El Gouna Film Festival hosts the world premiere of the film "Dear Sirs"

The film is considered one of the most prominent Egyptian cinematic productions expected for the year 2025. It is produced by Mostafa Saqr, Mohamed Ezz El-Din, and Karim El-Shenawy, in cooperation between the production companies: Bulletproof Films and C-Cinema. Production, Film Square, Red Star, Bidaya Films, and Empire.

 

An elite group of Egyptian cinema stars, including Mohamed Mamdouh, Bayoumi Fouad, Taha Desouki, Mohamed Shaheen, Ashraf Abdel Baqi, Intisar, Ali Sobhi, Nahed, participate in the tournament "The Best Gentlemen"  Al-Sibai, Hanadi Muhanna, Michel Milad, Ismail Farghali, Hanan Suleiman, and Donia Maher.

 

On this occasion, Andrew Mohsen, head of programming at the El Gouna Film Festival, said "This public screening represents an important addition to the festival, as it opens the door for the audience to participate in a different cinematic experience. The movie "The Best Gentlemen" He embodies the spirit of contemporary Egyptian cinema with his intelligence, sophisticated sarcasm, and human depth.”

 

 Marianne Khoury, Artistic Director of the Festival "We are proud to begin this experience with a film that carries this level of creativity and artistic awareness, added. Karim El-Shenawy and his team presented a work that combines comedy, drama, and a social message in a rare balance, which is completely in line with the vision of the El Gouna Art Festival and its constant endeavor to present cinema that expresses our reality and touches our audience.”

 

Director Karim El-Shenawy An Egyptian director, the audience got to know him through his first film, “Gunshot” Which was shown at the second session of the El Gouna Film Festival, before his first series “Cain” was presented. In 2019. He achieved great success through his duet with screenwriter Maryam Naoum in three series, which discussed many societal issues and created a great resonance throughout the Arab world, the most recent of which is “Lam Shamsia”. (2025). He opened his second feature film, “Dhi: A Biography of the People of Dhi” The Red Sea Film Festival is in its fourth session, before being shown at the Berlin International Film Festival.

 

This special public screening represents a new step in the El Gouna Film Festival’s journey, confirming its constant commitment to bringing cinema closer to its audience and making it a shared cultural experience. For everyone.

 

The El Gouna Film Festival One of the leading festivals in the Middle East and North Africa region, aiming to create better communication between cultures through cinema, and to connect filmmakers from the region with their international counterparts in order to enhance the spirit of cooperation and exchange. Cultural.

 

The festival is committed to discovering new cinematic voices, and is excited to be a catalyst for the development of cinema in the Arab world, especially through its industry arm, the Cine platform. Gouna.