El Gouna Film Festival concluded its 4th edition today with a closing ceremony that was held at the Gouna Conference and Culture Center, in which the winning films of the festival’s prizes, whose material value is about US $224,000, were announced. Media presenter and actress Nardine Farag presented the event, and the exceptional Egyptian actor Khaled El Sawy was honored and awarded a Career Achievement Award within the ceremony’s activities. El Sawy spoke about his happiness with this honor, especially that it comes from El Gouna Film Festival, which he considers one of the most important cinematic events in the entire Arab region. In addition, the Khaled Bichara Award for Independent Filmmakers in Egypt went to Hamlet from the Slums by Ahmed Fawzi-Saleh. The award will be awarded annually to support young Egyptian filmmakers, has been announced, with an estimated value of $10,000.
As for the various official competition awards and their winners, they are as follows:
Feature Narrative Competition
El Gouna Golden Star for Narrative Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $50,000)
Quo vadis, Aida? by Jasmila Žbanic
El Gouna Silver Star for Narrative Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $25,000)
Bad Tales by Damiano D’Innocenzo and Fabio D’Innocenzo
El Gouna Bronze Star for Narrative Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $15,000)
In Between Dying by Hilal Baydarov
El Gouna Star for Best Arab Narrative Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $20,000)
The Man Who Sold His Skin by Kaouther Ben Hania
El Gouna Star for Best Actor (Trophy, certificate)
Ali Suliman, 200 Meters
El Gouna Star for Best Actress (Trophy, certificate)
Jasna Duricic, Quo vadis, Aida?
Special Jury Mention
Oasis by Ivan Ikic
Feature Documentary Competition
El Gouna Golden Star for Documentary Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $30,000)
Days of Cannibalism by Teboho Edkins
El Gouna Silver Star for Documentary Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $15,000)
Softie by Sam Soko
El Gouna Bronze Star for Documentary Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $7,500)
Truffle Hunters by Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw
El Gouna Star for Best Arab Documentary Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $10,000)
Their Algeria by Lina Soualem
Short Film Competition
El Gouna Golden Star for Short Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $15,000)
Being My Mom by Jasmine Trinca
El Gouna Silver Star for Short Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $7,500)
Blue Frontier by Ivan Milosavljević
El Gouna Bronze Star for Short Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $4,000)
Sër Bi by Moly Kane
El Gouna Star for Best Arab Short Film (Trophy, certificate, and US $5,000)
I Am Afraid to Forget Your Face by Sameh Alaa
Cinema for Humanity Audience Award
The festival’s Audience Award for a film exemplifying humanitarian themes (Trophy, certificate, and US $20,000)
200 Meters by Ameen Nayfeh
NETPAC Award for Best Asian Film
In Between Dying by Hilal Baydarov
FIPRESCI Award
200 Meters by Ameen Nayfeh
El Gouna Film Festival
One of the leading festivals in the MENA region, GFF aims to showcase a wide variety of films for a passionate and knowledgeable audience, while fostering better communication between cultures through the art of filmmaking. Its goal is to connect filmmakers from the region with their international counterparts in the spirit of cooperation and cultural exchange. The festival is committed to the discovery of new voices and strives to be a catalyst for the development of cinema in the Arab world.
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