Yosra El Lozy
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Yosra El Lozy (Various spellings include Yousra Ellozi, Youssra El Lozy, and Yusra El Lawzi, is a film actress. she has received many awards from regional and international film festivals.
. She has acted in many AUC Theatre productions such as "A Silly Goose", "The Sultan's Dilemma", "Sulayman EL Halabi" and "Reader". She hopes to pursue her studies in International Law
.
, Egypt
in 1985. Her father, Mahmoud El Lozy, is a Theatre Professor at the American University in Cairo
(AUC). El Lozy is majoring in Political Science at the AUC
and minoring in Theatre and Modern History. Her first experience in professional acting was in Youssef Chahine
's Iskendria..New York
"Alexandria..New York" where she played the role of young Ginger. It was a mere coincidence that Youssef Chahine
, the film director, was looking for someone with certain characteristics and she happened to have them at the time, a 17-year-old girl who looks like Yousra and is a ballet dancer. As Youssef Chahine
was looking for someone with certain characteristics, a glamorous face, exceptional talent and striking personality, is the Yosra El Lozy many of us know from her screen roles. A down-to-earth, simple and passionate young woman, Yosra El Lozy happens to have them at the time, a 17-year-old girl who looks like Yousra, the Veteran Egypt
ian actress Yousra played the older Ginger.
, Hanan Turk
, Ghada Adel, and Hala Shiha
. These actresses among others refused to perform any love scenes or kisses on screen.
Apart from the works of the auteurs Daoud Abdel Sayed
, Samir Seif
and Khaled Youssef
, Yosra El Lozy is considered on of the only active film auteur working today to perform love scenes.
Many critics criticized the terminology of "Clean Cinema" as they see that the current state of cinema is a far cry from the earlier eras that says more about present society than the concealed backstage dynamics of Egyptian filmmaking.
Instead, the sexless stars are always seen cuddling in an unconvincing brotherly fashion. Films could contain vulgarity, stereotyping and racial and sexist slurs as long as sex was kept at bay. Moreover, some sexless stars are always seen cuddling in an unconvincing brotherly fashion. Films could contain vulgarity, stereotyping and racial and sexist slurs as long as sex was kept at bay.
were either Jewesses or Syrian Christian
s due to the bad reputation of singers and dancers in the Arab World
. Later on, the status of female entertainers had improved, allowing Muslim
performers, along with legions of other players from various ethnicities, to enter the industry. Founded by expatriates, the industry adopted the Hollywood model, focusing primarily on musicals and comedies
. Legendary belly dancers, such as Taheyya Kariokka, Samia Gamal
and Naima Akef
, were as popular and respected as the more conservative chanteuses Umm Kulthum and Leila Mourad
, until the subsequent Nasser
regime that encourage production of religious works alongside films with strong social messages, comedies and musicals remained the top drawers for decades to come.
For more than 60 years, Egyptian cinema
remained secular, for the most part. Sex
was not the intimidating taboo
, it was regarded as an integral part of the Egyptian films. Great filmmakers such as Barakat, Youssef Chahine
, Salah Abou Seif
and Hussein Kamal, didn’t shy from confronting it. But sexual scenes, nowadays, have grown to be a social taboo as the public become too judgmental.
The rise of religious feelings that engage in politics
in an effort to combat communism
— changed the Egyptian social landscape for good. The crumbling Egyptian film industry became another battleground between religious and the secular government.
The fact of the matter is the religious views were actually rooted in Victorian Christian Protestant doctrines few dared to question or oppose. The wave of actresses veiling was the most immediate consequence of the campaign and an unheralded wave of conservatism took over Egyptian cinema.
The biggest casualties of this wave were the aforementioned film auteurs. The mavericks of the 80s — Abdel Sayed, Seif, Khairy Beshara
and until recently, Mohamed Khan
— struggled to fit in with the new system. Abdel Sayed, arguably the greatest living Egyptian filmmaker, has been struggling for a number of years to find funding for his script “Rasa’il Al-Bahr” (Messages from the Sea), which centers on a morose handicapped man caught in a mysterious erotic relationship.
According to Shafik, the country’s two biggest stars Ahmed Helmy
and Ahmed El Sakka
turned the role down because it "seemed incompatible with their prevalent personas". The film finally found its leading man this year with heartthrob Asser Yassin after the Ministry of Culture
agreed to finance the film.
, and choses not to own a car, imitating the choice of Gamal Abdel Nasser
who rarely used the presidential automobile. Recently, she has participated in many demonstrations. One of them was because of 1993 Lebanon war as she demanded the expulsion of the Israel
i ambassador
from Egypt
.
Early life
El Lozy plays the piano and is a ballet dancer. She also plays football (soccer) with her father. She can singSinging
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
. She has acted in many AUC Theatre productions such as "A Silly Goose", "The Sultan's Dilemma", "Sulayman EL Halabi" and "Reader". She hopes to pursue her studies in International Law
International law
Public international law concerns the structure and conduct of sovereign states; analogous entities, such as the Holy See; and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond...
.
Biography
El Lozy was born in CairoCairo
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...
, 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...
in 1985. Her father, Mahmoud El Lozy, is a Theatre Professor at the American University in Cairo
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
(AUC). El Lozy is majoring in Political Science at the AUC
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo is an independent, non-profit, apolitical, secular institution of higher learning located in Cairo, Egypt...
and minoring in Theatre and Modern History. Her first experience in professional acting was in Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
's Iskendria..New York
Alexandria... New York
Alexandria... New York is a 2004 French-Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mahmoud Hemida - Yehia...
"Alexandria..New York" where she played the role of young Ginger. It was a mere coincidence that Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
, the film director, was looking for someone with certain characteristics and she happened to have them at the time, a 17-year-old girl who looks like Yousra and is a ballet dancer. As Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
was looking for someone with certain characteristics, a glamorous face, exceptional talent and striking personality, is the Yosra El Lozy many of us know from her screen roles. A down-to-earth, simple and passionate young woman, Yosra El Lozy happens to have them at the time, a 17-year-old girl who looks like Yousra, the Veteran 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...
ian actress Yousra played the older Ginger.
The clash with the concept of the "Clean Cinema"
In 1997, the Clean Cinema, a new cinematic principle, that aimed at keeping the cinema industry in Egypt sex-free appeared to surface. The leading female actresses that acquire these principles of the new wave are Mona ZakiMona Zaki
Mona Zaki is an Egyptian actress. Although she had no interest at all on being an actress, Mona Zaki is now a remarkable leading star. Mona started her career in acting accidentally, when she met Mohamed Sobhi, the famous Egyptian Actor and Director. Mona is a Mass Communication student at the...
, Hanan Turk
Hanan Tork
Hanan Tork is an Egyptian actress and former ballerina. She was born as: Hanan Hassan Mohamed Abd El Karim , and is sometimes credited as Hanane Turk and Hanan Turk. She is a sister to two brothers: Hussein and Hossam...
, Ghada Adel, and Hala Shiha
Hala Shiha
Hala Shiha is an Egyptian actress best known for portraying the main roles in The Ladder and The Snake, and Lost in America.-Personal life:...
. These actresses among others refused to perform any love scenes or kisses on screen.
Apart from the works of the auteurs Daoud Abdel Sayed
Daoud Abdel Sayed
Daoud Abdel Sayed is an Egyptian director and screenwriter. He was born in Cairo in 1946. He started as the assistant of Youssef Chahine in The Land...
, Samir Seif
Samir Seif
For the martial artist, see Samir Seif .Samir Seif born to a Coptic Christian family in Cairo, Egypt, is a prominent Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry also in TV.- Filmography :...
and Khaled Youssef
Khaled Youssef
Khaled Youssef , is an Egyptian director and film writer. His films are noted for their use of improvisation and a realistic cinéma vérité style. Khaled Youssef, who has established a solid reputation as a successful filmmaker who does not shy away from controversial issues such as rape, political...
, Yosra El Lozy is considered on of the only active film auteur working today to perform love scenes.
Many critics criticized the terminology of "Clean Cinema" as they see that the current state of cinema is a far cry from the earlier eras that says more about present society than the concealed backstage dynamics of Egyptian filmmaking.
Instead, the sexless stars are always seen cuddling in an unconvincing brotherly fashion. Films could contain vulgarity, stereotyping and racial and sexist slurs as long as sex was kept at bay. Moreover, some sexless stars are always seen cuddling in an unconvincing brotherly fashion. Films could contain vulgarity, stereotyping and racial and sexist slurs as long as sex was kept at bay.
Classic vs 80s conservatism
In the 1920s, the first female artists of the Egyptian film industryCinema 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...
were either Jewesses or Syrian Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
s due to the bad reputation of singers and dancers in the Arab World
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
. Later on, the status of female entertainers had improved, allowing Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
performers, along with legions of other players from various ethnicities, to enter the industry. Founded by expatriates, the industry adopted the Hollywood model, focusing primarily on musicals and comedies
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
. Legendary belly dancers, such as Taheyya Kariokka, Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal
Samia Gamal was an Egyptian belly dancer and film actress.Born in the small Egyptian town of Wana in 1924, Samia's family moved just months later to Cairo and settled near the Khan El-Khalili bazaar. It was many years later that Samia Gamal met Badia Masabni, the founder of modern Oriental dance....
and Naima Akef
Naima Akef
Naima Akef was a famous Egyptian belly dancer during the Egyptian cinema's golden age and starred in many films of the time. Naima Akef was born in Tanta on the Nile Delta. Her parents were acrobats in the Akef Circus , which was one of the best known circuses at the time...
, were as popular and respected as the more conservative chanteuses Umm Kulthum and Leila Mourad
Leila Mourad
Leila Mourad was an Egyptian singer and actress. She is also credited as "Laila Mourad" and "Layla Mourad".- Life :Leila Mourad was born in Al Daher, Cairo on February 17, 1918 to an Egyptian of Iraqi Jewish descent father, Zaki Mourad, a respected singer and musician in the twenties, and to a...
, until the subsequent Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...
regime that encourage production of religious works alongside films with strong social messages, comedies and musicals remained the top drawers for decades to come.
For more than 60 years, 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...
remained secular, for the most part. Sex
Sex
In biology, sex is a process of combining and mixing genetic traits, often resulting in the specialization of organisms into a male or female variety . Sexual reproduction involves combining specialized cells to form offspring that inherit traits from both parents...
was not the intimidating taboo
Taboo
A taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
, it was regarded as an integral part of the Egyptian films. Great filmmakers such as Barakat, Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine
Youssef Chahine was an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since 1950. He was credited with launching the career of actor Omar Sharif...
, Salah Abou Seif
Salah Abou Seif
Salah Abou Seif was an Egyptian director. He is the Father of Realism in the Egyptian cinema....
and Hussein Kamal, didn’t shy from confronting it. But sexual scenes, nowadays, have grown to be a social taboo as the public become too judgmental.
The rise of religious feelings that engage in politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
in an effort to combat communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
— changed the Egyptian social landscape for good. The crumbling Egyptian film industry became another battleground between religious and the secular government.
The fact of the matter is the religious views were actually rooted in Victorian Christian Protestant doctrines few dared to question or oppose. The wave of actresses veiling was the most immediate consequence of the campaign and an unheralded wave of conservatism took over Egyptian cinema.
The biggest casualties of this wave were the aforementioned film auteurs. The mavericks of the 80s — Abdel Sayed, Seif, Khairy Beshara
Khairy Beshara
Khairy Beshara is an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian film industry since the 1970s. He is considered one of the Egyptian directors who re-defined Realism in Egyptian cinema in the 1980s. In a recent book published by Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2007 about the most important 100 films...
and until recently, Mohamed Khan
Mohamed Khan
Mohamed Hamed Hassan Khan is an Egyptian-Pakistani film director, screenwriter and actor.-Biography:Born on October 26, 1942 to an Egyptian 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 Mohamed...
— struggled to fit in with the new system. Abdel Sayed, arguably the greatest living Egyptian filmmaker, has been struggling for a number of years to find funding for his script “Rasa’il Al-Bahr” (Messages from the Sea), which centers on a morose handicapped man caught in a mysterious erotic relationship.
According to Shafik, the country’s two biggest stars Ahmed Helmy
Ahmed Helmy
Ahmed Helmy is an Egyptian comedian and drama actor. He is married to the Egyptian actress Mona Zaki and they have a daughter named Lily born in 2003.- Trivia :...
and Ahmed El Sakka
Ahmed El Sakka
Ahmed El-Sakka is an Egyptian Action actor. Early in his acting career he appeared in popular series like Nesf Rabeea El-Akhar. The role that introduced him to a large audience was a co-starring role with actor Mohamed Henedi in Sa'eedi fil gamaa el amrekeia...
turned the role down because it "seemed incompatible with their prevalent personas". The film finally found its leading man this year with heartthrob Asser Yassin after the Ministry of Culture
Ministry of Culture (Egypt)
The Ministry of Culture of Egypt is a ministry responsible for maintaining and promoting the culture of Egypt. The current Minister is Dr. Emad Badr El-Din Mahmoud Abu Ghazy.-Critics:...
agreed to finance the film.
Political views
She is a firm believer in NasserismNasserism
Nasserism is an Arab nationalist political ideology based on the thinking of the former Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser. It was a major influence on pan-Arab politics in the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to have significant resonance throughout the Arab World to this day. It also...
, and choses not to own a car, imitating the choice of Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death. A colonel in the Egyptian army, Nasser led the Egyptian Revolution of 1952 along with Muhammad Naguib, the first president, which overthrew the monarchy of Egypt and Sudan, and heralded a new period of...
who rarely used the presidential automobile. Recently, she has participated in many demonstrations. One of them was because of 1993 Lebanon war as she demanded the expulsion of the Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
from 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...
.
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Translation | Notes |
| 2004 | Iskendria..New York Alexandria... New York Alexandria... New York is a 2004 French-Egyptian drama film directed by Youssef Chahine. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Mahmoud Hemida - Yehia... |
Alexandria..New York | The film screened in the Un Certain Regard Un Certain Regard Un Certain Regard is a section of the Cannes Film Festival's Official Selection. It is run at the Salle Debussy, parallel to the competition for the Palme d'Or.This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob... section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival 2004 Cannes Film Festival The 2004 Cannes Film Festival started on May 12 and ran until May 23. The Palme d'Or went to the American film Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore.-Jury:* Quentin Tarantino, President * Emmanuelle Béart * Edwidge Danticat * Tilda Swinton... |
| 2008 | Qobolat Masrouqa | Stolen Kisses | Won— Best actress from Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries is the second oldest film festival in Egypt. Organized by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics . The AIFF aims to broaden film culture and strengthen the relationship between filmmakers throughout the world with a... Won— Horeyyaty Magazine Award |
| 2009 | Bel Alwan El Tabeeya | True Colours | Won— Best actress from International Film Festival Rotterdam International Film Festival Rotterdam The International Film Festival Rotterdam is an annual film festival held in various cinemas in Rotterdam, Netherlands held at the end of January. It is approximately comparable in size to other major European festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Berlin, and Locarno... |
| 2009 | Bas fi haga Na'sa | Missed Something | Documentary Film |
| 2010 | Heliopolis Heliopolis (film) Heliopolis is a 2009 Egyptian independent musical documentary film by Ahmad Abdalla that tells the story of a group of young people during a winter day in the Cairo suburb of Heliopolis... |
Heliopolis | Won— Best First Screenplay Award from Sawiris Foundation Won— Best actress Cairo International Film Festival Cairo International Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world... Won— Best actress Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries is the second oldest film festival in Egypt. Organized by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics . The AIFF aims to broaden film culture and strengthen the relationship between filmmakers throughout the world with a... Nominated— Middle East International Film Festival Middle East International Film Festival Abu Dhabi Film Festival is an international film festival. Created in 2007, the ceremony is held annually in October in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage , under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the ADACH... Nominated— Toronto International Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues... Nominated— Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Film Festival The Thessaloniki International Film Festival has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers... in Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe.... Nominated— Vancouver International Film Festival Vancouver International Film Festival The Vancouver International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada for two weeks in late September and early October... Nominated— International Film Festival of Marrakech International Film Festival of Marrakech The International Film Festival of Marrakech is an international film festival held annually in Marrakech, Morocco.-Overview:Since its inaugural year in 2000, the FIFM has been one of the biggest events devoted to Moroccan cinema... in Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... Nominated— Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons Mons Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,... in Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... Nominated— International Film Festival of Kerala |
| 2010 | El Ostaz Ehsan | Mr. Ehsan | |
| 2010 | Sehr El Eshq | The Charming of Love | |
| 2010 | Noqtat An-Nour | Point of Enlightenment | |
| 2010 | Microphone Microphone (film) Microphone is a 2010 Egyptian independent film by Ahmad Abdalla about the underground art scene of the city of Alexandria, Egypt. The film received Best Arabic-language film Award from Cairo International Film Festival and Tanit d'Or from Journées cinématographiques de Carthage... |
Microphone | Won— Best First Screenplay Award from Sawiris Foundation Won— Best Arabic-language film Award from Cairo International Film Festival Cairo International Film Festival The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Cairo, Egypt. It was established in 1976 and was the first international film festival held in the Arab world... Won— Best Film from Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries is the second oldest film festival in Egypt. Organized by the Egyptian Association of Film Writers and Critics . The AIFF aims to broaden film culture and strengthen the relationship between filmmakers throughout the world with a... Won— Tanit d'or Tanit d'or The Tanit d'or is the grand prize of the Carthage Film Festival, hosted biennially in Tunisia. The award is named for the lunar goddess of ancient Carthage and takes the shape of her symbol, a trapezium surmounted by a horizontal line and a circle.... from Journées cinématographiques de Carthage Carthage Film Festival The Carthage Film Festival is a biannual October film festival hosted by the government of Tunisia. It alternates with the Damascus International Film Festival.... Won— Best Editing Award from Dubai International Film Festival Dubai International Film Festival The Dubai International Film Festival is an international film festival based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched in 2004, it aims to foster the growth of filmmaking in the Arab world.-Overview:... Nominated— Toronto International Film Festival Toronto International Film Festival The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues... Nominated— London International Film Festival Nominated— Thessaloniki International Film Festival Thessaloniki International Film Festival The Thessaloniki International Film Festival has become one of the Balkans' primary showcases for the work of new and emerging filmmakers... Nominated— International Film Festival of Marrakech International Film Festival of Marrakech The International Film Festival of Marrakech is an international film festival held annually in Marrakech, Morocco.-Overview:Since its inaugural year in 2000, the FIFM has been one of the biggest events devoted to Moroccan cinema... in Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... Nominated— Festival International du Film d'Amour de Mons Mons Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,... in Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... , Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... Nominated— International Film Festival of Kerala |
| 2011 | Izaet Hob | Love Radio | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Translation | Role |
| 2009 | Khas Gidan | So Private | |
| 2010 | Tesonamy | Tesonamy | |
| 2010 | El-Gamaa'a Al-Gama'a (TV series) Al-Gama'a is an Egyptian Drama, Historical and Political drama series written by Wahid Hamid, directed by Mohammed Yasin and produced by Kamel Abu Ali. The series began filming in January 2010 with a budget of 50 million Egyptian pounds... |
The Group | |
| 2011 | Muhammad Ali | Muhammad Ali | |
| 2011 | Embratoreyet Meem | M Empire | |
