El Gouna Takeaways: ‘Safe Exit’ Wins Top Prize, Arab TV Seeks New Talent and Egyptian Filmmakers Push Boundaries

Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival wrapped its ninth edition Friday after nine days of screenings, industry activity and a closing night that spread its top prizes across the Middle East and beyond. Mohammed Hammad’s “Safe Exit,” a psychological drama about a young Coptic security guard in Cairo confronting trauma rooted in religious violence, won the […]