The Stars of 2021
20 Stars and prizes, to 16 films, on the closing night of the fifth edition.
The El Gouna Star is the festival's prize: Golden, Silver and Bronze in each competition, and named Stars for the best Arab film, actor and actress.
Narrative features
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Best actor and best actress
For The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, directed by Teemu Nikki.
For Playground, directed by .
Behind each name: a still from the film.
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Documentaries
The Arab Stars
A Star for the best Arab film in each competition.
Best Arab film · Feature narrativeFeathersOmar El ZohairyEgyptian film
Best Arab film · Feature documentaryCaptains of Za'atariAli El ArabiEgyptian film
Best Arab film · Short filmCai-BerAhmed AbdelsalamEgyptian film
Egypt on the night
Egyptian films won 3 Stars and prizes this year.
- Best Arab film · Feature narrativeFeathersOmar El ZohairyEgyptian film
- Best Arab film · Feature documentaryCaptains of Za'atariAli El ArabiEgyptian film
- Best Arab film · Short filmCai-BerAhmed AbdelsalamEgyptian film
Chosen by the audience
The Cinema for Humanity Audience Award, chosen by the festival's audience.
Cinema for Humanity audience awardOstrov – Lost IslandSvetlana Rodina, Laurent Stoop
From the critics' juries
- NETPAC awardCaptain Volkonogov Escaped
- NETPAC, special mentionOnce Upon a Time in CalcuttaAditya Vikram Sengupta
FIPRESCI critics’ prizeCosta Brava, LebanonMounia AklArab film
Other prizes
- Khaled Bichara awardAdel
Also honoured
Ahmed El Saka
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