Mohamed Khan
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Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan (born on October 26, 1942, Cairo
) is an Egyptian
-Pakistan
i film director, screenwriter and actor.
mother and a Pakistani
father, He completed his high school in Egypt
, then traveled to England
where studied at the London School of Film Technique (now known as The London Int. Film School) between 1962 and 1963. He directed several 8mms. He came back to Egypt in 1963 and worked at script department of the General Egyptian FIlm company. Worked in Lebanon
between 1964 and 1966 as an assistant director, then moved to England where he wrote his book "An Introduction to the Egyptian Cinema
", Published in London by Informatics in 1969. Edited another Book entitled “Outline of Czechoslovakian Cinema”, which was also published in London by Informatics in 1971.
He has one daughter, Nadine, and one son, Hassan.
According to the book that has been issued in December 2007 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
, Khan's Ahlam Hind we Kamilia (1988) is one of the 100 landmarks in the history of the Cinema of Egypt
.
1963 and working all the way till now, the man still does not have the Egyptian nationality.
Khan has accomplished a couple of "Art Pieces" that can hardly be accomplished again. For instance, in this very film, El Harrif, he convince one of the most famous and successful comedians of all times in the Arab World, Adel Emam
, to star in this very darkly viewed story. It is said that Adel Emam
himself does not like this film now, but for me it is still considered to be one of the Master pieces in the history of Egyptian Cinema and it shows how deep can Emam goes in acting if only he can stop working on those trivial scripts that he got from time to time and earn him success among the mainstream cinema viewers in the Arab World. But may be the man chose his way, but for Khan, we can say that he has chosen the more Difficult way, the way via which he had always to produce meticulously crafted movies, working on stories - mainly that he wrote - with great script writers, among which is Beshir El Deek, to produce movies that simply touch the inner soul of any Egyptian who may view them after years and years of their production.
Feature Films
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
) is an Egyptian
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
-Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i film director, screenwriter and actor.
Biography
Born on October 26, 1942 to an EgyptianEgypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
mother and a Pakistani
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
father, He completed his high school in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, then traveled to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where studied at the London School of Film Technique (now known as The London Int. Film School) between 1962 and 1963. He directed several 8mms. He came back to Egypt in 1963 and worked at script department of the General Egyptian FIlm company. Worked in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
between 1964 and 1966 as an assistant director, then moved to England where he wrote his book "An Introduction to the Egyptian Cinema
Cinema of Egypt
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing Egyptian Arabic-language film industry based in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Since 1976, Cairo has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. There is also...
", Published in London by Informatics in 1969. Edited another Book entitled “Outline of Czechoslovakian Cinema”, which was also published in London by Informatics in 1971.
He has one daughter, Nadine, and one son, Hassan.
According to the book that has been issued in December 2007 in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina or Maktabat al-Iskandarīyah is a major library and cultural center located on the shore of the Mediterranean Sea in the Egyptian city of Alexandria...
, Khan's Ahlam Hind we Kamilia (1988) is one of the 100 landmarks in the history of the Cinema of Egypt
Cinema of Egypt
The cinema of Egypt refers to the flourishing Egyptian Arabic-language film industry based in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Since 1976, Cairo has held the annual Cairo International Film Festival, which has been accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers Associations. There is also...
.
1963 and working all the way till now, the man still does not have the Egyptian nationality.
Khan has accomplished a couple of "Art Pieces" that can hardly be accomplished again. For instance, in this very film, El Harrif, he convince one of the most famous and successful comedians of all times in the Arab World, Adel Emam
Adel Emam
Adel Imam , , born May 17, 1940 in El Mansoura , is a popular Egyptian movie and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, especially in his earlier films, has combined comedy with romance.Emam earned a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from Cairo...
, to star in this very darkly viewed story. It is said that Adel Emam
Adel Emam
Adel Imam , , born May 17, 1940 in El Mansoura , is a popular Egyptian movie and stage actor. He is primarily a comedian, but he has starred in more serious works and, especially in his earlier films, has combined comedy with romance.Emam earned a Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture from Cairo...
himself does not like this film now, but for me it is still considered to be one of the Master pieces in the history of Egyptian Cinema and it shows how deep can Emam goes in acting if only he can stop working on those trivial scripts that he got from time to time and earn him success among the mainstream cinema viewers in the Arab World. But may be the man chose his way, but for Khan, we can say that he has chosen the more Difficult way, the way via which he had always to produce meticulously crafted movies, working on stories - mainly that he wrote - with great script writers, among which is Beshir El Deek, to produce movies that simply touch the inner soul of any Egyptian who may view them after years and years of their production.
Filmography, Screening and Prizes
Short Films- Da'e (1963) (aka Lost)
- Al Haram (1964) (aka The Pyramid)
- Al Battikha (1972) (aka The Watermelon). Screened at Adelaide and Oberhausen film festivals in 1973.
- Leqa' a'ely (1983) (aka A meeting of the Family)
- Al Sebaq Al Tawil (1989) (aka The Long Race)
- Yoam Fi Hayat Ossra Sa'eeda (1990) (aka A Day in the Life of a Happy Family)
- Al Alameyya (Sakhr) (1993)
- Ahlam layssat Mostahila (1995) (aka Feasible Dreams)
- Al Mar'a Al Messreyya (aka The Egyptian Woman)
- Atfal Al Shaware' (aka Street Kids)
- Al Bait Al Kabir (aka The Family House)
- "Maowid ala ashaaMaowid ala ashaaMaowid ala Ashaa, , is an Egyptian romance movie, starring Souad Hosni and Ahmed Zaki. The life story of a beautiful and pure woman, interested of the very little things with a great sensibility....
" (1981), (aka The Dinner Date)
Feature Films
- Darbet shams (1978) Screened at Montreal Film Festival in 1979. Cidalec Golden Award for first film at the Alexandria Film Festival in 1979. First Film Award at the Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1979. Certificate of Merrit for Direction from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture in 1981.
- El Raghba (1980) (aka Desire)
- Al Tha'r (1980) (aka The Vengeance)
- Ta'er ala el tariq (1981) (aka A Bird on the Road). Screened at Montreal, Sorento, Tashkent, Karlovy Vary Film Festivals in 1981 and 1982. Jury Award at the Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1982.
- Maw'id ala asha' (1982) (aka A Dinner Appointment)
- Nos Arnab (1982) (aka Half a Million)
- El Harrif (1983) (aka The Artful). Screened at the Moscow, Berlin, Valencia Film Festivals in 1983 and 1984. Best Direction at the Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1985.
- Kharaga wa lam ya'ud (1984) (aka Gone and Never Came Back). Silver Award at the Carthage Film Festival in 1984.
- Moshwar Omar (1986) (aka Omar's Journey). Screened at the Strasbourg, Valencia Film Festivals. Screened at the Tashkent, Strasbourg, Paris Arab Film Festivals in 1986 and 1987.
- Youssef and Zeinab (1986) (Egypt/Maldives Co-Production). Screened at the Strasbourg and Moscow Film Festivals in 1986 and 1987.
- Awdat MowatinReturn of a CitizenReturn of a Citizen is a 1986 Egyptian drama film directed by Mohamed Khan. It was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Ahmed Abdelaziz* Mervat Amin* Yehia El-Fakharany* Abdel Moneim Ibrahim* Sherif Mounir...
(1986) (aka Return of a Citizen). Screened out of Competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival1987 Cannes Film Festival- Jury :*Yves Montand*Danièle Heymann*Elem Klimov*Gérald Calderon*Jeremy Thomas*Jerzy Skolimowski*Nicola Piovani*Norman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
. Screened at the Montreal, Valencia, Bastia, Monpellier and Paris Arab Film Festivals between 1987, 1990 and 1991. - Zawgat Ragol MohimZawgat Ragol MohimZawgat Ragol Mohim is an Egyptian film directed by Mohamed Khan. Starring Ahmad Zaki and Mervat Amin, this film tells us the story of the rise and fall of a police officer, during the regime of Anwar El Sadat....
(1987) (aka The Wife of an Important Man). Silver Award at the Damascus Film Festival in 1987. Screened In Competition at the Moscow Film Festival in 1987. Screened at the Montreal, Valencia, Tetouan, Digne, Istanbul and Nantes Film Festivals in 1987 and 1988. - Ahlam Hind we Kamilia (1988) (aka Dreams of Hind and Camilia). Bronze Award at the Valencia Film Fest in 1988. Best Direction from Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1989. Best Film from the Catholic Film Centre in Cairo in 1989. Screened at the Tashkent, Carthage, Bahrain, Nantes and Tetouan Film Festivals, between 1989 and 1995.
- Supermarket (1990) Best Direction from the Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1991. Best Film from the Egyptian National Film Festivals in 1991. Screened at the Munich and Montpellier Festivals, in 1991.
- Fares Al Madina (1991) (aka Knight of the City). Screened at the Valencia and Paris Arab Film Festivals in 1992.
- Al Ghar'ana (1992) Screened at the Rotterdam Film Festival in 1993.
- Mr KarateMr KarateMr. Karate is a film directed by Mohamed Khan and released in 1993, stars Ahmad Zaki as an originally naive out of towner who is brought down by the hardships of life in Cairo. Broke and unemployed, Zaki's character gets a stint as a garage worker before graduating to the more lucrative, albeit...
(1993) - Youm har giddan (1994) (aka A Very Hot Day)
- Ayyam El Sadat (2001) (aka Days of Sadat)
- Klephty (2003)
- Banat west albalad (2005) (aka Downtown Girls)
- Fi shaket Masr El GedeedaIn the Heliopolis FlatIn the Heliopolis Flat is a 2007 Egyptian film directed by Mohamed Khan. It was Egypt's submission to the 80th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee....
(2007) aka (In the Heliopolis Flat)