El Gouna Film Festival: Huppert film opens, Joanna Hogg heads the jury
The ninth El Gouna Film Festival begins in Egypt. The opening film is 'All About Corinne' starring Isabelle Huppert, and British director Joanna Hogg heads the feature film jury.
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The ninth El Gouna Film Festival begins on the Red Sea on Thursday and runs until 23 October. It opens with Marc Fitoussi's French comedy 'All About Corinne' (original title: 'Ni vue, ni connue'), with the official opening screening scheduled for 16 October. Isabelle Huppert plays a background actress hoping for her breakthrough who strikes up a friendship with a famous actress (Sandrine Kiberlain).
The feature competition jury is headed by British director Joanna Hogg ('The Souvenir'), who will also give a masterclass. Its members include Egyptian actress Nahed El Sebaie, Iraqi-Kurdish filmmaker Shawkat Amin Korki and Turkish director Yeşim Ustaoğlu. The documentary jury is headed by Swiss-Iraqi filmmaker Samir.
According to the festival, Egyptian actress Mona Zaki receives the Career Achievement Award. In total, El Gouna says it is showing more than 80 narrative, documentary and short films.