BIOGRAPHY
Ali Hegazy is an Egyptian filmmaker born in 1994.
He believes we all have a passion for something that makes us strive to achieve it. He realized that art makes him tick, and it's how he can discover and express himself.
His passion has led him to learn continuously about all aspects of filmmaking, and he has worked on many different projects as a writer, producer, editor, and director. He specializes in producing and directing documentary films and has participated in multiple film festivals.
FILMOGRAPHY
Ali has worked on 234 minutes and 16 seconds of content across various project genres, including a 44-minute TV documentary for Al Jazeera Documentary Channel. As an assistant producer, Ali has also worked on a comedy TV show for ON channel and Abu Dhabi TV.
HONORS AND AWARDS
The short documentary film "Fear" won the audience award in the Mentor Arabia Film Competition in 2022. It was also selected to be part of the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and the International Short Film Festival Detmold in 2021, the MAX3MIN - Very Short Film Festival, the MedFest in 2023, and the Aflamuna Short Film Competition in 2024.
The short documentary film "Persistent" was selected to be part of the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and the Faludi International Film Festival in 2021, the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival and the Lift-Off Global Network in 2022, and the Marrakech Short Film Festival in 2023. Ali worked on this project as an executive producer.
The short documentary film "Helm Fi Zarf" was selected to be part of the Visions Cairo Short Film Festival panorama section in 2018, and it screened at the Spanish Consulate. Ali worked on this project as an assistant producer and cinematographer.
The short fiction film "Atlantis" won the audience award in the 2-Minute Movie Competition launched by MBC2 and Ajyal Film Festival in 2016, and it screened at the Scoop with Raya program on the MBC2 channel. Ali worked on this project as a producer.
The short documentary film "KHADIJA" was selected to be part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival short corner and the Faludi International Film Festival in 2016, and it screened at the Spanish Consulate. Ali worked on this project as a creative director.
The short documentary film "Persistent" was selected to be part of the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival and the Faludi International Film Festival in 2021, the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival and the Lift-Off Global Network in 2022, and the Marrakech Short Film Festival in 2023. Ali worked on this project as an executive producer.
The short documentary film "Helm Fi Zarf" was selected to be part of the Visions Cairo Short Film Festival panorama section in 2018, and it screened at the Spanish Consulate. Ali worked on this project as an assistant producer and cinematographer.
The short fiction film "Atlantis" won the audience award in the 2-Minute Movie Competition launched by MBC2 and Ajyal Film Festival in 2016, and it screened at the Scoop with Raya program on the MBC2 channel. Ali worked on this project as a producer.
The short documentary film "KHADIJA" was selected to be part of the Malmo Arab Film Festival short corner and the Faludi International Film Festival in 2016, and it screened at the Spanish Consulate. Ali worked on this project as a creative director.