Sawiris partners with Whitaker to restore peace

CAIRO – 30 September 2017: Egyptian billionaire and founder of El-Gouna Film Festival Naguib Sawiris partnered with Hollywood star, founder and CEO of WPDI, and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace, Forest Whitaker to advocate peace to South Sudan on September 28. The partnership of Sawiris and Whitaker will work to empower Sudanese people to be supporters of peace and reconciliation in their communities.

Whitaker is one of the very few actors to have won the Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award and SAG Award for the same performance.

Recently, Whitaker gave a masterclass on September 29 at the El Gouna Film Festival titled ’The Art of the Craft’’. There, Whitaker explained how his acting career started, what method or practice he leads, discussed some of his most memorable roles and how he prepared for them, how he chooses his works and what excited him, and lastly why he pursues production now, and what kind of work he aims to promote.