File - Mahmoud Hemeida. She acted on stage and in film in Côte d'Ivoire for 10 years, before starting her career as a documentary director. The movie is written by Emad Elbahat and Osama Habashy, and directed by Elbahat.Emad Elbahat is Egyptian director born in Cairo, 1970. He started his career in the early 1990s, as a student and assistant director with late great director Youssef Chahine, and later worked with Daoud Abdel Sayed and Yousry Nasrallah.He also produced videos, documentaries and advertising materials for European TV channels.His first feature film, ‘’Hide and Seek’’, was developed at Carthage Film Festival and later participated in the Cairo Film Festival and Dubai Film Festival in the same year. In 2007 he co-wrote with Mohamed El-Feki his second film, El Belyatsho.Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is an annual film festival headed by acclaimed scriptwriter Sayed Fouad that is tailor made for African cinema in Luxor.In October 2019 the Malmö Arab Film Festival recognized LAFF as one of the most important festivals specialized in African cinema.

Source: Egypt Today March 10, 2020 15:45 UTC