El Gouna Film Festival opens ninth edition with red-carpet ceremony
October 15, 2026 at 09:28 PM · Updated 21h ago
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إيمان العاصي وابنتها تخطفان الأنظار في افتتاح مهرجان الجونة السينماي | مصراوي
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مهرجان الجونة يفتتح دورته التاسعة ويكرم منى زكي
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مي سليم تتألق على السجادة الحمراء في افتتاح مهرجان الجونة السينمائي في دورته التاسعة
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«ليلة مميزة جدًا بالنسبة لى».. منى زكى تحتفى بتكريمها فى مهرجان الجونة السينمائى
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أروى جودة وسينتيا خليفة تخطفان الأنظار في افتتاح مهرجان الجونة (صور)
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درة تتألق بفستان عنابي في افتتاح مهرجان الجونة السينمائي (صور)
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خالد الصاوي في أول ظهور له بعد خسارة وزنه.. ماذا قال عن تكريم منى زكي في الجونة؟ (فيديو)
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قبل ساعات من انطلاق مهرجان الجونة السينمائي.. موعد وكيفية مشاهدة حفل افتتاح الدورة التاسعة
(opens the publisher’s site)The ninth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival opened Thursday evening in El Gouna with a red-carpet ceremony attended by Egyptian and international filmmakers.
- The opening ceremony took place on October 15, with actresses Rakin Saad, Mai Selim, Arwa Gouda, and Cintia Khalifa walking the red carpet before the audience and photographers.
- The festival runs from October 15 to 23, 2026, featuring film screenings, workshops, and panel discussions.
- Al-Nahar channel holds the official broadcast rights to the opening and closing ceremonies and the press conference, and will provide daily coverage of festival events.
- Journalist Lamis El-Hadidi conducted interviews with actors and filmmakers on the red carpet as part of Al-Nahar's coverage.
- Actress Iman al-Assi and her daughter attracted attention on the red carpet at the festival's opening ceremony.
- Khaled El-Sawy made his first public appearance after losing weight and told Lamees El-Hadidy he prioritized his health and congratulated Mona Zaki.
- Organizers honored Egyptian actress Mona Zaki with a Creative Achievement Award recognizing her three-decade career at the opening ceremony.
- The opening featured a dance performance and a surprise Arabic-language song by Egyptian-American soprano Sherine Ahmed.
- The French film 'All About Corrine', starring Isabelle Huppert, was selected as the festival's opening movie, screening on October 16.
- Mona Zaki shared photos on Instagram thanking the El Gouna Film Festival and her styling team for the Creative Achievement Award honoring her three-decade career.