Egyptian filmmaker Ahmed Atef graduated from the Sorbonne and launched and presides over the Arab Cinema Foundation, an NGO aimed for the development of ARAB Cinema. His feature films OMAR 2000 (2000) and DEMONS OF CAIRO (2007) were widely shown and along with his other films and documentaries have garnered numerous awards and plaudits. His company, Egypt Films, specializes in independent cinema and provides services for international films shooting in Egypt. He has been film critic for the major Cairo daily, Al Ahram for the past 15 years.
Montréal World Film Festival