Ashraf Fahmy

Ashraf Fahmy
Ashraf Fahmy
	Fahmy in Cairo 90's
Born	25 August 1936; Cairo, Egypt
Died	25 January 2001 (aged 64); Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egypt
Occupation	Egyptian Film Director.

Ashraf Fahmy (Arabic: أشرف فهمي; 25 August 1936 – 25 January 2001) was an Egyptian film director, active in the Egyptian film industry since the late 1960s. He was credited with launching his career and directing his first feature film (The Killers – Arabic: القتلة) with the lead role played by the leading film star Salah Zulfikar, making a huge commercial success.^[1]^[2] Fahmy is a daring director frequently seen in film festivals worldwide, in addition he wrote the script of three films including (Until The End of Lifetime – Arabic: حتى آخر العمر ), which is considered his most memorable movie.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Early academic life

Ashraf Fahmy earned a bachelor's degree of arts (History major) from the Cairo University in 1961, then he graduated from the Egyptian High Cinema Institute in Giza (first class) in 1963 to start his career in the Egyptian cinema, after that he studied Directing at the University of California from 1964 until 1967.

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Starting as a director

Fahmy worked as a director at the "National Center for Documentary Seetma", he directed his first short film; A New Life and was awarded for this film at "Dok Leipzigfilm festival", then worked as an assistant to Fatin Abdel Wahab, Abduel Rahman Khamisi and Youssef Chahine, then he directed his first Feature Film The Killers (1971).^[7]^[8]

Personal life

Ashraf Fahmy was born and raised in Cairo, he was a son of an Egyptian father of a high-class family of Cairo and a Turkish mother, got married twice and has one son Mostafa Ashraf Fahmy and two daughters Jala Fahmy from a different mother and Ingy, He died in the early 2001's during an open heart surgery leaving a legacy in Egyptian cinema.^[9]

Cinema

Since his first feature film (The Killers – Egyptian Arabic: القتلة) which was starred by Egypt's influential movie star Salah Zulfikar earning him huge box office success in Fahmy's debut. His films of the 70's, 80's & 90's gave him a reputation as a director of thrillers. He was involved in the Cinema Council Adarhmassh in 1969 and then nominated as chairman of the board of directors of Studios, Production and High investment in 1977. throughout his career, he directed, wrote and produced over 50 feature films.

Awards

Fahmy was honored by Egyptian, Middle eastern & International Film Festivals. His most notable award was for A New life at the Dok Leipzig film festival of Leipzig, East Germany.

Filmography

Writer:

1. Execution of a Judge (1990)
2. School Teacher Assassination (1988)
3. Until The End of Lifetime (1975)

Producer:

1. The Unknown (1984)
2. The Housemaid (1984)
3. The Investigation is still ongoing (1979)

Director: 50 Films ^[10]^[11]

Films

#	Year	Arabic Title	Translation	Transliteration	Notes
1	2002	العشق والدم	Love and Blood	al Eshq w al dam	Actress Sherihan
2	2000	إمرأة تحت المراقبة	Woman under surveillance	emraa that el morakabah
3	1998	القتل اللذيذ	The Tasty Murder	El-katl El-laziz
4	1997	امرأة فوق القمة	Woman on the top	emraa foka al kemma
5	1997	سنوات الشقاء والحب مسلسل	Years of misery and love the series	sanawat el shakaa w alhob
6	1995	ضربة جزاء	Penalty	darbet gazaa
7	1994	الرايا حمرا	The red banner	el raya el hamraa
8	1994	ليلة القتل	The night of the murder	Laylat El Katl
9	1993	الحب بين قوسين	Love Brackets	el hob bain kawseen
10	1993	لصوص خمس نجوم	Five-Star Thieves	lesos khamas negoom	Actor Salah Zulfikar
11	1992	فخ الجواسيس	Spies Trap	Fakh al jawasees
12	1991	قانون إيكا	The Law of Ica	kanoon Ica
13	1990	ليل و خونة	Night and Traitors	layl w khawanah
14	1990	اعدام قاضى	Judge Execution	eadam kady
15	1989	عنبر الموت	Death Row	anbar al mawt
16	1988	بستان الدم	Blood Orchard	Bostan el dam
17	1988	اغتيال مدرسة	Assassination of a Teacher	Eghteyal modaresa
18	1987	امراة مطلقة	The Divorced woman	Imraa Motalaka
19	1987	لعدم كفاية الادلة	For lack of Evidence	li adam kefayet al adella
20	1986	وصمة عار	Stain	Wasmat Aar
21	1985	سعد اليتيم	Saad the Orphan	Saad el yateem
22	1984	الراقصة والطبال	The Dancer and The Drummer	Al-raqissa wa al-tabal
23	1984	لا تسألنى من أنا	Do not ask me who I am	La tasalni man ana
24	1984	المجهول	The Unknown	el maghool
25	1984	الخادمة	The Maid	el khadima
26	1984	كلام	Words	kalam
27	1983	حادث النصف متر	The half meters accident	hadithet el nsf mtr
28	1982	الخبز المر	The Bitter Bread	el khobz el mor	Actress Sherihan
29	1981	الشيطان يعظ	The Devil Preaches	Al shaytan yaez
30	1980	الشريدة	The Houseless	Al sharida
31	1980	الوحش داخل الإنسان	The beast inside a man	al wahsh dakhel ensan
32	1980	الأقوياء	The Toughs	al akweyia
33	1979	كرامتى	My dignity	karamati
34	1979	ولا يزال التحقيق مستمرا	The investigation is still on	Wa la yazal al tahqiq mostameran
35	1979	مع سبق الإصرار	premeditated	maa sabk el esrar
36	1978	رحلة داخل امراة	A Trip inside a woman	Rehla dakhel emraa
37	1978	المرأة الأخرى	The Other Woman	Al maraa al okhra
38	1978	امراة قتلها الحب	Woman killed her love	emraa katalha al hob
39	1977	بص شوف سكر بتعمل ايه	Look what Sugar does	bos shof sokkar btaamel eh
40	1977	ميعاد مع سوسو	A Date with Soso	meaad maa Soso
41	1976	شوق	Longing	shawk
42	1976	امواج بلا شاطئ	Beach Without Waves	amwaj bela shatea
43	1975	حتى آخر العمر	Until The End of Lifetime	hatta akher el omr
44	1974	امرأة عاشقه	Woman in-love	emraa ashiqa
45	1973	ليل وقضبان	Night and Bars	lail w kodban
46	1972	رغبات ممنوعة	Forbidden Needs	Raghabat Mamnouaa
47	1972	صور ممنوعة القصة الأولى (ممنوع)	Forbidden Pictures	Sowar Mamnouaa
48	1971	القتلة	The Killers	al katalah	Film debut, Actor Salah Zulfikar
49	1970	واحد فى المليون	One in a million	Wahed fel million	Ass. Director
50	1970	الأرض	The Land	al ard	Ass. Director

References

^ Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
^ Bazzoli, Maria Silvia; Gariazzo, Giuseppe (2001). Onde del desiderio: il cinema egiziano dalle origini agli anni Settanta (in Italian). Torino film festival, Associazione cinema giovani. ISBN 978-88-88357-01-0.
^ "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".
^ Saʻd, ʻAbd al-Munʻim (1976). موجز تاريخ السينما المصرية (in Arabic). د . ن القاهرة. ISBN 978-977-702-611-6.
^ Shiri, Keith (1992). Directory of African Film-makers and Films. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-948911-60-6.
^ "تشييع جثمان المخرج المصري أشرف فهمي". www.aawsat.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
^ "من أعلام السينما........المخرج اشرف فهمى!!".
^ http://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/9d3304a6-39f7-4fff-8830-2310772acc7c ^{[dead link]}
^ "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb.
^ "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".
^ "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

Sources

[1] Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.

[2] Bazzoli, Maria Silvia; Gariazzo, Giuseppe (2001). Onde del desiderio: il cinema egiziano dalle origini agli anni Settanta (in Italian). Torino film festival, Associazione cinema giovani. ISBN 978-88-88357-01-0.

[3] "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".

[4] Saʻd, ʻAbd al-Munʻim (1976). موجز تاريخ السينما المصرية (in Arabic). د . ن القاهرة. ISBN 978-977-702-611-6.

[5] Shiri, Keith (1992). Directory of African Film-makers and Films. Greenwood Press. ISBN 978-0-948911-60-6.

[6] "تشييع جثمان المخرج المصري أشرف فهمي". www.aawsat.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

[7] "من أعلام السينما........المخرج اشرف فهمى!!".

[8] ttp://www.aljazeera.net/news/pages/9d3304a6-39f7-4fff-8830-2310772acc7c ^{[dead link]}

[9] "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb.

[10] "أشرف فهمي - ﺇﺧﺮاﺝ فيلموجرافيا، صور، فيديو".

[11] "Ashraf Fahmy". IMDb. Retrieved 12 May 2022.

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Ashraf Fahmy
Fahmy in Cairo 90's
Born	(1936-08-25)25 August 1936 Cairo, Egypt
Died	25 January 2001(2001-01-25) (aged 64) Cairo, Egypt
Nationality	Egypt
Occupation	Egyptian Film Director.