Still from Scary Mother, winner of the Golden Star for Best Feature Narrative Film at the El-Gouna Film Festival 2017
The winners of the first edition of El-Gouna Film Festival were announced during the official closing ceremony which took place at the open air theatre located in Marina, Gouna.
The closing ceremony was presented by Egyptian actress Amina Khalil. The festival offers a star, a symbol of Gouna, as an award to the winners.
The complete list of awards is as follows:
El-Gouna Star for Best Arab Feature Narrative
Photocopy by Tamer Ashry
Bronze Star for Best Feature Narrative Film
Arrhythmia by Boris Khlebnikov
Silver Star for Best Feature Narrative Film
The Insult by Ziad Doueiri
Golden Star for Best Feature Narrative Film
Scary Mother by Ana Urushadze
El-Gouna Star for Best Actress
Nadia Kounda for her role in film Volubilis
El-Gouna Star for Best Actor
Daniel Gimenez Cacho for his role in film Zama
Golden Star for Best Feature Documentary
I Am Not Your Negro by Raoul Peck
El-Gouna Star for Best Arab Feature Documentary
I Have a Picture by Mohamed Zaydan
Silver Star for Best Feature Documentary
Brimstone and Glory by Viktor Jakovleski
Bronze Star for Best Feature Documentary
Mrs Fang by Wang BingEl-Gouna
El-Gouna Star Award for Arab Short Film
Punchline by Christophe M. Saber
Bronze Star for Best Short Film
Mama Bobo by Robin Luc Andelfinger and Ibrahima Saydi
Silver Star for Best Short Film
Merry Go Round by Ruslan Bratov
Golden Star for Best Short Film
Nightshade by Shady El Humus
Mentor Arabia Award for Best Arab Feature Documentary
Sofra by Thomas Morgan
Film Factory Award for Best Short Film
Baghdad's Photographer by Maged Hamid
Audience Award
Sofra by Thomas Morgan
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