El Gouna Film Festival reopens accreditation for sixth edition
Accreditation for the festival is available across five categories, catering to different interests and roles within the film industry.
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Accreditation for the festival is available across five categories, catering to different interests and roles within the film industry.
The festival will be held without any celebrations, underscoring El Gouna Film Festival's continued solidarity with the Palestinian people.
It is a story about two women who represent the complicated relationship and differences between Northern and Southern Sudanese communities.
The festival will resume when the situation in the region stabilises.
The sixth edition of the festival will now run from October 27 to November 2, 2023.
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Since its inception, several CineGouna Platform alumni have made their mark regionally and internationally by winning acclaim and awards at prestigious international film festivals.
The initiative showcases emerging voices in Arabic cinema.
Amjad Al Rasheed's debut feature made history earlier this year when it became the first Jordanian feature film to premiere in Cannes.
The film is produced by Amjad Abu Alala’s Station Films and co-produced by Ali Alarabi, CEO and founder of Ambient Light.
The programme includes 12 films in the Feature Documentary Competition, 21 films in the Short Film Competition, and 17 films in the Official Selection Out of Competition section.
MAD Solutions has recently announced the acquisition of '60 Pounds', a film loosely based on a Ziad Zaza song.
'Goodbye Julia' tells the story of two women who represent the complicated relationship and differences between northern and southern Sudanese communities.
Zbanic had a prior appearance at El Gouna Film Festival in 2020 with her film 'Quo Vadis, Aida?,' which secured the Gold Star Award for Best Film.
During the film festival, a selection of films will be screened to honor the life and career of Jane Birkin.
The central objective of the market is to facilitate connections among film professionals and the commercialisation of films.
Until September 21, 2023, accreditation requests will be accepted through the El Gouna website.
After a year-long break, GFF is set to make its comeback with the sixth edition scheduled from October 13 to 20, 2023.
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Co-written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Amjad Al Rasheed, the film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Amjad Al-Rasheed's debut feature made history as the country's first-ever film selected for Cannes.
Khoury directed her first documentary film, 'The Times of Laura', in 1999 followed by 'Women Who Loved Cinema' in 2002, both of which won critical recognition
It is a story about two women who represent the complicated relationship and differences between Northern and Southern Sudanese communities.
The film is a co-production between Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
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.
