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Osama Fawzy (1961-2019)

Alias:
Osama Fawzi
Osama Fawzy
Oussama Fawzi
أسامة فوزي

Birthplace:
Egypt

Born:
March 19, 1961

Died:
January 8, 2019

Biography from TheMovieDB

known for his films during the 1990s and 2000s, which include Afarit El-Asfalt (Asphalt Demons) and Baheb El-Cima (I Love Cinema)  Fawzy is regarded as an important filmmaker with a unique language, despite a relatively short career directing just four films.  Fawzy graduated with a Bachelor's in directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1984.  He worked as an assistant director for many years alongside directors that include Hussein Kamal, Barakat, Niazi Mostafa, Sherif Arafa, Yousry Nasrallah, and Radwan Kashef.  His directorial debut was the 1995 hit Afarit El-Asfalt (Asphalt Demons), which earned him the jury prize at the Locarno Film Festival, and won best director and three other awards at the Cairo National Festival for Egyptian Cinema.  The film was officially selected in many international film festivals and was nominated for the Golden Motogolfiere in the Nantes Three Continents Festival.  This too was widely selected in international film festivals, and won best film awards at the Cairo International Film Festival and the Alexandria International Film Festival, along with 17 other awards.  In 2004, he directed Baheb El-Cima (I Love Cinema), and his last film was Belalwan El-Tabaeya (In Natural Colors) in 2009.

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Film Production

Assistant Decorator:
1985  Days in halal

Assistant Director:
1984  The Dancer & the Drummer
1985  Days in halal
1986  The Berry and the Cane
1992  Axe in the head
1992  Love In The Fridge
1993  Why, O Violet?

Director:
1984  The Dancer & the Drummer
1985  Days in halal
1986  The Berry and the Cane
1992  Axe in the head
1992  Love In The Fridge
1993  Why, O Violet?
1996  The Asphalt Kings
1999  Fallen Angels' Paradise
2004  I Love Cinema
2009  In Natural Colors
2009  Very Humane

Executive Producer:
1984  The Dancer & the Drummer
1985  Days in halal
1986  The Berry and the Cane
1986  The Dwarfs Are Coming
1992  Axe in the head
1992  Love In The Fridge
1993  Why, O Violet?
1996  The Asphalt Kings
1999  Fallen Angels' Paradise
2004  I Love Cinema
2009  In Natural Colors
2009  Very Humane

First Assistant Director:
1984  The Dancer & the Drummer
1985  Days in halal
1986  The Berry and the Cane
1986  The Dwarfs Are Coming
1992  Axe in the head
1992  Love In The Fridge
1993  Mercedes
1993  Why, O Violet?
1996  The Asphalt Kings
1999  Fallen Angels' Paradise
2004  I Love Cinema
2009  In Natural Colors
2009  Very Humane

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