Ibrahim El Batout ( ar, إبراهيم البطوط) is an Egyptian filmmaker, based in
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
,
Egypt
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. Born in
Port Said
Port Said ( ar, بورسعيد, Būrsaʿīd, ; grc, Πηλούσιον, Pēlousion) is a city that lies in northeast Egypt extending about along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal. With an approximate population of 6 ...
on 20 September 1963.
He has worked as a director, producer and cameraman capturing stories mainly about human loss, suffering, and displacement since 1987. He has directed numerous documentaries for international TV channels, such as
ZDF
ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
,
TBS, and
ARTE
Arte (; (), sometimes stylized in lowercase or uppercase in its logo) is a European public service channel dedicated to culture.
It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
. His documentary work has been honored by the
Rory Peck Trust
The Rory Peck Trust is an international NGO that supports freelance journalists and their families in crisis. Based in London, UK, it provides practical assistance and support to freelance journalists worldwide, to raise their profile, promote th ...
(2003), and has received the Axel Springer Award in Germany (1994 and 2000). As well as that his drama ''
Ein Shams
Ain Shams (also spelled Ayn or Ein - ar, عين شمس, , cop, ⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲫⲣⲏ) is a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. The name means "Eye of the Sun" in Arabic language, Arabic, referring to the fact that Ain Shams is built on top of the Hel ...
'' took home the Golden Bull, the top prize at the 54th Taormina Film Festival, 2008.
Ein Shams (The Eye of the Sun)
* Script
Tamer El Said
Tamer El Said (Arabic: تامر السعيد, born 1972) is an Egyptian filmmaker. He wrote, produced and directed numerous films including ''Take Me'' (2004), an award-winning documentary about five friends who unwittingly became political priso ...
and Ibrahim El Batout
* Camera Hesham Farouk Ibrahim
* Editor Ahmed Abdalah
* Music Amir Khalaf
* Sound Mohab Mostafa Ezz
* Art Director Shaima Aziz
* Production and Sales Sherif Mandour
* Cast Hanan Youssef, Boutros Boutros Ghaly, Ramadan Khater, Hanan Adel, Samar Abdelwahab, Mariam Abodouma
Synopsis
From once being the capital of Egypt during the Pharaonic era and a sacred location marked by the visit of
Jesus
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...
and the Virgin Mary, Ein Shams has become one of Cairo's poorest and most neglected neighbourhoods. Through the eyes of Shams, an eleven-year-old girl inhabitant of this neighborhood, the film captures the sadness and magic that envelops everyday life in Egypt. In a series of heart-rending events, the diverse characters of the film showcase the intricacies of Egypt's political system and social structure, and give a glimpse into the grievances of the Middle East region and the complex relationships of its nations.
Feature films
* 2005 Ithaki (D.O.P., Producer, Writer, Director)
* 2008
Ein Shams
Ain Shams (also spelled Ayn or Ein - ar, عين شمس, , cop, ⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲫⲣⲏ) is a suburb of Cairo, Egypt. The name means "Eye of the Sun" in Arabic language, Arabic, referring to the fact that Ain Shams is built on top of the Hel ...
,
The Eye of the Sun (Writer and Director)
* 2010
Hawi (Writer, Director, Producer and DP)
* 2012 ''
Winter of Discontent
The Winter of Discontent was the period between November 1978 and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private, and later public, sector trade unions demanding pay rises greater than the limits Prime Minis ...
''
Selected documentaries
* 1996 Slavery in Southern Sudan (ZDF)
* 1998 The Beginning of the War in Kosovo ''(ZDF)''
* 1999 The War in Kosovo ''(ZDF)''
* 1999
Nagib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha ( arz, نجيب محفوظ عبد العزيز ابراهيم احمد الباشا, ; 11 December 1911 – 30 August 2006) was an Egyptian writer who won the 1988 Nobel Prize in Literature. M ...
: Passage du siecle ''(ARTE)''
* 2000 A Day of an Ambulance Driver in Ramalla, Palestine ''(ZDF)''
* 2001 Three German Women Living in Gaza ''(WDR Germany)''
* 2001 The River that Connects Future EC Countries ''(ZDF)''
* 2002 Pilgrimage to Mecca ''(ZDF)''
* 2002 Drug Addiction in Kuwait ''(ZDF)''
* 2003 Mass Graves in Iraq ''(ZDF)''
* 2004 Baghdad ''(ZDF)''
* 2006 26 Seconds in Pakistan ''(Islamic Relief Foundation)''
* 2007 I am a Refugee in Cairo ''(Al Jazeera International)''
Awards and honors
* 1991:Honorary Award
TBS for the coverage of the first Gulf War
* 1994 Axel Springer Award for ''Female Circumcision in Ethiopia''
* 1996 ECHO for ''The Victim of a War that Ended''
* 2000 Axel Springer Award for ''A Day of an Ambulance Driver in Ramalla''
* 2003 Rory Peck Sony International Impact Award Finalist for ''Mass Graves in Iraq''
* 2008 The Golden Tauro at the Taormina Film Festival for ''Ein Shams''
* 2008 The Best First Film Award in Rotterdam Arab Film Festival for ''Ein Shams''
* 2008 Special Jury Mention in Cathage International film Festival For Ein Shams ( Eye of the Sun )
* 2010 Best Arab Film Award Doha Tribeca Film Festival for Hawi
* 2011 The Jury Award Rabat International Film Festival for Hawi
* 2011 Best Film Award Beirut International Film Festival for Hawi
* 2011 Best Screen Play Beirut International Film Festival for Hawi
* 2011 Honorable mention San Francisco Arab Film Festival for Hawi
External links and references
Ithaki blogspot(Arabic)
(English)
Article about Ithaki by Joseph Fahim(English)
Article about Ein Shams by Joseph Fahim(English)
(Arabic)
* http://www.iloubnan.info/en/detail/16/67528
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1963 births
Living people
Egyptian documentary filmmakers
Egyptian film directors
Egyptian film producers
People from Port Said