Alissa Simon Film Critic After a one-year hiatus, the much-missed El Gouna Film Festival (Oct. 13 – 20) is back and poised to make an increased impact.
Joining beloved festival director Intishal Al-Timimi this time around is esteemed Egyptian producer-director Marianne Khoury in the artistic director position.
Khoury’s long-time championship of female filmmakers and themes finds an echo in the impressive first wave of programming just announced.
Of the 19 features, 10 boast a distaff helmer or co-director. The kudo-laden titles include “Anatomy of a Fall” from Justine Triet (Golden Palm, Cannes), “On the Adamant” from Nicolas Philibert (Golden Bear, Berlin), “Scrapper” by Charlotte Regan (Grand Jury Prize, Sundance), “Stepne” from Maryna Vroda (Best Director, Locarno) and “The Strange Path” from Guto Parente, which claimed every prize in Tribeca’s international competition.
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