Top 20 Director celebrities in Egypt
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Director celebrities [Updated August 13, 2022].
Atom Egoyan was born
on July 19, 1960
in Cairo, Egypt.
He was named Atom to mark the completion of Egypt's first nuclear reactor.
Youssef Chahine was born
on January 25, 1926
in Alexandria, Egypt.
He received the 50th annual Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
Khaled Youssef was born
on September 28, 1964
in Egypt.
He was interviewed by Al-Arabiya in 2011 and demanded that the Egyptian Museum be protected from looters during the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011.
Khairy Beshara was born
on June 30, 1947
in Tanta, Egypt.
His three most celebrated films were The Collar and the Bracelet, Bitter Day, Sweet Day, and Ice Cream in Gleem.
Hussein Kamal was born
on August 17, 1932
in Egypt.
His 1971 film Chitchat on the Nile was one of the most critically acclaimed of its era.
Bishara Wakim was born
on March 5, 1890
in Egypt.
He was a member of both the Abdul Rahman Rushdi and George Abiad theater groups.
Atef El-Tayeb was born
on July 29, 1947
in Egypt.
His 1985 film El Zamar received much acclaim and attention at the Moscow Film Festival.
Asaad Kelada was born
on November 20, 1942
in Egypt.
He received his first big opportunity directing two episodes of the show Phyllis in 1976.
Alex Proyas was born
on September 23, 1963
in Egypt.
He won several awards for his science fiction/noir film Dark City, including the
Bram Stoker Award and the Silver Scream Award at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival.
Ahmad Abdalla was born
on December 19, 1979
in Cairo, Egypt.
His 2010 film Microphone became the first Egyptian film ever to win The Golden Tanit award at the Carthage Film Festival.
Maher Sabry was born
on April 11, 1967
in Egypt.
He was given the Felipa Award from the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission in 2002.
Mohamed Khan was born
on October 26, 1942
in Egypt.
His film Return of a Citizen screened at Cannes in 1987.
Rasha Shurbatji was born
on April 20, 1975
in Cairo, Egypt.
Rami Imam was born
on November 25, 1974
in Cairo, Egypt.
In addition to directing, he has also taken on roles as an actor in the 1996 film Sleeping in Honey and as a music editor for the film Hello America.
Henry Barakat was born
on June 11, 1912
in Egypt.
He directed a total of 60 films over the course of his career. His films Days and Nights from 1955 and Hassan wa Nayima from 1959 were two of his most critically acclaimed.
Hend Fakhroo was born
on June 8, 1982
in Cairo, Egypt.
His grandfather Mohamed Tawfiq was a successful director and a huge influence on him.
Helmy Halim was born
on September 8, 1916
in Egypt.
He was credited for discovering actor
Ahmed Ramzy in 1955 whom he later cast in his film Ayyamna al-Holwa.
Hassan al-Imam was born
on March 15, 1919
in Egypt.
He wrote seven of the films that he directed.
Frank Agrama was born
on September 26, 1935
in Egypt.
He was the CEO and founder of production company Harmony Gold USA Inc.
Ezzel Dine Zulficar was born
on October 28, 1919
in Egypt.
His directorial debut came in 1947 with the film Prisoner of the Shadows.
