19/10/2020
El Gouna Film Festival 4th Edition Jury Members:
- The Feature Narrative Competition
Peter Webber director and producer who recently directed the acclaimed TV epic Kingdoms of Fires, joins as the head of jury
Asser Yassin Egyptian actor, writer, and producer
Amjad Abu Alala, award-winning filmmaker and screenwriter whose feature film You Will Die at Twenty (2019) won the Lion of the Future award at the 76th Venice Film Festival and El Gouna Golden Star in addition to over 15 awards
Rodrigo Sepúlveda also honors the jury all the way from Chile. His latest feature, My Tender Matador (2020), has been selected at of some the most prestigious international film festivals
Thierry Lenouvel Producer, Co-founder and General Delegate of Cinemed (Mediterranean Film Festival) Montpellier
- The Feature Documentary Competition
Marie-Pierre Macia, producer, former director of the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) in Cannes, who heads the jury
Marianne Khoury Egyptian director who has produced and co-produced around 30 feature films and documentaries that won awards at regional and international festivals
Simon El Habre, member of Beirut DC and winner of international prizes for his documentaries The One Man Village and Gate #5
Freddy Olsson, Swedish producer and programmer, senior programmer for the Göteborg Film Festival
Bernard Karl, director of the Berlin-based independent film festival Around The World in 14 Films and the Head of the International Program at the Munich International Film Festival
- The Short Film Competition
Raja Amari, Tunisian filmmaker who was announced a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, in addition to being named President of the Jury at the Gan Foundation for Cinema in France, who heads the jury
Ali Fazal, world-renowned Indian actor who caught the attention of the global audience in the award-winning Victoria & Abdul (2017).
Guillaume de Seille French screenwriter and producer with decades of experience in television and in producing more than 50 international arthouse films
Kinda Alloush Syrian actress with more than 15 films and over 20 television series
Mareme N'Diaye, accomplished Sénégalese actress who appeared in Maman(s) (2015), which was crowned with over 60 awards and honors around the world
El Gouna Film Festival
