El Gouna Film Festival Announces Its Dates for the Upcoming Three Editions

Fri Oct 29, 2021

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 El Gouna, October 29, 2021: Following an eventful 5th edition that not only sparked debate but also witnessed the largest media coverage, locally and internationally, since the festival’s inception in 2017; El Gouna Film Festival renews its pledge to support and foster the industry and filmmakers in the region by announcing its dates for the upcoming three years: the 6th edition to take place October 13-21, 20227th edition to take place October 12-20, 2023 and the 8th edition to take place October 17-25, 2024.

Festival Director Intishal Al Timimi asserted, “What matters to us by the end of each edition is what it will add to future ones, specifically the changes that happen on structural and administrative levels. As we look forward to our 6th edition, we aspire to achieve the best results that are only acquired through our accumulated experiences from previous years.”

There is no doubt that the 5th edition of the festival witnessed a series of events and incidents that garnered mixed media coverage, which only added to the festival’s mission of encouraging discussion. These events showed the strong determination and dedication of the festival’s team, helmed by Festival Director Intishal Al Timimi and the core senior management; Co-Founder and COO Bushra Roza, Executive Director Amal El Masri, Artistic Director Amir Ramses and General Manager Kamal Zadeh, to create a modern and interactive edition out of these challenging circumstances.

The 5th edition of GFF presented 76 films that varied from fiction, animation, documentary to shorts.10 films had their world and international premieres, all of which were shown for the first time in the MENA region. CineGouna Platform witnessed excellent success for its industry arms CineGouna Bridge, with its activities and CineGouna Platform, where 19 projects in development and post-production stages were provided technical and artistic guidance and enjoyed financial support, either through official festival awards or grants from sponsors, which exceeded US $280,000.

Alongside these projects CineGouna Bridge hosted a series of masterclasses, panel discussions and workshops, the most prominent of which was a masterclass by American director Darren Aranofosky and a conversation with Polish actor Zbigniew Zamachowski, in addition to panels such as Cinema as an Agent for Social Change and Depicting Ancient Egypt in Film.

Last but not least, the Khaled Bichara Award attracted the participation of 120 young Egyptian filmmakers, and the Palestinian Film Lab competition stimulated many young Arab participations.

 

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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