
Person
Ahmed Fawzi Saleh
Directing · Born 1981-12-19 · Alexandria, Egypt
Biography
An Egyptian director, born in Alexandria but raised in Port Said. He joined the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo to study script and graduated in 2009. Before graduating, he directed a short film called Mocha. His first documentary film Living Skin (2010), dealt with poverty and what the poor face, and won several important awards. His first feature film Poisonous Roses won 17 awards from international and local festivals, the most important of which are 3 awards from the Cairo International Film Festival. He works as a professional screenwriter with a number of production companies in the development of dramatic television content, which resulted in the experience of The Thief, TV dramatic episodes of 10 minutes.
Known for

Belly of the Whale
Director

Zolm El Mastaba
Writer

Poisonous Roses
Executive Producer

A boy, a girl, and an old man
Writer

Hamlet from the Slums
Director

Living Skin
Director
The Story of Shadia and Her Sister Sahar
Director
Filmography
- 2025A boy, a girl, and an old manWriter
- 2025Zolm El MastabaWriter
- 2023Belly of the WhaleDirector
- 2023The Story of Shadia and Her Sister SaharDirector
- 2018Poisonous RosesExecutive Producer
- 2010Living SkinDirector
- —Hamlet from the SlumsDirector
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