The third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) ended last night after nine days of films, panels, discussions, exhibition and concert, with a beautiful closing ceremony.
It was the singer Abu who had inaugurated this ceremony. Abu is the composer and the singer of the famous “3 Da9et”, who had become the anthem of the GFF in 2017.
A tribute was paid to Mohamed Henedi for his whole career, but above all for having been among the first comic actors in Egyptian cinema and for having opened the voice to other comic actors after him.
The list was then announced. He did not reserve many surprises, especially with regard to The very beautiful Moroccan film Adam from Maryam Touzaniwho therefore won the bronze star star film of fiction, even if he deserved much better, the documentary film Talking about trees (Talking about Trees) by Suhaib Gasmelbarix who during his projection enchanted all the spectators and who won the gold Star, documentary feature, and especially the Sudanese film You will die at twenty years old Amjad Abu Alala who won the gold Star Fiction Fiction, although the film suffers from a few lengths.
As for the price of the best actress, it was awarded to Hend Sabry for its role in Tunisian film Noura Dream Directed by Hinde Boujemaa.
Hend Sabry elected, receives the star of best actress.
Hend Sabry delivered a very moving little speech, in which she recalled that it was during the first edition of the GFF in 2017, that Hinde Boujemaa had offered to play this role. She also thanked it by stressing the fact that people imagine that the big stars have the opportunity to choose their roles, but in reality, this celebrity scares the directors of independent films, and Hinde was not afraid. Hend Sabry also thanked her husband who has always been by her side and always encouraged her, his mother who takes care of her daughters and thus allows her to work and make films, her producers and friends.
The list of the Third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival:
Competition feature films fiction:
- The Golden Star (Trophy, certificate and USD 50,000) for the Sudanese film You will die at twenty years old of Amjad Abu Alala.
- Silver Star (trophy, certificate and 25,000 USD) for film Corpus Christi by Jan Komasa.
- The bronze star (trophy, certificate and 15,000 USD) for film Adam by Maryam Touzani.
- The Star of the best Arab fiction feature film (trophy, certificate and USD 20,000) for Papicha from Mounia Meddour.
- The Star of Best Actor (Trophy, certificate) goes to Bartosz Bielenia, for her role in the film Corpus Christi.
- The Star of Best Actress (Trophy, certificate) goes to Hend Sabry, for his role in the film Noura Dream.
Competition of documentary films:
- The Golden Star (trophy, certificate and 30,000 USD) for the documentary Talk about trees by Suhaib Gasmelbari.
- Silver Star (trophy, certificate and 15,000 USD) for the documentary 143 rue du Sahara from Hassen Ferhani.
- The bronze Star (Trophy, certificate and 7,500 USD) for the documentary Kabul, the city in the wind of ABOOZAR AINI.
- The Star of the best Arab documentary film (trophy, certificate and 10,000 USD) goes to Ibrahim: a destiny to be defined by Lina Alabed.
Short films competition:
- The Golden Star (Trophy, certificate and USD 15,000) for the short film Exam by Sonia K. Haddad.
- Silver Star (trophy, certificate and 7,500 USD) for the short film Ome from Wassim Geagea.
- The bronze Star (trophy, certificate and 4,000 USD) for the short film Flesh by Camila Kater.
- The Star of the best Arab short film (trophy, certificate and 5,000 US dollars) for Abandon the ghost from Zain Duraie.
- Special mention of the jury For the short film December 16 by Álvaro Gago Díaz.
The public prize “Cinema for humanity” (trophy, certificate and USD 20,000) for the film The miserable of LADJ LY.
The netpac price for the best Asian film For the documentary Kabul, the city in the wind by Aboozar Amini.
The price fipresci For the feature film fiction 1982 from Oualid Mouaness.
The closing ceremony ended with the screening of the official song clip for edition III of the GFF, in which several guests of the festival took part.
Neila Driss
