Nesreen Tafesh shares her thoughts for the El Gouna Film Festival, celebrating Arab cinema
Actress Nesreen Tafesh shared her thoughts on attending the eighth El Gouna Film Festival session.
In a television-broadcast statement, Tafesh expressed her delight at attending the seventh session of the El Gouna Film Festival. She also expressed her eagerness to participate in all previous festival activities.
She concluded by saying, “I attend the El Gouna Film Festival every year, and I am excited to see the new films because the festival’s management is always enthusiastic and carefully selects films and sees where the cinema has stopped.”
She proceeded by saying, “Sometimes we cannot attend and see all the festivals, but it is enough for us to come to the El Gouna Film Festival to see the best films, and this is the advantage of the festival.”
The El Gouna Film Festival is now in its seventh session, which began today, Thursday, and will continue until November 1st. The festival’s activities will continue until then.
People widely acknowledge the El Gouna Film Festival as one of the most prestigious in the Middle East and North Africa area. The festival’s primary objective is to present a wide range of films from across the world, with a particular emphasis on Arab cinema.
In addition to fostering cross-cultural communication via the medium of cinema, the festival aspires to link filmmakers from the area with their worldwide counterparts, therefore fostering the spirit of cooperation and cultural exchange. The festival draws an audience that is both passionate and informed.
The purpose of the festival is to encourage the expansion of the film industry in the area, to provide filmmakers a stage on which to exhibit their work, and to uncover fresh voices and talents that contribute to the enrichment of the film industry.
