Youssef Hesham ( ar, يوسف هشام, ; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director.
Biography
Hesham is a graduate of
Misr University for Science and Technology
Misr University for Science and Technology (MUST) is a university in 6th of October City, Giza
Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa a ...
,
where he studied broadcasting he also studied film directing in cooperation with the
American University in Cairo
The American University in Cairo (AUC; ar, الجامعة الأمريكية بالقاهرة, Al-Jāmi‘a al-’Amrīkiyya bi-l-Qāhira) is a private research university in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs ...
. He began his career as an editor, freelance director and few times as an assistant director in Egyptian and foreign films and some advertisements.
He began directing independently in 2003 with short films and documentaries which drew attention to him as a director and also won him some awards and posts at international festivals.
He directed his first full-length feature in 2009 at the age of 24 making him the youngest director in Egyptian cinematic history.
Filmography
References
External links
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Film directors from Cairo
Living people
1985 births