Youssef Hesham (Arabic: يوسف هشام, IPA: [juːsef heʃaːm]; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director.

Youssef Hesham
يوسف هشام
Born (1985-07-27) 27 July 1985 (age 39)
Cairo, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
CitizenshipEgypt
Alma materAmerican University in Cairo
Misr University for Science and Technology
OccupationFilm director
Years active2003–present

Biography

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Hesham is a graduate of Misr University for Science and Technology,[1] where he studied broadcasting he also studied film directing in cooperation with the American University in Cairo. He began his career as an editor, freelance director and few times as an assistant director in Egyptian and foreign films and some advertisements.[2] He began directing independently in 2003 with short films and documentaries which drew attention to him as a director and also won him some awards and posts at international festivals.[3] He directed his first full-length feature in 2009 at the age of 24 making him the youngest director in Egyptian cinematic history.

Filmography

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Year Film Translation Note
2005 بني آدم واسمي خالد
Bani Adam We Esmi Khaled
I'm human and my name is Khaled Short film
2005 مخرجين آخر زمن
Mokhrejin Akher Zaman
Today's Directors Documentary, won an honourable national award for films, Best short Documentary
2005 عن قرب
An Qorb
Extreme Close Up Short film
2006 حلم اسطبل عنتر
Helm Istabl Antar
Istabl Antar's Dream Documentary
2007 اكبر الكبائر
Akbar El-Kaba'er
The Greatest of Sins Short Film
2009 لمح البصر
Lamh El-Basar
The Glimpse Full-length film, won jury's special prize at the Alexandria International Film Festival in 2009

References

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  1. ^ "يوسف هشام". Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. ^ Samir Farid (2007-07-22). "Critics Symposium Celebrates Rebellious Filmmaker Youssef Hesham". Al-Masry Al-Youm. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ Amira el-Noshokaty (2010-04-28). "Interview with Youssef Hisham: Nobody owns the truth". Egypt Independent. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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