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 came to realize that art is, what 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. His films have also participated in several film festivals. His current focus is documentary filmmaking, and he works mainly as a producer and director.
FILMOGRAPHY
Ali has accomplished 234 min 16 sec of content through different roles and different project genres, including a 44 min documentary film for TV. Commercially, Ali has worked on a TV show as an Assistant Producer
HONORS AND AWARDS
The short documentary film 'Fear' won the audience award in the Mentor Arabia Film Competition in 2022 and was selected to be part of the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, the International Short Film Festival Detmold in 2021, the MAX3MIN - Very Short Film Festival and the MedFest in 2023. Ali worked on this project as a one man crew.
The short documentary film 'Persistent' was selected to be part of the Guangzhou International Documentary Film Festival, the Faludi International Film Festival, the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, the Lift-Off Global Network, and the Marrakech Short Film Festival in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Ali worked on this project as an executive producer.
The short documentary film 'Helm Fi Zarf' was selected to be part of the panorama section of the Visions Cairo Short Film Festival 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 short corner at the Malmo Arab Film Festival 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, the Faludi International Film Festival, the Meihodo International Youth Visual Media Festival, the Lift-Off Global Network, and the Marrakech Short Film Festival in 2021, 2022, and 2023. Ali worked on this project as an executive producer.
The short documentary film 'Helm Fi Zarf' was selected to be part of the panorama section of the Visions Cairo Short Film Festival 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 short corner at the Malmo Arab Film Festival and the Faludi International Film Festival in 2016, and it screened at the Spanish Consulate. Ali worked on this project as a creative director.