El Gouna Film Festival invites submissions to fifth edition
In its fifth edition, GFF will also introduce a special award for environmental films to be included in its $234,000 total cash prize.
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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.
Egyptian filmmakers Sherif El Bendary and Mohamed Siam, and El Gouna Film Festival founder Bushra Rozza talk to Shifa Naseer about regional film productions, trends in Egyptian cinema and where ...
The festival is set to take place in the Red Sea town of El Gouna from October 23 to 31, 2020.
The film had its world premiere at the 17th Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days), a sidebar of the Venice Film Festival.
The festival is scheduled to take place from October 23 to 31, 2020 in the Egyptian resort town of El Gouna.
The festival will now run from October 23 to 31 in the Egyptian resort town of El Gouna.
The opening day brought together several stars from the Arab world while day two saw the opening of the fifth edition of the Malmo Market Forum, the industry arm of ...
Organised by CineGouna Platform, CineGouna SpringBoard is a project development and co-production lab that enables Arab film directors and producers with projects in development or films in post-production to find ...
The selected projects will receive artistic and financial support from the CineGouna Platform.
We are proud to showcase the first Egyptian animated feature film created by an Arab crew, whose work is on par with prominent animated films from around the world," said ...
Participants at the 2017 CineGouna Platform initiative.During the second edition of the El Gouna Film Festival, an international jury of film experts, will decide winners among ...
