MedFest Egypt Forum Unveils 2024 Jury Members

Since the countdown has started for launching the sixth MedFest Egypt Forum, the organizing committee announced the official jury members for short narratives, documentaries, experimental films and animations in the sixth annual Forum, scheduled to take place from September 12-15 at the AUC, Tahrir Square. 

Director Hani Khalifa is the jury head. Its members include: director and actress Heba Youssri, actor Amir El-Masry, Jordanian producer Bassam Al-Asaad, and Dr. Hana Abu El-Ghar.

The committee also announced the opening Early Bird Accreditation for students, mainstream audiences, and filmmakers to attend the upcoming edition

The full ticket includes film screenings, panel discussions, workshops, symposiums, art exhibitions, fun activities, and many surprises for the upcoming edition, along with attending the opening and closing ceremonies.

The festival is to provide special offers for Early Bird Accreditation as of today, Thursday, August 1st, for students will get discounts of up to 30%; the ticket price will be 300 pounds instead of 450. The discount on the regular ticket will reach 25%; its price will be 450 pounds instead of 600. 

Registration is available on social platforms for the sixth edition which will include short films, art exhibitions, workshops, panel discussions, and fun activities.

Early Bird Accreditation will continue until mid-August. The festival management released the official poster for the sixth edition, entitled "Relationships", which is the main theme of this year's competition. Basically, human relationships are rich and complex. 

It is hard to tackle them in all their forms, deal with them, and delve into them. Through cinema, one can identify the details of these relationships and examine them on screen.

"MedFest Egypt" is an international forum for short films. It is the first of its kind in the Middle East, for it combines art and filmmaking with medicine and health through a unique cinematic experience. It was founded in 2017 by Dr. Mina El-Naggar and Dr. Khaled Ali. The Forum screens carefully-selected films, followed by discussion panels with experts in medicine and filmmaking. 

Throughout the year, it presents a parallel program that includes multiple workshops and lectures to trigger deeper discussions about art and health, along with monthly film screenings.