CineGouna Funding

CineGouna Funding 2024: Full Line-Up

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Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival has selected 21 projects from 13 Arab countries, including nine international collaborations, for the seventh edition of CineGouna Funding (formerly known as CineGouna SpringBoard).

CineGouna Funding, which supports project development and co-production, is taking place October 25-31, as part of El Gouna Film Festival, which runs October 24-November 1. 

From more than 230 submissions from across the Arab world, CineGouna’s selection committee chose 13 projects in development (comprising seven feature narratives and six feature documentaries), and eight films in post-production (four feature narratives and four feature documentaries). 

CINEGOUNA FUNDING 2024
PROJECTS IN DEVELOPMENT:

FEATURE NARRATIVES:

Al-Madeeneh 2008 (Yemen)
Director: Youssef Assabahi
Producer: Ala’a Amer

Amara (Denmark, France, Lebanon, Jordan)
Director: Michelle Keserwany
Producer: Tine Mikkelsen

The Guardian (Algeria)
Director: Muhannad Lamin
Producer: Lynda Belkhiria
Co-producer: Maytham Jbara

Leila’s Trial (France)
Director: Charlie Kouka
Producers: Cyrine Sellami, Dora Bouchoucha, Caroline Nataf

The Masters Of Magic And Beauty (Egypt)
Director: Jad Chahine
Producer: Yousry Nasrallah

A Pair Of Shoes In The Dark Corner Of The Moon (Egypt)
Director: Ayman El Amir
Producer: Nada Riyadh

Running With Beasts (Lebanon, Czech Republic)
Director: Leila Basma
Producer: Natália Pavlove

FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES:

The Cow Thief (Egypt)
Director: Mohamed Zedan
Producer: Mark Lotfy

Dwellers Of The Cabins (Egypt, Qatar)
Director: Hend Bakr
Producers: Hend Bakr, Tamer Nady

Elsewhere (Sweden)
Director: Issraa Elkogali Häggström
Producer: Lars Lovén

House No. 7 (Syria, Qatar)
Director: Rama Abdy
Producer: Hazar Yazji

The Myth Of Mahmoud (Qatar)
Directors: Mayar Hamdan, Shaima Al Tamimi
Producers: Shaima Al Tamimi, Dhia Jerbi

Remind Me To Forget (Saudi Arabia)
Director: Lama Jamjoom
Producers: Maryam Sindi, Rami Alzayer

CINEGOUNA FUNDING 2024
FILMS IN POST-PRODUCTION:

FEATURE NARRATIVES:

Exile (Tunisia)
Director: Mehdi Hmili
Producers: Moufida Fedhila, Mehdi Hmili

In This Darkness I See You (Lebanon, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
Director: Nadim Tabet
Producers: Georges Schoucair, Eli Souaiby

The Meursault Investigation (Algeria, France, Switzerland)
Director: Malek Bensmaïl
Producers: Hachemi Zertal, Fred Premel

The Settlement (Egypt, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
Director: Mohamed Rashad
Producer: Hala Lotfy
Co-producers: Etienne de Ricaurd, Kesmat El-Sayed

FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES:

Life After Siham (France)
Director: Namir Abdel Messeeh
Producer: Camille Laemle

My Father And Qaddafi (US, Libya)
Director: Jihan
Producers: Jihan, David Guenette, Mohamed Soueid

Son Of The Streets (Palestine, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon)
Director: Mohammed Almughanni
Producers: Rashid Abdelhamid, Glib Lukianets

Those Who Watch Over (Belgium, France, Qatar)
Director: Karima Saïdi
Producer: Julie Freres