Coming into its sixth year, the Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has been celebrating the diverse filmmaking industry ever since its first edition in 2017. The Festival’s mission is to showcase a distinct selection of films, connecting filmmakers from around the region and bridging cultural gaps through the art of filmmaking. View this post on Instagram A post shared by El Gouna Film Festival (@elgounafilmfestivalofficial) Striving to be a catalyst for the development of cinema in the Arab world, this year’s edition will see a collaboration between GFF and the Sudanese Film Group (SFG) to showcase a selection of eight restored Sudanese short films — treasures that attest to the resilience of Sudanese cinema. The joint force between GFF and SFG comes under the festival’s ‘Special Presentations’ lineup, which aims to pay homage to a bygone era of cinematic innovation and storytelling brilliance. The SFG was established in April 1989 with a mission “to champion the illuminating power of cinema against the shadows of darkness.” This group of dedicated filmmakers aspired to forge a new path for creative expression, cinematic exploration, and education. For nearly 30 years, Sudan’s artists…
