Sherif El Bendary ( ar, شريف البنداري; born 29 September 1978) is an

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film director,

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and producer. His debut feature film was '' Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim''.

Life and career

Sherif graduated from the Faculty of Applied Arts in 2001 then worked in textile factories. Later, he joined the Egyptian Film Institute in 2002 and graduated in 2007, where he currently teaches film directing. His directorial debut was the 2006 short film '' Rise and Shine'' starring

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and produced by the National Film Center, the film won numerous awards locally and internationally including

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. In 2008, El Bendary wrote and directed '' At Day's End'' based on a short story by the acclaimed Egyptian novelist Ibrahim Aslan. In 2011, he directed the feature-length documentary '' On the Road to Downtown'' and the short film ''Curfew'' which is a part of the anthology film '' 18 Days'' – official selection

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. In 2014, his short film '' Dry Hot Summers'' won the

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film prize from the

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campus, it premiered at

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and

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. In 2017, He released his first feature-length narrative film '' Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim'' an Egyptian/Emirati/French co-production, which won the Best Actor prize at

and was released in Egypt and France and many other countries. He also directed the TV series ''Al Gamaa Part 2'', written by veteran screenwriter

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and was broadcast in 2017. He served as a jury member in several festivals including

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and the Egyptian National Film Festival. In 2019, El Bendary founded Africa Films, a production company which mainly focuses on short and feature films by promising upcoming first- and second-time directors, and which will also produce ''Spray'', his second feature film.

Filmography

Feature-length films

* '' On the Road to Downtown'' (2011) (Documentary) * '' Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim'' (2016)

Short films

Television

* '' Al-Gamaah 2'' (2016) (TV Series)

Festivals and awards

References

External links

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