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active in the Egyptian film industry since the 1970s. He is considered one of the Egyptian directors who re-defined Realism in Egyptian cinema in the 1980s. In a recent book published by

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in 2007 about the most important 100 films in the history of Egyptian cinema, three of his movies were listed: ''The Collar and the Bracelet'', ''Bitter Day, Sweet Day'', and ''Ice Cream in Gleem''.

Biography

Beshara completed his high school in

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then joined the Egyptian Higher Institute of Cinema where he graduated in 1967. He then went to

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on a fellowship for two years where he met his future wife, Monika Kowalczyk. He started his career with a focus on documentaries then moved to feature narratives and directed 12 long features that were screened at various international film festivals. He is one of the first Egyptian and

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directors to venture into digital film making in the late 1990s.

Filmography

Documentaries and Short Films

* Tanks Hunter (1974) صائد الدبابات * The Village Doctor (1975) طبيب فى الأرياف * The Sea Gull (1976) طائر النورس * Illumination (1977) تنوير * The Talk of the Rocks (1978) حديث الحجر * Surpassing Despair (1980) تجاوز اليأس * Applied Arts in Qatar (1984) الفن التشكيلى فى قطر

Feature Films

* Bloody Destinies (1982) الأقدار الدامية (Egyptian-Algerian co-production) * House Boat No.70 (1982) العوامة رقم 70 * The Collar and the Bracelet (1986) الطوق والأسورة * Sweet Day, Bitter Day (1988) يوم حلو..يوم مر * Crab ( Kaboria) (1990) كابوريا * Wild Desire (1991) رغبة متوحشة * Ice Cream in Gleem (1992) آيس كريم فى جليم * America Abracadabra (America Shika Bika) (1993) (shot and edited in Romania) أمريكا شيكا بيكا *

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(1993) حرب الفراولة * Traffic Light (1995) اشارة مرور * Nutshell (1995) قشر البندق * A Night On The Moon (2008) -Digital film transferred to 35mm- ليلة فى القمر
Moondog (2012)

Short Films on Development in Egypt

* Girls' Participation * Female Genital Mutilation * Children's Rights * People with Disabilities * Environmental Protection * Training for Employment ''(All were made in 1999)''

TV Series

* The Star 1999 (8 TV episodes on the life of the Egyptian actress, Nabila Ebeid) النجمة * A Matter of Principle (Mas'alet Mabda') 2003 مسألة مبدأ * The Salt of the Earth (Malh El 'ard) 2004 ملح الأرض * Habiba's Heart ('alb Habiba) 2005 قلب حبيبة * The Prey and the Hunter (Alfarisa Wal Sayyad) 2007 الفريسة والصياد * THE ESCAPE FROM THE WEST (ALHROUB MEN ALGHARB) 2009 الهروب من الغرب * OSTRICH FEATHERS (REESH NA3AM) 2010 ريش نعام * Zaat (Self) 2012 / Episodes from 17 to 30 ذات الحلقات من ١٧ إلي ٣٠ * Second Wife 2013 الزوجة الثانية * The people of Alexandria 2014 أهل اسكندرية * Sulfur Red P1 2016 كبريت أحمر الجزء الأول * The Flood 2017 الطوفان * Karma's Curse 2018 لعنة كارما

Prizes, Awards & Festivals Participation

Tanks Hunter
1974 Leipzig 17th International Festival for Short &Documentary Films for Cinema and Television, Official Entry
1975 Sixth National Festival for Documentary and Short Films, Cairo, Egypt
Best Idea – Khairy Beshara
Best Photography – Mahmoud Abdel Samei The Village Doctor
1976 The 7th National Festival for Documentary and Short Films, Cairo, Egypt
Golden Prize – Best Film in the category of medium long films
Best Direction & Scenario – Khairy Beshara
Best Photography – M. Abdel Samei
Best Editing – A. Metwally
Best Music – Dr. Youssef Shawki
Best Sound – M. Abdel Muteleb 1976 The Catholic Audio-Visual Center Award
Best Documentary “for its noble message of devoting one’s experience to those who need it.. setting an example for a young doctor working in rural areas” 1976 The Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics (FIRPRESCI member)
Best Documentary “for its unique treatment in dealing with the Egyptian village and its problems…with awareness and a cinematographic view quite unusual for the Egyptian documentaries” 1976 Leipzig 19th International Film Festival
The International Students Union Festival Award 1978 The Encouragement State Award, The High Council of Arts, Literature
Award of Sciences & Arts of the First Degree The Sea Gull
1977 The 8th National Festival for Documentary and Short Films, Cairo, Egypt ''(Medium Long Category)''
Award for Direction & Scenario – Khairy Beshara
Award for Editing – K. Abul Ela 1977 The Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics (FIRPRESCI member)
Best Documentary concurrently with “Advises of a Wise Man on Rural Affairs & Education” by Daoud Abdel Sayed Illumination
1978 The 9th National Festival for Documentary and Short Films, Cairo, Egypt ''(Long Documentary Category)''
Best Direction – Khairy Beshara
Best Photography – M. Fadel Rock Talks
1979 The 10th National Festival for Documentary and Short Films, Cairo, Egypt
Best Editing – Ahmed Metwally 1979 Leipzig 22nd International Festival for Short & Documentary Films for Cinema and Television, Official Entry 1980 Sixth Festival of Egyptian Film
Film Society Award for the Best Short Film 1980 The Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics (FIRPRESCI member)
Best Documentary concurrently with “Working in the Field” by Daoud Abdel Sayed “for its distinguished creative capacity in expressing the character of the Egyptian Sculptor Abdel Badie Abdel Hay” 1980 The Folk Culture Department
Certificate of Appreciation – K. Beshara “In appreciation of his distinguished efforts and his excellence in the fields of scenario and direction…” Bloody Destinies
1983 Cinema Prizes Competition, Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt
Best Debut Direction – K. Beshara House-Boat No. 70
::''“If we consider ‘The will’ by Kamel Selim in 1939 the beginning of Egyptian realism in cinema, so we have to admit that ‘House-Boat No.70’ by Khairy Beshara, 1982, is the start of the new realism”'' Samir Farid (prominent Film Critic) in his book “New Realism in Egyptian Cinema”, 1991. 1982 The Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics (FIRPRESCI member)
Best Feature Film “because he was able to express the problems of the 70’s generation in a new innovative way which reflects maturity of the new Egyptian Cinema” 1982 First Cairo International Film Festival (Panorama of Egyptian Films)
First Prize for the Producer 1982 The 35th International Film Festival Cannes (Film Market) 1982 The 18th International Festival for Young Cinematographers, Hyeres, France, Official Entry 1982 First Film Festival for Mediterranean Cultures, Bastia, France, Official Entry 1982 Valencia III International Film Festival for Mediterranean Cultures, Spain, Official Entry 1983 Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands (Main Program)
It was the First Egyptian film ever to be screened at the Rotterdam festival 1983 Cinema Prizes Competition, Ministry of Culture, Cairo, Egypt
Best Music – Gehad Daoud
Best Supporting Actress – Magda El Khattib 1983 The 9th festival of the Egyptian Film Society
The Special Jury Award for Direction – K. Beshara
Best Photography – M. Abdel Samei
Certificate to the Producer – M. Mostafa 1985 Screened in several Yugoslavian cities on the occasion of cultural events The Collar & the Bracelet
1985 The 9th Film Festival of the Egyptian Association for Cinematographic Art
Best Direction – K. Beshara 1986 Valencia 7th International Film Festival for Mediterranean Cultures, Spain
Bronze Award 1986 The 11th Cinematographic Days of Carthage, Tunis (Official Entry) 1986 The Three Continents Film Festival, Nantes, France (Official Entry) 1987 Rotterdam International Film Festival, The Netherlands (Main Program) 1987 Strasbourg 15th Film Festival, France
International Institute of Human Rights within the program “Carte Blanche” of the Egyptian Young Cinema proposed by Mohamed Khan (Film Director) 1987 The 5th Arab Film Festival, Paris, France (Main Program) 1987 The 13th Festival of the Egyptian Film society
Best Film – El Alamia for Cinema & TV production, Hussein El Kalla
Best Direction – K. Beshara
Best Photography – Tarek El Telmessany
Best Editing – Adel Mounir
Best Music – Entessar Abdel Fattah
Best Actress - Sherihan 1987 The Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics (FIRPRESCI member) Best Egyptian Feature Film of 1986 1987 The 4th Academic Week for Graduates of the Higher Institute of Cinema, Aswan, Egypt, Best Direction Award 1987 The 5th Damascus Film Festival, Syria 1987 The 11th São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil 1987 The 31st London Film Festival, United Kingdom 1987 Hollywood on the Nile – The Realists and their films – Egyptian Film in Metropolis Cinema, Hamburg, West Germany 1987 Mediterranean Cinema Festival, Montpellier, France 1989 “The Collar & the Bracelet” Between the Film and Yehia El Taher Abdallah's Novel and the Film's Position in Egyptian Cinema, M.A. Thesis by Beaty Klimkiewicz, Warsaw University, Neofilology Department, Poland 1996 The Centennial of Arab Cinema, Lincoln Center, New York, USA 1996 The 6th Edition of Black Movie, Genève, Switzerland Sweet Day, Bitter Day
1988 The 12th Cinematographic Days of Carthage, Tunis
Best Actress – Faten Hamama 1988 The Three Continents Film Festival, Nantes, France
Special Mention 1988 “Cinema & Reality of the 80’s in Egypt”, M.A. Thesis by

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, Hamburg University, Germany 1989 The 15th Festival of the Egyptian Film Society
Best Actress – Faten Hamama
Best Set Designer – Onsi Abou Seif
Special Mention – Ahmed Hussein (12-year-old boy with major role in the film) 1989 The Egyptian Film Society Survey
Best Film of the year 1988 1989 The Cinema Pharaohs Magazine Survey, Alexandria, Egypt
Best Film of the year 1988 1989 The 12th Cairo Film Festival
The Advertising Prize 1989 Film Fest Munchen, West Germany (International Program) 1989 The 18th International Festival of Cinema, Figueira da Foz, Portugal 1989 The 3rd International Film Festival, Rabat, Morocco
Special Jury Prize 1989 The 10th Mostra De Valencia, Spain (Information Section) 1989 Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, “Today’s Cinema, Tomorrow’s Cinema” Program 1993 Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema, Pesaro, Italy Crabs (Kaboria)
1991 Tage des un Abhangizen Films, Augsburg, Germany 1991 The Egyptian Association for Cinematographic Art
Best Direction 1991 The First National Feature Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt
Special Jury Award
Best Actress – Raghda
Best Photography – Mohsen Ahmed 1996 “Mass Culture & Modernism in Egypt” a book by Walter Armbrust, Cambridge University Press. Wild Desire
1991 Montreal World Film Festival, Canada, “Today’s Cinema, Tomorrow’s Cinema” Program Ice Cream in Gleem
1993 The 19th Festival of the Egyptian Film Society
Special Jury Award America Abracadabra (America Shika Bika)
1993 The 11th Damascus Film Festival, Syria (Main Program) 1994 The 4th Pyongyang Film Festival, Korea
The Special Prize of the Juries 1997 The International House of Philadelphia, USA, Contemporary Egyptian Cinema Traffic Light 1995 The 19th Cairo International Film Festival
Special Jury Prize “Silver Pyramid” ::“The Jury believes that ‘Traffic Light’ deserves the award because it managed to paint with great sensitivity a nation’s troubles in a single night during a crowded traffic light of the city of Cairo” 1997 II Cinema Dei Paesi Arabi, Cinema Del Comune Di Bologna, Italy

In the Press

The best of Egyptian cinema , the best 15 best Egyptian films of all time

References

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Biography for Khairy Beshara

External links

Moondog
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