Abdelkader Telmissany

🎬 Abdelkader Telmissany (1924-2003)

📍 Born: December 11, 1924 – Nawa, Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt

📍 Died: September 11, 2003 (aged 78) – Cairo, Egypt

🎭 Profession: Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Translator, Film Critic

🏡 Family:

👤 Older Brother: Kamel Telmissany (Pioneer of realism in Egyptian cinema)

👤 Middle Brother: Hassan Telmissany (One of the pioneers of documentary cinema in Egypt)

👩‍🎓 Daughter: May Telmissany (Novelist and writer)

📷 Son: Khaled Telmissany (Photographer)

📚 Education

🎓 IDHEC Film Institute – Paris (1950)

🎓 Institute of Filmology, Sorbonne University – Paris (1952)

🎥 Career

📝 1953 – Co-founded the Cinema Culture Committee with a group of filmmakers and critics, publishing:

📖 The first Arabic translation of "Film Art" by Russian director Vsevolod Pudovkin

🎬 The first Arabic translation of the screenplay for the film "Mother"

🖊️ The first Arabic screenplay to be published as a book ("The Egyptian Mermaid", written by him)

🏢 1957 – Founded a film production and distribution company, but its first imported film ("Mother") was banned by censors, leading to its closure.

🎬 1968 – Co-founded Telmissany Brothers, the first Egyptian company specializing in documentary films, alongside his brother Hassan.

📺 1971 – Directed the TV series "Bank of Anxiety", based on the novel by Tawfiq al-Hakim.

🎭 1964 – Directed the play "The Western Shore", written by Mohamed Enani.

📖 Contributions in Translation & Writing

🔹 Translated major theatrical works by:

🎭 Anton Chekhov

🎭 Bertolt Brecht

🎭 Franz Kafka

🎭 Eugène Ionesco

📻 Wrote radio series adapted from literature by:

✍️ Tawfiq al-Hakim

✍️ Abdel Rahman al-Sharqawi

📰 Published film criticism and research articles in Egyptian newspapers and magazines.

🏆 Recognition & Legacy

🏅 1992 – Honored at the Ismailia Documentary Film Festival, and a commemorative book was published about him by Adly Al-Duhibi.

🎞️ His contributions remain influential, particularly in documentary filmmaking and film criticism.

📌 Abdelkader Telmissany was a prominent figure in Egyptian cinema, excelling in directing, producing, screenwriting, translation, and criticism.