Biographies: Bahaa Ghazawy - Writer

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An Egyptian director and writer, who graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema, Directing Department, in 1992. He started his career as a director and worked for Hotspot Films in Dubai from 2004 to 2007, as a producer from 2005 to 2007, and as an executive producer from 2008 to 2014 in the same company. He directed two short films: The Attic (1992), produced by the Higher Institute of Cinema, and The Drawer (1993), produced by the National Center of Cinema. He also directed several documentaries, including From the Flower to the Tree (1994), in addition to producing and editing some of his other films, including We Were Soldiers (2004). He also directed two programs Lines (1999), about Egyptian designers, and Female Creators in the Shadows (2000-2001). He received many awards, including one at the Munich Youth Festival Award for The Attic in 1993 and another at the Ismailia International Film Festival Documentaries and Shorts for The Drawer in the same year. He also won two awards at the Al Jazeera Documentary Festival for the films The Eagle's Way, and The Field, respectively in 2005 and 2006.

• 18 October 2021
• Christina Aziz