El Gouna Festival: The artist contributed to the Egyptian film industry scene

Ahmed El-Sakka receives the "Creative Achievement" award

Ahmed El-Sakka: I am grateful to everyone who taught me and to my fans.

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The El Gouna Film Festival, which is organized annually in the tourist city overlooking the Red Sea, announced the honoring of Egyptian actor Ahmed El-Sakka with the "Creative Achievement" award.

The festival said in a statement yesterday that it will award the award to El-Sakka during its fifth session, which will be held next October, "in recognition of his exceptional career and outstanding contributions to the Egyptian film industry scene, which spans more than two decades."

Earlier, the festival, founded and supported by businessmen Naguib and Samih Sawiris, announced that its next session will be held from October 14 to 22.

A festival statement quoted El-Sakka as saying, “As I look back on my career, I remember all the greats who influenced my career, taught me and inspired me.

I am so grateful to them, along with my family and dear fans, for all the love and support they have given me over the years.”

El-Sakka, 48, is the son of the pioneer of puppet theater in Egypt, Salah El-Sakka, and graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts.

He presented more than 20 films, including "African", "Mafia", "Atalia's War", "On Love and Passion", "Timor and Shafiqa", "Al-Jazeera", "The Dealer" and "Ibrahim Al-Abyad".

In the television drama, he presented several series, including “Red My Heart”, “Half Rabee Al-Akher”, “Red Lines”, “Weld El Ghalaba” and “The Seed of the Strangers”.

The founder of the festival, Naguib Sawiris, commented: "Since our inaugural session, we have allocated the Creative Achievement Award to distinguished artists, who have dedicated their careers to the film industry, and from that standpoint, Ahmed El-Sakka is no exception. .

• From 14 to 22 October, the activities of the fifth edition of the festival will be organized.

Naguib Sawiris:

• “Al-Sakka’s position among the stars of his generation is the result of his dedication to his work, and his dedication to making his fans happy.”

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