CAIRO - 2 November 2020: US Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan Cohen attended El-Gouna Film Festival opening ceremony on October, the Cinegouna award ceremony on October 29, in addition to the closing ceremony on October 30. “EL-Gouna Film Festival is one of the most important festivals in Egypt and the region and it plays a role in connecting countries through the film industry” Cohen said to Egypt Today. He thanked the festival management and everyone who made it possible in helping to connect Egyptian and American filmmakers. He stressed the support that the US Embassy provides to filmmakers in Egypt by connecting them with American filmmakers. According to the US ambassador to Egypt , El-Gouna is a spectacular, beautiful place and that he is keen to come from California to Egypt to visit El-Gouna in particular.

Source: Egypt Today November 02, 2020 13:30 UTC