El Gouna Film Festival
El Gouna Film Festival takes place Oct 15 - 23, 2026 in El Gouna, Egypt.
A film festival held each autumn in the Red Sea resort town of El Gouna, Egypt, showing Arab and international cinema. Screenings run at the Sea Cinema, with three screening rooms, and the Festival Plaza hosts the ceremonies, red carpet premieres and sunset networking events. The CineGouna industry programme runs alongside with funding, forum, market, emerge and series strands. Members go for the films, the industry gatherings and the resort setting.
- When
- Oct 15 - 23, 2026
- Where
- El Gouna, Egypt
- Weather
- Hot, sunny and very dry. In October Hurghada averages a daytime high of about 32C and a night low of about 22C, with about 5 mm of rain. Figures are for Hurghada, the nearest climate-data point to El Gouna.
- Getting there
- Hurghada International Airport (HRG). The airport lists a 24-hour taxi service, buses, minibuses, private hotel transfers and car rental at the terminal; ask your hotel in El Gouna whether it offers a transfer.
- Where to stay
- Casa Cook El Gouna, El Gouna; Steigenberger Golf Resort El Gouna, El Gouna
- Official site
- https://elgounafilmfestival.com/
How to attend
Screening tickets are sold through the festival's official ticketing page. Industry and press access runs through the accreditation page on the festival's website.
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