5 Egyptian films within the eighth session of the El Gouna Film Festival
El Gouna Film Festival announced a group of Egyptian films that will be shown within the activities of its eighth session, which will be held from 16 to 24 October 2025.
& nbsp; The second. Long feature films:
Colonia & LDQUO; Muhammad Siam & rdquo; & nbsp; joint production between Egypt, Norway, Sweden, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France ..
Attached family drama starring Ahmed Malik and Kamel Al -Basha. The previous fasting work was shown in prestigious festivals such as the Amsterdam Documentary Film Festival & LDQUO; IDFA & RDQUO;
Participated in the & quot; Sini Gouna to support film production – development phase 2021 & quot;. Muhammad Rashad & rdquo; & nbsp; joint production between Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia & nbsp;
& nbsp; inspired by real events. The colony is an intensive teaser, and it is the first long feature of director Mohamed Rashad. Film production – post -production stage 2024 & quot;
Long Documentary Film Competition:
50 meters & LDQUO; Yemeni Khattah & rdquo;, joint production between Egypt, Denmark, Saudi Arabia & nbsp;
The film reviews an intimate personal journey to the director, Yemeni Khattab, which wrote the script of the movie & quot; Spring day. Normal & quot; Who participated in the short films competition at the El Gouna Film Festival 2023. Yemeni uses the camera to document her relationship with her affectionate father, as an attempt to restore the bridge of communication between them, in a story about the family, self -discovery and reconciliation. The film was shown globally for the first time in the Next: Wave Department at the Copenhagen Festival for Documentary Films. The film also participated in & quot; Sini Gouna Program to support film production – development stage 2021 & quot;
Life after Siham & LDQUO; Nameer Abdel -Masih & LDQUO; Egypt, France & nbsp;
The film is a new work that reviews the attempt of director Nameer Abdel -Masih in the face of his creative stumbling and sadness over the departure of his mother, by using the camera to re -follow his family’s history. The film, which takes the beauty of life, participated in the ACID program at the Cannes International Film Festival, which is the second long film of the director after the movie & quot; the Virgin and Copts and I & quot; & ldquo; 2011 & rdquo;. | Sarah Raziq Egypt. Explores the complexities of love and loss through a story linking a university student and a university professor who lives a sad experience. The choice of these films reflects the commitment of the El Gouna Film Festival to provide a global platform for Egyptian and Arab cinema, and to celebrate the rich cultural narratives that he presents through the most promising talents in the region & quot;
and for his part, Andrew Mohsen, the head of programming at the El Gouna Film Festival: & quot; this collection of films represents a reflection of the different voices that characterize Egyptian cinema Contemporary. We are proud that the list will include a first global show (and we have imagination … love?), Along with films that left their mark in various international festivals. By adding the opening movie (Happy birthday to Egyptian director Sarah Johar), the choices reflect the great diversity that the festival programming team is keen on, and we hope that the Egyptian cinematic production will continue more so that we can display more Egyptian films in the upcoming sessions. Various films for the fabricated audience with the cinema and enthusiastic about it, create communication between cultures through the seventh art, and linking filmmakers from the Arab region to their international counterparts to enhance the spirit of cooperation and encourage cultural exchange. In addition to all of this, the festival is committed to discovering new cinematic talents with the aim of developing cinema in the Arab world, especially through its industry arm, the El Gouna cinematic platform, which consists of El Gouna Film Staff, and the El Gouna Film Bridge, which give learning and participation opportunities.
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