Education:

• Cairo Film Institute (1990-1994)

• Cairo – Egypt

• Graduation Project “Zamzam” (Completed with Excellent degree 1994, and was officially selected in 7 film festivals.

Filmography as Filmmaker, Scripwriter, and Executive Producer:

• Born on the 25th of January Feature Documentary / 80 min / HD / 2011

• Basra Feature length Film / 94 min / HD (Blow up to 35mm) /2008

• Hear Your Heart Documentary /Video /26 min./2007

• The Shaikh and The Prince Documentary /Video /96 min /2006

• One Way Ticket Documentary /Video /47 min. /2006

• Arabs, Golf, and Politics Documentary /Video /47 min/2006

• Maria, Abadi, and Cohen (Documentary /Video /47 mins/2006)

• The Refuge to the Fog (Documentary /Video / 47 mins/2006

• Suez, The Forgotten Memories Documentary /Video /48 mins/2005

• Hassan Fathy, It’s Time for the Construction to Be completed (Documentary /Video /52 mins/2005

• Said Kafrawy: A Writer in Prison Documentary /Video /48 mins/2005.

• Gayaquiel, Arab Power and Wealth Documentary /Video /48 mins/2004

• The Station Documentary/ video/48mins/2004)

• Women and Roots (Documentary/video/48mins/2004)

• Iraq We Never Parted (Documentary/video/28mins/2005

• Beirut: Take 1 (Documentary/video/16mins/2004)

• Law of Coincidence (Experimental/documentary/video/11mins/2003)

• The Morning After (Short fiction/video/16mins/2002)

• Once I Went To A Garden (Documentary/35mm/10mins/2000)

• A Day Like Any Day Documentary/video/23mins/2000

• Inside People Documentary/35mm/16mins/1998

• Cross Roads Short fiction, 8 min. , 1995 , 35mm

• Zamzam Short fiction/35mm/12mins/1994

• Farah Dreams short fiction, 20 min. , 1994 , Video ( Beta cam)

• Habiba’s Birthday Short fiction/video/14mins/1993

• Musafir Khana Documentary/16mm/9 mins/1993

Filmography as Producer:
 

• Basra Long feature film / 94 min / HD (Blow up to 35mm) /2008

• Iraq, We Never Parted Documentary /Video /28 min./2005

• Without Make-up (written and directed by Hossam Nour El-Deen)  Short fiction/   video/ 19 min / 2003

• Law of Coincidence (written and directed by Ahmed Rashwan) Experimental – Doc. / Video / 11 min / 2003

• The Morning After (written and directed by Ahmed Rashwan) Short fiction / Video / 16 min / 2002

Filmography as Exective Producer:

• 10 Documentaries (Portrait Series) about ordinary Egyptians, 5 min episodes, 2007 for Aljazeera channel

• Arab Novelists ( Artus film Productions- aired on the Tunisian TV 2002)

• In Search Of ( TV program series - produced by ISO Production /Florida USA 2001)

Other Experience:

I also worked as assistant director on the following feature films:

• “Shams el-Zanati”, directed by Samir Saif, “The Captain”, directed by Sayed Said, “Mr. Karate”, “Very hot day” and “The Days of Sadat” directed by Mohamed Khan

• In 2002 I wrote a book about documentary filmmaker Samir Ouf, as well as a book about Arab Independent Cinema, which was in collaboration with Hossam Elouan

• Iparticipated in jury committees in film festivals and culture programs such as the Cairo – Beirut scriptwriting workshop and the USA International Visitors Program 2004

• I worked as a teacher and trainer in (Jesuit Cinema School) 2005-2006

Participation in Film Festivals:

-(Musafir Khana) was screened in Ismalia 16th national , Festival for documentary and short films 1993.

-(Zamzam) was screened in many festivals as:

• The International Festival of Film schools - Munich 1994

• 3rd Mediterranean Festival of new Filmmakers - Larissa - Greece 1995

• 1st National Film Festival 1995.

• 8th International Short Film Festival - Clermont- Ferrand-france 1996

• 3e Biennale Des Cinemas Arabes a Paris - France 1996

• 11th International film festival Umea - Sweden 1996

• 1st International Short Film Festival - Siena, Italy 1996

-(Cross Roads)  was screened in:

• 2nd National Film Festival 1996

• 4th Vila Do Conde – International Short Film Festival – Portugal 1997

-(Inside People) was screened in :

• 5th National Film Festival 1999

• 1st Arab screen Independent Film Festival – London 1999

-(The Morning After) was screened in:

• 15th Exground Filmfest – Wiesbaden  - Germany 2002

• 6th Ismailia International Film Festival (Arab Independent Cinema Program) - Egypt 2002

-(Law of Coincidence) was screened in:

• International Experimental Film Festival – Ghoethe Institute Egypt 2002

• Arab Film Festival – Rotterdam – Netherlands –2003

-(Beirut: Take 1) was screened in:

• 8th Ismailia International Film Festival  - Egypt 2004

• Arab Film Festival – Rotterdam – Netherlands –2004

-(Iraq, We Never Parted) was screened in:

• Arab Film Festival – Rotterdam – Netherlands –2005

• Cinema East Film Festival – New York - 2005

• Siena International Short Film Festival – Italy – 2005

• Al-Jazeera International Festival – Doha – 2005

-(BASRA) was screened in:

• Mostra de Valencia Film Festival – Spain- October 2008

• Sao Paulo International Film Festival – Brazil – October08

• Cairo International Film Festival –Arab Competition – November 08

• Pan African Film Festival ( FESPACO)– Burkina Faso – March 09

• Cape Winlands International Film Festival–South Africa–March 09

• Sousse International Film Festival – Tunisia – March 09

• 15th National Film Festival – Cairo  - Egypt – April 2009

• Arab Film Festival- Rotterdam – Holland - June 09

• Beirut International Film Festival – Lebanon October 09

• Arab film Festival – San Francisco – USA – October 09

• Arab Film Festival – Brussels – Belgium – November 09

Awards:
 

• Special jury award for my film "Inside People"  From The National Film Festival    1999,

• The script of (BASRA) has been awarded a prize at the scriptwriting workshop    competition – Alexandria Film Festival 2003, and has been awarded a grant from Global Film Initiative- USA. 2007.

• " BASRA"  awarded best cinematography ( Victor Credi) : Mostra de Valencia Film Festival – Spain- October 2008

• " BASRA"  awarded  Best Screenplay , Arab Competition, Cairo International Film Festival ( Shared with Palestinian film " Laila's Birthday ")  November 2008

• " BASRA"  awarded  Best Director  (for first Film) in 15th National Film Festival – Cairo - Egypt – April 2009

• " BASRA"  awarded  3rd production award in 15th National Film Festival – Cairo - Egypt – April 2009

• " BASRA"  awarded  Best Actor ( Basem Samra) - Arab Film Festival- Rotterdam – June 09

• " BASRA"  awarded  Special   mention – supporting actress ( Fatma Adel ) - Arab Film Festival- Rotterdam – June 09

• " BASRA"  awarded  Jury Award for best long film - Arab Film Festival – Brussels – Belgium – November 09

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