About Lagoonie FILM PRODUCTION

Founded by producer Shahinaz Elakkad in 2017, Lagoonie Film Production is an Egyptian company that aims to develop the film and TV industry in Egypt and the Arab world by making and distributing high-quality films and TV series that address fresh and original topics place Arab films and TV shows on the international map.

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Lagoonie Film Production has supported a list of trailblazing films that went on to win numerous awards at festivals, including FEATHERS by Omar El Zohairy, which claimed the Grand Prize and the FIPRESCI Award at Cannes Film Festival, as well as a Special Mention. 

The company also worked on AMIRA by Mohamed Diab, which won three awards at Venice; Palestinian film HUDA’S SALON by Hany Abu-Assad; Jordanian film THE ALLEYS by Bassel Ghandour, and short film SHOKA WE SEKINA starring Menna Shalaby, Eyad Nassar, and Asser Yassin. 

These films were featured in several international festivals like Cannes, Carthage, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Venice, Red Sea, and El-Gouna.  

Furthermore, the company produced several commercially successful films like FARQ KHEBRA by Sherif Nagib, RAS EL SANA, and the family-comedy film A’AZ EL WELD.” Lagoonie also produced a number of remarkable TV series, including ANA SHAHIRA... ANA EL KHA’EN and NEMRA ETNEIN. 

Lagoonie Film Production has been keen to support the Arab cinema industry by offering awards to film projects at international film festivals like Toronto, Venice, El-Gouna, and Cairo and managed to make these film projects available on global platforms. It also sponsored a number of workshops, masterclasses, and panel discussions at several international film festivals.

Among Lagoonie’s productions is Amr Salama’s BARRA EL MANHAG starring Maged El-Kedwany and Ruby, which was commercially released in cinemas, gaining positive acclaim from both the audience and critics.

BARRA EL MANHAG held its world premiere at the first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival. It also received seven awards in different categories at the Cairo Film Society’s Festival in its exceptional edition in 2022. 

Based on a general poll of critics, filmmakers, and Cairo Film Society members, BARRA EL MANHAG was picked as one of the top seven films in 2021.

Additionally, Lagoonie’s feature film ALAM by Firas Khoury — which Lagoonie is distributing — was featured at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival and the 44th Cairo International Film Festival, where it won three awards — Best Film, Best Actor, and the Audience awards.

Lagoonie’s successful productions also includes Mostafa Abu Seif’s SA'ET EGABA, which stars Selim Mostafa, Sawsan Badr, Ghada Adel, Sherif Salama, Ayten Amer, Naglaa Badr, Entsar, Eman Elsayed, Mohammed Tharwat, Badria Tolba, Phaedra, Firas Saeed, Mourad Makram, Ahmed Fathy, Ahmed Talaat, Lateefa Fahmy, and Magdy El-Bhery alongside the folk singer Omar Kamal.

In 2024, Lagoonie had a packed schedule with several successful projects, including INSHALLAH A BOY by Amjad Al-Rasheed, which joined the Final Cut in Venice Workshop that was held at the 79th Venice International Film Festival — where it won three awards — the La Biennale di Venezia Jury Prize, El-Gouna Film Festival’s Award, and Festival International de Films de Fribourg’s Award. 

It also won the Atlas’ Grand Prize for post-production at the Marrakech International Film Festival and two awards from Cairo Film Connection.

INSHALLAH A BOY was highly praised by over 30 regional and international news outlets and screened at over 20 film festivals, winning 14 awards and eventually being selected to represent Jordan at the 96th Academy Awards.

Moreover, it co-produced A NOSE AND THREE EYES—a contemporary rendition of Ihsan Abdel-Quddous' novel, which was originally adapted into a film in 1972— and Hani Khalifa’s FLIGHT 404, featuring Mona Zaki, both of which garnered significant critical and public acclaim and has been selected to represent Egypt in the International Feature Film Category of the 97th Academy Awards.

Currently, Lagoonie is actively involved in the production of several upcoming films, including RIZK EL HEBL, MONKAR WI SHAFIK, 101, and NAGWA FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR.

Also, Lagoonie’s latest title, THANK YOU FOR BANKING WITH US!, has recently kicked off its festival tour with a premiere at the BFI London Film Festival, and the production house is currently awaiting the release of Abu Bakr Shawky’s next feature film THE 67TH SUMMER on the world stage.

SHAHINAZ AL AKKAD
SHAHINAZ AL AKKAD
CEO
Shahinaz El Akkad is the CEO of Lagoonie Group and its subsidiary Lagoonie Film Production, which is a pioneer production house in Egypt and MENA. .....
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MOHAMED EL AKKAD
MOHAMED EL AKKAD
Deputy CEO And Head Of HR
Assem Badr
Assem Badr
Finance and Commercial director
SARAH EL ZUHAIRY
SARAH EL ZUHAIRY
Head of Production
DIAA NOUR ELDIN
DIAA NOUR ELDIN
Senior Producer
Farah H
Farah H
Creative Producer
EMAD EL BATRAWY
EMAD EL BATRAWY
Production Manager
Ahmed Sakr
Ahmed Sakr
Assistant Producer
Amira Wahby
Amira Wahby
Assistant Producer