El Gouna Film Festival · 2023

Sixth edition

14 December to 21 December 2023.

  • 90 films from 52 countries, 9 of them Egyptian and 29 Arab.
  • 19 Stars and prizes, given by 21 jurors on 5 panels.

The night of the Stars: the Golden Star went to In Our Day. Every Star of 2023

The programme

90

Every film the festival listed for this edition, section by section. Point at a poster, or press it, and it comes forward.

Where a film's own poster is not on the record yet, goat grids draws one from its title.

Feature Narrative Competition

16
Best Arab filmBest ActressTransient HappinessSina MouhammedArab filmSilver Star · sharedNon-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović ReelsMila TurajlicGolden StarIn Our DayHong SangsooBronze StarA Strange PathGuto ParenteCinema for Humanity audience awardGoodbye JuliaMohamed KordofaniEgyptian filmBest ActorIf Only I Could HibernateZoljargal PurevdashSilver StarA Greyhound of a GirlEnzo D'AlòThe ShanabsAyten AminEgyptian filmDogmanLuc BessonNot a WordHanna SlakWhispers of Fire & WaterLubdhak ChatterjeeThe HypnosisErnst de GeerThe WallPhilippe Van LeeuwMay DecemberTodd HaynesAnatomy of a FallJustine TrietBirdlandLeila KilaniArab film

Feature Documentary Competition

12
Golden StarFIPRESCI critics’ prizeHollywoodgateIbrahim Nash’atSilver Star · sharedNon-Aligned: Scenes from the Labudović ReelsMila TurajlicNETPAC awardFrom Abdul to LeilaLeila Al BayatyGreen StarThe Buriti FlowerJoão Salaviza, Renée Nader MessoraBest Arab filmMachtatSonia Ben SlamaArab filmSilver Star · sharedSeven Winters in TehranSteffi NiederzollBronze StarOn the AdamantNicolas PhilibertZinet, Algiers, HappinessMohammed LatrècheArab filmObscure Night - Goodbye Here, AnywhereSylvain GeorgeQJude ChehabArab filmDeep RisingMatthieu RytzThe EchoTatiana Huezo

Short Film Competition

21
Bronze StarAt Last, the DayCarolina VergaraSilver StarThe Red Sea Makes Me Wanna CryFaris AljoobArab filmGolden StarCross My Heart and Hope to DieSam ManacsaBest Arab filmLes ChenillesMichelle Keserwany, Noel KeserwanyArab filmMothers and MonstersEdith JorischTitsEivind LandsvikGreylandsCharlotte Waltert, Alvaro SchoeckLet Us Play YesterdayMenna EkramEgyptian filmHuman NatureMónica LimaDon't Cry GabrielMathilde Chavanne251Bauddhayan MukherjiBut Not ForgottenGehad Alam EldinEgyptian filmSixty Egyptian PoundsAmr SalamaEgyptian filmSea SaltLeila BasmaArab filmBlack WaterJoanna RóżniakEschaton AdAndrea GatopoulosHong Town BackrushRuiqi LiSuperNikolas KouloglouShake UpAnne SteffensShooting WatermelonsAntonio DonatoObjects Are Closer Than They AppearAhmed SobhyEgyptian film

Official Selection Out of Competition

18

Special Presentations

23

Window on Palestine

10

Special Program

22

Tribute to Sudanese Film Group

8
It Still RotatesSuliman ElnourA CamelIbrahim ShaddadArab filmHunting PartyIbrahim ShaddadFour Times for ChildrenEltayeb MahadiArab filmThe StationEltayeb MahadiArab filmThe RopeIbrahim ShaddadArab filmThe TombEltayeb MahadiEgyptian filmAfrica, the Jungle, Drums and RevolutionSuliman Elnour

Homage to Jane Birkin

5
Death on the NileJohn GuillerminKung-Fu Master!Agnès VardaJane B. for Agnès V.Agnès VardaJane by CharlotteCharlotte GainsbourgBoxesJane Birkin

Remembering Mohamed Zinet

1
Tahia Ya Didou !Mohammed ZinetArab film

Worked on one of these films? Find your name.

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The juries

21

Feature Narrative Competition

Feature Documentary Competition and El Gouna Green Star

Short Film Competition

NETPAC

FIPRESCI critics

Honoured at the sixth edition

2023Career Achievement Award

Marwan Hamed

2023Homage

Jane Birkin

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