El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) official website has announced the date for its 4th edition, which is scheduled to kick off from September 24 to October 2, at El Gouna Resort-town, in Red Sea governorate.
Meanwhile, the activities organized by the Festival’s industry arm, CineGouna Platform, will take place from September 26 to October 1, in addition, the film submissions are set to be opened on March 1 and close on July 15.
The GFF 3rd edition attracted about 740 international filmmakers, buyers, distributors, sales agents, and 750 accredited local, regional and international media representatives.
About 83 films representing 44 countries were screened, in which the winning films running the competitive sections were awarded prizes of more than USD 220,000.
It had also honored many celebrities including, comedian-actor Mohamed Henedy, internationally acclaimed director and producer Mai Masri, Hollywood star Billy Zane.
GFF had also held a retrospective exhibition, commemorating the centennial of one of Egypt’s most influential figures in the literature field, veteran writer and novelist, Ihsan Abdel Quddous.
The festival had also inked a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with UNICEF to advocate for the rights of disadvantaged children across Egypt and the region as well as for reflecting the belief in the power of cinema to bring a positive change to the lives of millions of children.
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It is worth mentioning that El Gouna Film Festival was established on September 22, 2017, to underscore the role cinema plays in promoting cultural interaction and to highlight the awareness of different cinematic voices through encouraging dialogue and by building bridges of creative intellect.
The GFF is held under the permanent slogan of “Cinema for Humanity”.
The festival aims to generate opportunities for the development and support of all contemporary forms of creative expressions in the MENA region, especially between young generations from the Arab world and their international counterparts.
Furthermore, GFF presents a selection of the newest films from around the globe as well as host established and emerging filmmakers.
The festival program includes three competitive sections, the "Feature Narrative Competition", the "Feature Documentary Competition", and the "Short Films Competition".
It also features an "Official selection out of competition" section, and a section devoted to "special programs".
In addition to, it pays special attention to films with humanitarian content.
The festival also organizes the “CineGouna platform”, which is a creative and business hub designed to support Egyptian and Arab talents, during which a wide range of meetings are organized between Arab and international directors, producers, and distributors to enhance business opportunities for the Arab cinema.
In parallel to the screening and the CineGouna platform, it will also present round-tables, workshops, panels, and masterclasses.
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