El Gouna Film Festival 2024 International Films Details, Date and Awards

El Gouna Film Festival is a festival that was established in 2017 through the partnership between Eng. Naguib Sawiris, producer and actress Bushra, producer Kamal Zada, and international events organizer and CEO of i-Events Amr Mansi. The initiative was promoted and supported by Eng. Samih Sawiris, in addition to many private sector sponsors.

The festival is held under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. The most prominent Egyptian films selected by the El Gouna Film Festival are (I Raised My Eyes to the Sky) directed by Ayman El Amir and Nada Riad, while the second film is called (The White Dress) directed by Gilan Auf. In the following lines, we will explain everything related to this topic in detail.

El Gouna Film Festival The purpose of the El Gouna Film Festival is to showcase a number of different films to a cinema-loving and passionate audience, in addition to having a better way to communicate between cultures through the art of cinema. Filmmakers also connect their counterparts from their region to international regions with the aim of increasing the spirit of participation and cultural exchange.

El Gouna Film Festival also discovers new cinematic voices and is constantly encouraging the development and improvement of cinema in the Arab world, especially through its industry arm.

When is El Gouna Film Festival 2024? The management of the El Gouna Film Festival announced the start date of the 7th edition of the El Gouna Film Festival 2024, which will start on October 24, 2024 and continue until November 1, 2024. It will be held in the charming city of El Gouna, and it will select the most prominent talents in the field of cinema in addition to embracing the best projects that participate in shaping the industry, whether at the international or regional level.

In a press release, Eng. Samih Sawiris stressed his commitment to sponsoring and growing the festival, saying, “We are honored to announce the date of the 7th edition of El Gouna Film Festival, due to the great success and achievements of the previous edition, explaining their commitment to providing the best cinematic experience that no one can forget, whether through the innovative El Gouna Film Festival platform or the films.”

Eng. Naguib Sawiris said in a statement that El Gouna Film Festival is considered a cornerstone for increasing culture and art in the region, starting from its first session. With our arrival to the seventh session, we have received great interest from the most important figures in the field of cinema in many different countries, such as China, the United States of America, India, and other countries, in order to participate in this festival.

International films participating in its seventh session The El Gouna Film Festival, in its seventh edition scheduled to be held in October 2024, announced 13 international films, as follows:

● The soundtrack to the coup, a French-Belgian-Netherlands production directed by Johan Grimonprez, which won the Sundance Jury Prize and the Audience Award.

● One of the most prominent of these is the film The Matter, starring Demi Moore. This film was produced by the United States, the United Kingdom, and France, and directed by Coralie Farge. It won the award for Best Film and Screenplay.

● While the film Learn or From a Primary School in the Suburbs of Paris, directed by Claire Simon, also contributed to the screening program of the Cannes Film Festival.

● The film Sam, directed by Sully Bleuvet, revolves around the story of teenagers who are heading to immigrate due to the depression of their town. This film won four awards at the Locarno Festival.

● The film Strange, produced by China, America, Norway, the Netherlands and France and directed by Chongfan Yang, won the Grand Prize at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival in the Proxima Competition.

● After that, the movie Girls Stay Girls, which was produced by France, India, Norway and America and directed by Shochi Talati, achieved great success as it won an award in the World Dramatic Cinema Competition at the Sundance Film Festival.

● The film was co-produced by France and the United Kingdom, starring Andrea Arnold.

● Followed by the German film The Dying, directed by Matthias Glassner, which achieved great success and won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlin Film Festival.

● The film "Traveler's Needs" is a South Korean production directed by Hong Sang-soo, and won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Film Festival.

● Sons Vogter, a Swedish-Danish production directed by Gustav Müller, became the most prominent film in the Youth Cinema section and won an award at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

● Tidal Blockade, directed by Ja Junkie, was selected for the official competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

● Ghosts, co-produced by Belgium, France and Germany, directed by Jonathan Meyer, opened in the Critics' Week competition at the Cannes Film Festival.

El Gouna Short Film Festival Awards Below we will show you the awards that the stars will receive at the El Gouna Film Festival for Short Films, and the awards are:

● The El Gouna Golden Star Award receives 15 thousand US dollars and a certificate.

● As for the award that the Silver Star of El Gouna receives, it is 7,500 US dollars and a certificate.

● As for the Bronze Star Award, it is 4 thousand US dollars and a certificate.

● The El Gouna Star Award for Best Arab Short Film is 5,000 US dollars and a certificate.

Thus, we have learned everything about the El Gouna Film Festival and its date for all fans and lovers of cinematic films who follow this news constantly, in addition to the international films that participated in the seventh session of the festival, as well as the awards that are presented, as this festival is not only an opportunity to discover new films, but also a platform for exchanging cultures and promoting dialogue between creators from all over the world.