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El Gouna Film Festival Awards
Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival crowns 'Safe Exit' as top prize amid Arab TV talent searches.
In brief
Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival crowns 'Safe Exit' as top prize amid Arab TV talent searches. Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival awarded 'Safe Exit' the top prize for best narrative feature. Originally reported by Variety.
El Gouna Film Festival
Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival wrapped its ninth edition Friday after nine days of screenings.
Safe Exit Wins Top Prize
Mohammed Hammad's 'Safe Exit,' a psychological drama about a young Coptic security guard in Cairo confronting trauma rooted in religious violence, won the Golden Star for best narrative feature.
Arab TV Seeks New Talent
Egyptian Screenwriter Mariam Naoum on the Struggle for Arab Series to Find Buyers: 'We’re Suffocating Inside'.
“We’re Suffocating Inside”
What to remember
Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival awarded 'Safe Exit' the top prize for best narrative feature.
