2024 El Gouna Film Festival
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Founded2017
AwardsEl Gouna Gold Star for a Narrative Film
Hosted byEl Gouna Convention and Culture Centre
| Location | El Gouna, Egypt |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Awards | El Gouna Gold Star for a Narrative Film |
| Hosted by | El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre |
| Artistic director | Marianne Khoury |
| Festival date | Opening: 24 October 2024 Closing: 1 November 2024 |
| Website | elgounafilmfestival |
The seventh edition of the El Gouna Film Festival took place from October 24 to November 1 in El Gouna, Egypt.,[1] held at the El Gouna Convention and Culture Centre.[2]
Feature Narrative Competition
The following films were selected to compete for El Gouna Golden Star for Narrative Film Prize:[3]
| English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| Algiers | Chakib Taleb-Bendiab | Algeria, Tunisia, France, Canada |
| Crickets, It's Your Turn | Olga Korotko | France, Kazakhstan |
| Everybody Loves Touda | Nabil Ayouch | France, Morocco, Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, Norway |
| Ghost Trail | Jonathan Millet | France, Germany, Belgium |
| Girls Will Be Girls | Shuchi Talati | India, France, Norway, USA |
| My Everything | Anne-Sophie Bailly | France |
| On Falling | Laura Carreira | UK, Portugal |
| Salve Maria | Mar Coll | Spain |
| Stranger | Zhengfan Yang | China |
| The Inevitable Journey to find a Wedding Dress | Jaylan Auf | Egypt |
| Thank You for Banking with Us | Laila Abbas | Palestine, Germany, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia |
| The Kingdom | Julien Colonna | France |
| Tiny Lights | Beata Parkanová | Czech Republic, Slovakia |
| Toxic | Saule Bliuvaite | Lithuania |
| Who Do I Belong To | Meryam Joobeur | Tunisia, France, Canada |
Feature documentary
The following films were selected to be compete for El Gouna Golden Star for Documentary Film:[3]
| English Title | Director(s) | Production Country |
|---|---|---|
| A New Kind Of Wilderness | Silje Evensmo Jacobsen | Norway |
| Cilama | Hady Zaccak | Lebanon, Qatar |
| Death Without Mercy | Waad Al-Kateab | UK |
| Elementary | Claire Simon | France |
| Mistress Dispeller | Elizabeth Lo | China, UK |
| Thakerati Maleaa Bel Ashbah | Anas Zawahri | Syria |
| Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Johan Grimonprez | Belgium, France, Netherlands |
| Tata | Radu Ciorniciuc, Lina Vdovii | Romania |
| Tell Them About Us | Rand Beiruty | Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Germany |
| The Brink of Dreams | Ayman El Amir, Nada Riyadh | Country |
| The Miraculous Transformation of the Working Class Into Foreigners | Samir | Switzerland, Italy |
| We Are Inside | Farah Kassem | Lebanon, Qatar, Denmark |