Ashraf Fahmy

🎬 Ashraf Fahmy

📅 Born: August 25, 1936 – Cairo, Egypt

🕯 Died: January 25, 2001 (aged 64) – Cairo, Egypt

🌍 Nationality: Egyptian

🎓 Education:

📜 Bachelor's in History – Cairo University (1961)

🎬 Higher Institute of Cinema – Giza (1963, First-Class Honors)

🎥 Film Directing Studies – University of California (1964-1967)

🎭 Career

📽 Years Active: 1970 – 2000

🏛 Administrative Roles:

Chairman of High-Quality Production & Investment Studios (1977)

🔹 Began his career as a director at the National Documentary Film Center, where he directed A New Life, winning 🏆 an award at the Leipzig Festival in Germany.

🔹 Worked as an assistant to renowned Egyptian directors, including:

🎬 Fatin Abdel Wahab

🎥 Abdel Rahman El-Khamissy

🎞 Youssef Chahine

🔹 Directed over 50 films and also wrote and produced several works.

🎬 Notable Films

📌 Directed:

🎥 The Killers (1971) – His debut feature film

🎥 Night and Bars (1973)

🎥 Until the End of Time (1975) – One of his most famous films, featuring 🎸 Omar Khorshid's music

🎥 The Devil Preaches (1981)

🎥 The Unknown (1984)

🎥 Execution of a Judge (1990)

🎥 The Tasty Murder (1998)

📜 Written:

✍ Until the End of Time (1975)

✍ Execution of a Judge (1990)

✍ Assassination of a Teacher (1988)

🎞 Produced:

🎬 The Unknown (1984)

🎬 The Maid (1984)

🎬 The Investigation is Still Ongoing (1979)

🏆 Awards & Recognitions

🏅 Received numerous Egyptian and international film awards, including:

🏆 Leipzig Film Festival Award for A New Life

Honors from 🎥 Egyptian, African, and Middle Eastern film festivals

👨‍👩‍👧 Personal Life

💼 Born in Cairo to an upper-class Egyptian family with a Turkish mother.

💍 Married twice and had:

👩 Gala Fahmy (Egyptian actress)

👩 Engy Ashraf Fahmy

👨 Mostafa Ashraf Fahmy

🕯 Passed away on January 25, 2001, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in Egyptian cinema.