Amr Saad launches competition to support tourism

CAIRO – 12 November 2017: The famous Egyptian actor Amr Saad announced launching a competition to support tourism. Saad explained that he will award one of his fans or Instagram followers who manage to take the best selfie that truly reflects Egypt, and why it is an attractive country for terrorism.

Saad posted on his official Facebook account a photo in the Giza Pyramids with the following comment: "'Egypt is the origin of civilization,' I decided to dedicate an award for the best photo that truly expresses this meaning. I will post on my official Instagram account the best photos taken by my fans and your votes will decide the winning photo; the award will be a surprise."

Saad announced previously that his latest successful film "Mawlana" (The Preacher) was chosen to compete in the Golden Globe awards. The Golden Globe awards ceremony will take place in January 2018 in Los Angeles.

“‘Mawlana’ is the first Egyptian movie to be nominated for a Golden Globe award, which is considered a great honor to me and to the Egyptian cinema," Saad said.
“Mawlana” previously won the Circle Award at the Washington, D.C. Film Festival.

In addition, the film won the Best Film award at the Luxor African Film Festival, and Saad won Best Actor award in the same festival. Saad also won Best Actor award at Tetouan Film Festival.

"Mawlana," adapted from a novel by renowned journalist Ibrahim Eissa, revolves around an influential religious preacher who turns into a TV celebrity. The preacher’s credibility is shaken once he becomes too close to politicians and security agencies.

The movie gained praise from both audience and critics despite the controversy surrounding it. The movie Stars Amr Saad, Dorra Zarrouk and Ahmed Magdy. It was written by Ibrahim Eissa, directed by Magdy Ahmed Aly and produced by telecom tycoon Naguib Sawiris.