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- El Gouna Film FestivalOn now · 15 – 23 October · Festival venues across El Gouna · El Gouna
- El Gouna Half Marathon21 November · Abu Tig Marina, El Gouna · El Gouna
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- October 2026El Gouna Film Festival opens its ninth edition, honouring Mona ZakiEgyptian Streets · El Gouna
- October 2026Palme d'Or winner Fjord gets its MENA premiere at El Gouna Film FestivalDeadline · El Gouna
- March 2026Mövenpick El Gouna to become Sofitel El Gouna Resort under new Accor dealArab Finance · El Gouna
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El Gouna Film Festival opens its ninth edition, honouring Mona Zaki
The Red Sea festival opened on 15 October and runs until 23 October, with 77 films under the theme 'Cinema for Humanity: Archiving Narratives'. Mona Zaki received the Creative Achievement Award. Masterclasses with Zaki and Yousry Nasrallah make this a good week to be in El Gouna.
Source: Egyptian Streets
Palme d'Or winner Fjord gets its MENA premiere at El Gouna Film Festival
Andrew Mohsen's first programme as artistic director has 49 features and 19 shorts. Out of competition it includes Cristian Mungiu's Fjord and Ryusuke Hamaguchi's All of a Sudden. Joanna Hogg leads the jury, and Egypt's Safe Exit is in the main competition.
Source: Deadline
Mövenpick El Gouna to become Sofitel El Gouna Resort under new Accor deal
Accor and Orascom Development signed to reposition the 420-room resort, set on a peninsula between sea and lagoon, under the Sofitel brand, with phased renovation from 2027. It gives El Gouna, which draws about a million visitors a year, a new luxury address.