adly Thoma
    News

    Can a tech start-up help to revolutionise Egypt’s local film industry? 355h30

    2021-10-20T12:58:00Z

    Cinema-focused start-up incubator unveiled a new round of ed projects at the El Gouna Film Festival this year. 

  • Mohammad Bakri
    News

    Actor Mohammad Bakri pulls out of El Gouna after Palestinian director deported o4o47

    2021-10-19T17:04:00Z

    Celebrated Palestinian actor and director was to have received career achievement award. 

  • Said Zagha
    News

    UK-based Palestinian director detained, deported en route to El Gouna k253c

    2021-10-18T17:05:00Z

    UK-based filmmaker was to have pitched feature project Weedestine at the CineGouna Springboard platform. 

  • El Gouna Film Festival red carpet
    News

    Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival opens fifth edition against the odds 425663

    2021-10-14T10:47:00Z

    Unfolding in the Red Sea resort of El Gouna, the festival will showcase 52 features this year. 

  • fire
    News

    Fire breaks out at El Gouna Film Festival main venue 6b1t4c

    2021-10-13T12:09:00Z

    The fire at the festival plaza has now been extinguished.

  • Haysh Maysh : False Drama
    News

    New projects from Sofia Djama, Ala Eddine Slim head to Egypt's CineGouna Platform 6a2o4d

    2021-09-17T11:15:00Z

    The fifth edition of project incubator event will showcase 20 projects in development and post-production. 

  • Quo Vadis, Aida?
    News

    ‘Quo Vadis, Aida?’ triumphs at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival 3f5937

    2020-11-02T13:29:00Z

    16 international titles competed in the fourth edition unfolding in Egyptian Red Sea resort. 

  • Life Suits Me Well c Kasbah Films
    News

    ‘Goodbye Julia’, ‘Life Suits Me Well’ scoop El Gouna project prizes 4z67e

    2020-10-30T13:50:00Z

    CineGouna project development event metes out $250,000-worth of awards.

  • Gerard Depardieu
    News

    El Gouna Film Festival fetes Gerard Depardieu, Peter Webber as 2020 edition kicks-off 5e454t

    2020-10-26T12:57:00Z

    16 regional and international features are competing for the festival’s $50,000 Golden Star award. 

  • Another Round
    News

    ‘Another Round’, ‘Falling’ to play Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival s5w4e

    2020-08-11T08:53:00Z

    12 features and four shorts selected for the international line-up.

  • El Gouna Film Festival
    News

    Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival announces new later festival dates 1l11j

    2020-06-29T11:38:00Z

    The event has pushed back the dates of its fourth edition by a month.