The jury
Elena Rubashevska (Ukraine), Henda Haouala (Tunisia / France), Haytham Mofed Abel-Salam (Egypt),
GFF has grown into one of the leading cinematic festivals in the MENA region. Drawing on Egypt’s long history as a crossroads of Africa, Europe, and the Arab world, GFF has become a discovery ground for new voices from the Middle East, Africa, and beyond — and a bridge connecting regional filmmakers to the global industry, via its industry arm, CineGouna. In the festival’s 9th edition, El Gouna will host the FIPRESCI jury for the 8th time. Our three member jury (one from Egypt) will award one film selected from the first or second features from three continents (Africa, Asia and Latin America), highlighting around 12–14 diverse films.