Director

Osama Fawzy

Directing

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Directed movies: 14Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 1165514

IMDb ID: nm0269533

Known for: Directing

Born: March 19, 1961

Died: January 8, 2019

Age: 57

Place of birth: Egypt

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1984 - 2009

Years active: 26

Average TMDB rating: 5.9

Wikidata: Q6823836

Also known as

أسامة فوزي • Oussama Fawzi • Osama Fawzy • Osama Fawzi

Frequent jobs

Assistant Director (7)Director (5)Assistant Art Director (1)First Assistant Director (1)Assistant Decorator (1)Executive Producer (1)

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Biography

known for his films during the 1990s and 2000s, which include Afarit El-Asfalt (Asphalt Demons) and Baheb El-Cima (I Love Cinema) Fawzy is regarded as an important filmmaker with a unique language, despite a relatively short career directing just four films. Fawzy graduated with a Bachelor's in directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1984. He worked as an assistant director for many years alongside directors that include Hussein Kamal, Barakat, Niazi Mostafa, Sherif Arafa, Yousry Nasrallah, and Radwan Kashef. His directorial debut was the 1995 hit Afarit El-Asfalt (Asphalt Demons), which earned him the jury prize at the Locarno Film Festival, and won best director and three other awards at the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema. The film was officially selected in many international film festivals and was nominated for the Golden Motogolfiere in the Nantes Three Continents Festival. This too was widely selected in international film festivals, and won best film awards at the Cairo International Film Festival and the Alexandria International Film Festival, along with 17 other awards. In 2004, he directed Baheb El-Cima (I Love Cinema), and his last film was Belalwan El-Tabaeya (In Natural Colors) in 2009.