Hurghada Youth Film Festival awards ‘Khit al-Ruh’ top prize

The fourth edition of the Hurghada Youth Film Festival has concluded, celebrating diverse cinematic works from Egypt and various international participants. In the feature film competition, the Algerian film ‘Khit al-Ruh’, directed by Youcef Mohasses, was awarded the Golden Prize for Best Film. Lydia Shabout received the Best Actress award for her role in the same film.

Other major winners included the Brazilian film ‘I Can’t Remember the Name’, directed by Helvécio Ratton, which took the Silver Prize and awards for Best Screenplay. The Russian film ‘Rowing Towards Gold’, directed by Artyom Mikhalkov, earned the Bronze Prize, with Mikhalkov also winning Best Director and Gleb Kalyuzhny winning Best Actor.

The festival also featured a retrospective program highlighting the early directorial efforts of prominent figures. This included the screening of graduation projects from actor Karim Abdel Aziz, such as ‘A Painting of Flesh’, and director Ashraf Fayek, aimed at introducing new generations to the beginnings of established filmmakers.