A total of 22 European films, including nine Oscar submissions for Best International Feature Film, are competing for the Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films. This event is jointly hosted by European Film Promotion (EFP) and the Arab Cinema Center (ACC) for the sixth time.
Eighty-nine influential Arab film critics from 15 Arab-speaking countries will choose their top three favorites. The winning film will be announced during the El Gouna Film Festival, which takes place from 24th October to 1st November.
The Arab Critics’ Awards for European Films was launched in 2019 by EFP and the ACC. It is a spin-off from the ACC’s well-established Critics’ Awards to boost the diversity of films in the region and raise the interest of sales companies and the industry for outstanding European films. This initiative also wishes to cast a spotlight onto distinguished film critics from 15 Arab-speaking countries and their important role of introducing new perspectives and bridging cultural differences and characteristics.