Aswan International Women Film Festival announced the list of films participating in the Egyptian Film Competition in its sixth edition which will be held from February 23 to 28.
The first movie is “ Kamar 14” (Full Moon) which was released in Egyptian cinemas on January 12.
The movie highlights five love stories. While radio presenter Mourad follows social media stories, he comes across the stories of Dr. Alia, sued after being accused of having an affair with an assistant professor, and Mariam and Ibrahim who are separated by religion, among others.
These love stories draw Mourad’s attention to the full moon, rumored to destroy love.
The film houses a notable group of stars such as Khaled El Nabawy, Shereen Reda, Ghada Adel, Ahmad Al Fishawy, Ahmed Hatem, Asmaa Abulyazeid, Yasmine Raies, Ahmed Malek, Khaled Anwar, May El Gheity among others.
Full Moon is written by Mahmoud Zahran and directed by Hady el Baghoury.
The second movie is “Abu Saddam”. The movie revolves around the experienced old truck driver "Abu Saddam" who gets a transportation mission on the North Coast road after he stopped working for years.
He decides that he wants to complete his mission perfectly to complement his working reputation but he faces a small situation on the road and things get out of control.
The movie starring Mohamed Mamdouh, Ahmed Dash among others. “Abu Saddam” is directed by Nadine Khan.
The third is the Egyptian documentary “El Awda” ( Back Home). directed by Sara El Shazli. “ Back Home” showed clips of Sara's return to Egypt after spending 10 years abroad. It starts with her arrival at the airport and taking a car to reach home. It ends with her knocking on the door, where the film starts with her coming Back Home .
Sara’s father is nearly 80 years old and is full of life. When Sara’s plans turn upside down due to the global pandemic, she finds herself stuck in her childhood home with her parents after living abroad for ten years. As they spend months together in lockdown, Sara feels the need to capture the precious moments spent with her father on film.
For the first time, Sara’s return to Egypt feels right.
An almost off-the-cuff, unplanned project, the film tracks something of a homecoming for Shazli, as she documents her struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic that forced her to move back in with her parents after having lived away from them for a decade.
Shazli’s documentary is an intimate portrayal of her relationship with her father and, despite them being forced to spend so much time together, the escalation shines a light on a new understanding of her relationship with him.
The fourth movie is “Wish Al Qafs" directed by Dina Abdel Salam, written by Dina Abdel Salam and Ashraf Mahdi. The movie starring Ashraf Mahdi, Amin Hegazy, Amina Al Zoghbi, Onsi Al Jundi.
The events revolve around a group of people working for a jam-manufacturing company in Alexandria who are going through financial crises, and their fates are intertwined and complicated.
The Egyptian Film Competition jury is headed by acclaimed author, writer and journalist Ibrahim Eissa.
Eissa’s first cinematic experience was writing “Mawlana” ( The Preacher).His second movie is “ El Deif” (The Guest) in 2018. His third film “Saheb el Makam” was the first Egyptian movie to be shown exclusively on an electronic platform and achieved huge success.
Egyptian star Dalia El Behairy and director of photography Kamal Abdel Aziz will serve as jury members of the Egyptian Film Competition.
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