The Sharm El-Sheikh Arab & European Film Festival is an annual event that’s organized by Noon Foundation for Culture and Arts with the contribution of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture as well as public and private organizations in Egypt and Europe. Its second edition is set to be in March from March 3-9.
The festival will be headed by Gamal Zayda, and the Famous Star Laila Elwy is the guest of honor for this year’s festival.
The festival aims to raise cinematic awareness and promote distinguished audio and visual works through the screening of nearly 60 international and Arab films, allowing filmmakers in the Arab world and Europe to establish a mutual dialogue, exchange experiences, and open new markets for Arab, European, and American films.
Noon Foundation aims to open channels of exchange in all cultural and artistic fields between Egypt and the world, and disseminate better knowledge to other countries through the organization of cultural and cinematic events in Egypt and in different countries of the world.
The Awards of the Sharm El-Sheikh Film Festival are divided into two sections:
1- Awards for Arab and European feature films:
The GOLD DJED Pillar will be awarded to the director of the best film.
The SILVER DJED Pillar, the jury’s special award, will be awarded to the director.
The BRONZE DJED Pillar will be awarded to the director of the best 1st film.
2- Awards for Arab and European short films:
The GOLD DJED Pillar will be awarded to the director of the best film.
The SILVER DJED Pillar, the jury’s special award, will be awarded to the director.
The Djed pillar is an ancient Egyptian symbol for stability in the form of God Osiris’s backbone.
