7th El Gouna Film Festival| Location | El Gouna, Egypt |
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| Founded | 2017 |
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| Awards | El Gouna Gold Star for a Narrative Film |
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| Hosted by | El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre |
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| Artistic director | Marianne Khoury |
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| Festival date | Opening: 24 October 2024 (2024-10-24)
Closing: 1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) |
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| Website | elgounafilmfestival.com |
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The seventh edition of the El Gouna Film Festival took place from October 24 to November 1 in El Gouna, Egypt.,[1] held at the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre.[2]
Official sections
Feature Narrative Competition
The following films were selected to compete for El Gouna Golden Star for Narrative Film Prize:[3]
| English Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Algiers
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Chakib Taleb-Bendiab
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Algeria, Tunisia, France, Canada
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| Crickets, It's Your Turn
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Olga Korotko
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France, Kazakhstan
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| Everybody Loves Touda
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Nabil Ayouch
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France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway
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| Ghost Trail
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Jonathan Millet
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France, Germany, Belgium
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| Girls Will Be Girls
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Shuchi Talati
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India, France, Norway, USA
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| My Everything
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Anne-Sophie Bailly
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France
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| On Falling
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Laura Carreira
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UK, Portugal
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| Salve Maria
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Mar Coll
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Spain
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| Stranger
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Zhengfan Yang
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China
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| The Inevitable Journey to find a Wedding Dress
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Jaylan Auf
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Egypt
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| Thank You for Banking with Us
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Laila Abbas
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Palestine, Germany, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
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| The Kingdom
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Julien Colonna
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France
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| Tiny Lights
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Beata Parkanová
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Czech Republic, Slovakia
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| Toxic
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Saule Bliuvaite
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Lithuania
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| Who Do I Belong To
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Meryam Joobeur
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Tunisia, France, Canada
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Feature documentary
The following films were selected to be compete for El Gouna Golden Star for Documentary Film:[3]
| English Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| A New Kind Of Wilderness
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Silje Evensmo Jacobsen
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Norway
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| Cilama
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Hady Zaccak
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Lebanon, Qatar
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| Death Without Mercy
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Waad Al-Kateab
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UK
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| Elementary
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Claire Simon
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France
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| Mistress Dispeller
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Elizabeth Lo
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China, UK
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| Thakerati Maleaa Bel Ashbah
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Anas Zawahri
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Syria
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| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Johan Grimonprez
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Belgium, France, Netherlands
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| Tata
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Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii
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Romania
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| Tell Them About Us
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Rand Beiruty
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Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Germany
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| The Brink of Dreams
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Ayman El Amir, Nada Riyadh
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Country
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| The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners
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Samir
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Switzerland, Italy
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| We Are Inside
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Farah Kassem
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Lebanon, Qatar, Denmark
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CineGouna funding
CineGouna funding[4]
| English Title
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Director(s)
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Production Country
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| Projects in Development [5]
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| The Gardian
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Muhannad Lamin
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TBA
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| House No. 7
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Rama Abdy
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TBA
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| Running With Beasts
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Leila Basma
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TBA
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| Amara
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Michelle Keserwany
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TBA
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| Al Madeeneh 2008
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Youssef Assabahi
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TBA
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| Leila's Trial
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Charlie Kouka
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TBA
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| Elsewhere
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Issraa ElKogali
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TBA
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| Remind Me to Forget
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Lama Jamjoom
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TBA
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| Dwellers of The Cabins
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Hend Bakr
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TBA
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| A Pair of Shoes in The Dark Corner of The Moon
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Ayman El Amir
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TBA
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| The Cow Thief
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Mohamed Zedan
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TBA
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| The Masters of Magic and Beauty
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Jad Chahine
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TBA
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| The Myth of Mahmoud
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Mayar Hamdan, Shaima Al Tamimi
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TBA
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| Projects in Post Production [6]
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| Exile
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Mehdi Hmili
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TBA
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| Life After Siham
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Namir Abdel Messeeh
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TBA
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| In The Darkness I See You
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Nadim Tabet
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TBA
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| My Father and Qaddafi
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Jihan
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TBA
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| Son of The Streets
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Mohammed Almughanni
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TBA
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| The Settlement
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Mohamed Rashad
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TBA
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| Those Who Watch Over
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Karima Saidi
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TBA
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| The Meursault Investigation
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Malek Bensmail
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TBA
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CineGouna Shorts
CineGouna Shorts
| English Title
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Director(s)
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Producer
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| The Last Performance
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Abanoub Nabil
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Rouba Atiyeh
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| The Bar Girl
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Yassir Naeim
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Doaa Saber
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| The Last Request
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Hozifa Abdelhalim
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Noura Abdelrahman
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| Yellow
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Sherouk Helal
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Ahmed El Shebiny
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| In Such Moment, We Cry
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Ahmed Sobhy
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Marwa Tammam
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| A Little "Rosy" Journey
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Ahmed El-Hawarey
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Hala Lotfy
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| Dead Tired
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Beshoy Youssef
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Ramy El Gabry
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| Lemon Trees
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Mariam Nasser
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Mohamed Gaber
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References