Osama Fawzy
Directing
- Born
- March 19, 1961 · Egypt
- Died
- January 8, 2019 (age 57)
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.
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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.
Known for
Behind the camera16
- 2009In Natural Colors Director
- 2009Very Humane Director
- 2004I Love Cinema Director
- 2000Fallen Angels Paradise Director
- 1996The Asphalt Kings Director
- 1993Mercedes First Assistant Director
- 1993Why, O Violet? Assistant Director
- 1992Axe in the head Assistant Director
- 1992Love In The Fridge Assistant Director
- 1987The Dwarfs Are Coming
