El Gouna’s CineGouna Expands Industry Push: ‘We Want to Give Every Filmmaker a Chance’
More than 320 Arab film projects applied to CineGouna Funding this year, including more than 100 from Egypt, as the industry arm of Egypt’s El Gouna Film…
According to Variety, more than 320 Arab film projects applied to CineGouna Funding this year, including more than 100 from Egypt, as the industry arm of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival drew submissions from across the region.
At the festival’s ninth edition, running through Oct. 23 on the Red Sea, CineGouna is adding new initiatives as it looks.
This entertainment story centres on Egypt. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include El Gouna’s CineGouna Expands, Industry Push and Give Every Filmmaker.
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