The scriptwriter, Sayed Fouad, founder and president of the Luxor Festival for African Cinema, stated that the festival’s tenth edition will be held from 12 to 18 March 2021 under the honorary chairmanship of the great Egyptian star Mahmoud Hemida. The committee consists of producer Gabi Khoury as chairman and the membership of the writer Youssef Al-Qaid , director Magdy Ahmed Ali, Dr. Amani Al-Tawil, Major General Tarek Allam, writer Medhat Al-Adl, Ambassador Ezzat Saad, tourism expert Muhammad Othman, and the Stars Layla Elwy, Sabri Fawaz and Salwa Muhammad Ali.
Director Azza al-Husseini, founder and director of the festival, stated that this year the selection committee will include director Emad Al-Bahat, critic Osama Abdel Fattah, critic Farouq Abdel-Khaleq, critic Marwa Abu Eish, and scriptwriter Sayed Fouad, and the participation form for the tenth edition will be launched on the next August 18th .
The Luxor African Film Festival will hold its tenth edition from 12 to 18 March 2021 and will be held by the Independent Artists Youth Foundation under the auspices and support of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism and with the support of the Ministries of Youth, Sports and Foreign Affairs, Luxor Governorate and the Filmmakers Syndicate and sponsored by the National Bank and the Tourism Promotion Authority
