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Faouzi Bensaïdi receives career honour at El Gouna festival

This dossier follows the honour awarded to Moroccan filmmaker Faouzi Bensaïdi at El Gouna and documented aspects of the tribute.

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Archive portrait of Faouzi Bensaïdi in 2006.
Faouzi Bensaïdi in Namur in October 2006. Archive portrait, not the 2026 gala. Olivier Barlet / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Olivier Barlet / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — sans modification. Namur, 1er octobre 2006.

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As of 24 October 2026, gala reports document the presentation of the Creative Achievement Award to Bensaïdi on 23 October.

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Faouzi Bensaïdi receives career honour at El Gouna festival

Moroccan filmmaker Faouzi Bensaïdi received the Creative Achievement Award at the El Gouna Film Festival closing ceremony in Egypt on 23 October 2026. Director Yousry Nasrallah presented the award, according to reports from the gala.

Archive portrait of Faouzi Bensaïdi in 2006.
Faouzi Bensaïdi in Namur in October 2006. Archive portrait, not the 2026 gala. Olivier Barlet / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Olivier Barlet / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ — sans modification. Namur, 1er octobre 2006.

The distinction honours his career and should not be confused with the competition’s best-film award. The ceremony closed the festival’s ninth edition.

In his remarks, Bensaïdi highlighted Egyptian literature and cinema’s role in his artistic formation. Reports describe a tribute to his work as a director, screenwriter and actor.

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