Amr Arafa (born 9 December 1962), is an Egyptian

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. Considered one of the best filmmakers in Egyptian cinema, Arafa is best known as the director of critically acclaimed award-winning films ''Africano'', '' Zahaymar'', ''Helm Aziz'' and ''Akher Deek Fi Masr''.

Personal life

He was born on 9 December 1962 in

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. His father Saad Arafa was also a prolific film-maker. Saad was born on April 1, 1923, and died on July 1, 1998. He made several popular films of his generation such as ''Al E'iteraf'', ''Marzooka'' and ''Demoua' Fi Lailat El Zefaf''. Amr's older brother,

Sherif Arafa Sherif Arafa ( ar, شريف عرفة) (born on December 25, 1960) is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. Sharif Arafa participated in the making of many of the movies in the histor ...

is also a popular filmmaker in Egypt. He was born on December 25, 1960. His most notable films include, ''Birds of Darkness'' , ''

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Welad El Am ''Welad El-Am'' ( ar, ولاد العم; en, The Cousins), known internationally as ''Escaping Tel Aviv'', is a 2009 Egyptian film directed by Sherif Arafa and starring Karim Abdel Aziz, Sherif Mounir and Mona Zaki.(18 March 2010)Joden in de sch ...

''. In 2005, Arafa moved to the United States for graduate school. Then he spent most of his time in the US for 11 years on temporary education. He also formed his own business management consulting company and, later assured green card in 2015.

Career

He started cinema career in 1983 with the footsteps of his father. In 1991, Amr established his own production company, FinalCut Film Production. Since then, he produced and directed numerous films, commercials, TV series and documentaries. In 2001, he directed and produced his maiden feature film ''Africano''. The film was filmed in South Africa and made its premier on 11 July 2001 in Egypt. The film received critical acclaim and later screened in nearby African countries as well as screened in Europe. In Kuwait, the film made its premier on 31 October 2001 whereas in Greece, it was released at the Greek Film Archive on 28 February 2012. After his successful maiden film, he continuously performed a successful directing career with the films: ''Akher Deek Fi Masr'' (2017), '' Men 30 Sana'' (2016), TV Series ''

Saraya Abdeen Saraya Abdeen ( ar, سرايا عابدين) is an Egyptian historical TV drama series, The first season was aired on MBC on 29 June 2014, written by Kuwaiti author Heba Meshari Hamada, directed by Amr Arafa, produced by Mahmood Shokri, and sta ...

'' (2015), ''Abu El Nil'' (2013), ''Helm Aziz'' (2011), '' Zahaymar'' (2010), ''Ibn el-Qunsul'' (2009), ''El Shabah'' (2008), ''Gaaltany Mogreman'' (2006) and ''El Sefara Fel Emara'' (2004).

Filmography

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