Yousry Nasrallah and Daoud Abdel Sayed - Egypt Today. By:  Angy Essam Thu, Sep. 20, 2018 CAIRO - 20 September 2018: The Egyptian veteran filmmaker Yousry Nasrallah granted the Creative Achievement Award to iconic Egyptian director Daoud Abdel Sayed.   '' I would thank El Gouna Film Festival for such a great honour'' Daoud Abdel Sayed sayed said after receiving his award. Abdel Sayed said that Egyptian cinema still needs a lot of work.  El Gouna Film Festival operation manager Boushra gave the Creative Achievement Award to the renowned Tunisian producer Dorra Bouchocha. '' I thank Intishal Al Tamimi the festival head, Boushra and all the festival team for such an honor'' Bouchocha said.  Bouchocha explained that she started her cinematic career since she was 17 years old as a volunteer in Carthage International film festival.  Abi Rashed presented on stage the jury members of the festival three competitions among them were the ...

Yousra on the red Carpet - Egypt Today By:  Angy Essam   Thu, Sep. 20, 2018 CAIRO - 20 September 2018: The second edition of el gouna film festival kicked off few minutes ago.   The festival started with the song ‘’ El Alam Gouna’’ ( The World is Gouna) sang by a notable group of cinema stars such as Yousra, Asser Yassin, Jamila Awad, Ahmed Malek, Ahmed Dawoud, Chico, Hesham Maged, Mona Zaki, Yamine Raies, Dina Al Sherbiny, Sherif Mounir, Tamer Habib and Menna Shalaby among other.   Then the star presenter Raya Abi Rashed appeared on stage. ‘’ When I was young I used to love cinema to escape from reality, when I grow up I realized that cinema is the most effective tool to face the reality’’ recounted Aby Rashed.  After Abi Rashed started to move between the festival celebrities and praised them such as yousra, Adel Emam, Samira Saeed, Nadia al Gendy, Lebleba.  ‘’As the song said the world is Gouna, we want also through this fes...

El Gouna Library, together with Rotary Club of Red Sea - El Gouna, are organizing a joint event on Wednesday Sept 26th at 6pm, with guest speaker Fatima Naoot who is considered one of the most remarkable voices in Arabic poetry.  The event will also be a celebration of the Egyptian New Year 6260. You may view the  Facebook Page  here About Fatima Naoot: She works as a column-writer in press, and a presenter in TV media. Born in Cairo in 1964, she graduated in 1987 from the faculty of Engineering, Architecture dep. at Ein Shams University, Cairo. She has published 20 books to date: seven poetry collections, ten translated anthologies and novels from English into Arabic, and three books of literature criticism and essays. She has translated into Arabic the novels and stories of Virginia Woolf, John Ravenscroft, Chimamanda Nagozi Adichie, Philip Roth, Chinua Achibi, and dozens of British and American contemporary poets. She writes constant weekly columns for n...

FILE: Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla  By:  Egypt Today staff Sat, Sep. 22, 2018 CAIRO – 22 September 2018: Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum Tarek el-Molla said that the coming period will witness intensive activity in the Red Sea area, in preparation for the first international bidding to explore oil and gas in this region. This came during the meeting of the General Assembly of Ganoub El-Wadi Petroleum Holding Company to approve the results of its financial results during the fiscal year 2017/2018. The minister clarified that this step comes after the borders' demarcation agreement with Saudi Arabia and the implementation of the geophysical data processing project in open areas in the Red Sea and southern Egypt. In June, President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi ratified a border demarcation agreement with Saudi Arabia, after being passed by the Parliament. According to the agreement, the two Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir will be transferred b...

Official Announcement Dear Valued Owners and Residents, Box Office: Tickets must be collected at the screening venue box office at least 15 min prior to scheduled screening time.   Single ticket:  EGP 50   Student:  EGP 25  (with valid student ID)  Red Carpet Screening Ticket:  EGP 100   Red Carpet screening for students:  EGP 50  (with valid student ID) Gouna Pass:  EGP 700   Gouna Pass privileges: One ticket per screening, excluding concurrent screenings as well as well as opening and closing ceremonies . Cinegouna Panels: Free (a free ticket must be picked up from the box office)  Cinegouna Masterclasses:  EGP 25 Box office hours:     Audimax :  9:00 AM to 10:00 PM   Marina Theatre :  5:00 PM to 10:30 PM   Sea Cinema :  10:00 AM to 10:30 PM   Sold out screenings and standby:   When a screening sells out, there may s...

The Guide to the 2018 Gouna Film Festival is available for download  HERE

Message from Customer Services In light of our preparation for ElGouna Film Festival along side with the government security requirements, kindly be informed that during the below mentioned dates, entry and exit permissions (including furniture)  will not be granted  for the areas north of Downtown.  Thursday, September 20 th , 2018 Friday, September 21 st , 2018 Thursday, September 27 th , 2018 Friday, September 28 th , 2018 Please note that these areas include: New Marina Abutig Marina South Marina Old Nubia New Nubia  Upper Nubia  Fanadir Joubal/Joubal Lagoon Italian Compound. Rihanna We would like to thank you  for your support and understanding. Looking forward to a very successful festival in beautiful El Gouna. Wishing you all a pleasant day. Respectfully yours, Customer Services Department El Gouna

“From Rags to Riches”  is   an exhibition of Up-cycled creations, organized by Mashrabiya Gallery. Take a chance to visit the Exhibition while it’s still on  till September 30, 2018 . Daily  from 9:00 am till 9:00 pm  at El Gouna Library. Respectfully Customer Service Department El Gouna

North Golf is an area of El Gouna comprised of 29 villas abutting the golf course. It has its own security gate manned by security personnel 24/7,  as do the majority of areas in El Gouna.  A few days ago construction began on a new smart gate to replace the existing setup, without any warning or consultation with the 29 villa owners.  Residents were told by the on site foreman that the new system will allow a card to open the gate, with a buzzer and two way intercom to call the central security control room. Villa owners were alarmed to notice two narrow lanes being setup at this only entrance to Golf North , with rock and cement delimiting the lanes. North Golf villa owners believe this new gate will cause problems and solve a problem that never existed. The new gate will be too narrrow to allow normal delivery trucks or boat trailers to pass.  Currently an SUV has difficulty getting through. Some villa owners have furniture delivered...

This message is from El Gouna Customer Services Dept. We are excited to announce the second edition of El Gouna Film Festival, which will take place  from Thursday, September 20th, 2018 to Friday, September 28th, 2018 . During this period, there will be several activities and great movies to watch in different cinema venues around El Gouna. Please check the attached Ticketing Info. We would like to share with you some general information about this upcoming glamorous event. Please note, that the opening and closing ceremonies are private events, exclusive to the Film industry communities from all over the world. Access to these red carpet events is managed entirely by El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) organizers.  Information on other events and parties, will be handled by GFF Team. During the film festival period, nightlife venues working hours will be extended for an extra hour.  We are also expecting many private parties, by celebrities and fil...

From Orascom Real Estate: It is with great pleasure that we announce the reopening of the Orascom Sales office at Abu Tig Marina. Visit us to get the latest news on our projects. You will find us now between Captains Inn Hotel and the Duty free Shop. Opening hours are daily  from 10am-10pm . Ext. 77939 Respectfully yours, Customer Services Department El Gouna

Come and celebrate the final  Summer Festival of the Season! Saturday, September 8th, 2018 @ 8:00pm Located at the Abu Tig Marina - Mazagouna area Waiting for you! Respectfully yours, Customer Services Department El Gouna

It happened in the night, a large fire, helped by the winds, swept through the mostly wooden structures of the Red Sea Zone Kite Center and Watersports Academy on the night of September 1st, burning everything to the ground.  Thankfully no one was hurt.  It only took 15 minutes for a labor of love to disappear in ashes. The Polish owned and run Center had helped so many watersport lovers indulge in their hobby over the 13 years of its existence. See Facebook Video Here GounaNews republishes below Red Sea Zone’s announcement and appeal as displayed on their Facebook Page. We look forward to all of us contributing to restore the Red Sea Zone to its glory. Success is a foregone conclusion when all of El Gouna joins hands to help. Dear friends of RedSeaZone! We have received a lot of support from you today - we know that you are with us and that we can always, in any situation count on you - today we really needed it! You probably do...

Dear members, guests, friends and followers of the Community Forum, TU Berlin Campus El Gouna is going to celebrate its annual Graduation and Welcoming Day with the new students of the 7th batch  on 13th October 2018 . Following the trend, the late afternoon session of this day will be decorated with the 15th Community Forum.    The Forum will offer a platform to exchange the dialogue between the campus, Orascom and the community of El Gouna. Topics of the 15th Session: "NEW PROSPECTS FOR THE FUTURE OF EL GOUNA" El Gouna: A Hub for Creative Industries and Startups? New Concepts for Climate Change and Urban Development Urban Development of El Bustan Presentations and discussions to these topics will be based on the results of the recent term projects of Urban Development master students and on the initial ideas of a working group titled "El Gouna Vision“ facilitated by TU Berlin, Freie Univ...

Kindly be informed that the Orange Marina office is temporary closed due to renovation works. Please note that effective Monday September 3rd, and for an approximate duration of two weeks, the Orange team will be present at the  Customer Service office located at Building H1, Downtown, to handle all your requests.  Hope the above meets your satisfaction. Respectfully yours, Customer Services Department El Gouna