Egypt’s El-Gouna Film Festival jets to Cannes

Egypt’s El-Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has joined forces with Marché du Film (Cannes Film Market) and Cinando to take part in the Cannes Film Festival’s inaugural mixer event on Thursday.

The Festivals Hub in Cannes, complete with workshop spaces and a lounge, gives film festival and market organizers a chance to get together.

The event was attended by GFF’s director Intishal Al-Timimi and artistic director Amir Ramses, along with a number of industry professionals, including Moroccan filmmaker Kamal Hachkar.

The fifth GFF will be held on Oct. 14-22.

The GFF has become one of the most important film festivals in the MENA region. International filmmakers, producers, actors and cinema enthusiasts gather in the Egyptian town of El-Gouna every year to watch films from the Arab world and embrace the cultural exchange it offers.