Thursday 16/October/2025 – 09:27 PM
Actress Nelly Karim talked about their movie Happy Birthday, which is scheduled to be shown tonight during the activities of the eighth El Gouna Film Festival, in addition to talking about her artistic choices and her upcoming series during the 2026 Ramadan season.
Nelly Karim said, in her interview with Al-Nahar channel, on the sidelines of her attendance at the opening ceremony of the El Gouna Film Festival: A festival film for me is a story that interests anyone, and we discussed child labor boldly in the film Happy Birthday Day, which is a very delicate film, and my choices became bold and I continued to want to do what I love and present myself without having to. Paper is not easy to find beautiful writing, I choose the best of what is available or I choose an idea myself to present.
Nelly Karim continued: Now there are young artists and directors, and now I see that cinema is progressing and drama is progressing and remains diverse, and I am not happy with the experience of the 15 episodes in Ramadan, as I feel that they are few in Ramadan. When I made 30-episode series, they were important topics and people were watching.
El Gouna Festival details
The El Gouna Film Festival is one of the leading festivals in the Middle East and North Africa region. It aims to create better communication between cultures through cinema, and connect filmmakers from the region with their international counterparts in order to enhance the spirit of cooperation and cultural exchange. The festival is committed to discovering new cinematic voices, and is excited to be a catalyst for the development of cinema in the Arab world, especially through its industry arm, the CineGouna platform.
