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Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival Wraps MENA-Focused Seventh Edition As Region’s Indie Filmmakers Decouple From West
Egypt’s El Gouna Film Fest Wraps MENA Focused 7th Edition As Region’s Indie Filmmakers Decouple From West
The seventh edition of Egypt ’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped over the weekend with the $50,000 top prize going to French director Jonathan Millet’s Syrian drama Ghost Trail, and its star Adam Bessa winning Best Actor (see below for full awards list). There were no Hollywood stars in attendance and fewer international guests from outside MENA, with the festival focusing on regional talents, and giving Lifetime achievement awards to veteran Egyptian actor and producer Mahmoud Hemida, and Lebanese directorial duo Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige. Fourteen festival titles also played in the Zawya Cinema in downtown Cairo owned by Misr International Films company, which was founded by Khoury’s uncle, the iconic Egyptian director Youssef Chahine, and in which she is a managing partner.
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