Egyptian Director Marwan Hamed to receive El Gouna’s Career Achievement Award

Marwan Hamed is an Egyptian film director known
for his distinctive style that blends tradition and
modernity. His talent first shone through his
directorial debut, ‘Lilly’, a short film adapted from a
story by Yousef Idrees. This gem achieved resounding
success, earning accolades and internationalawards,
showcasing Hamed’s innate filmmaking
prowess.

Hamed’s career spans over two decades, encompassing
both film direction and production. He has been
at the helm of over 300 commercials, TV drama
series and music videos.

In 2006, Hamed embarked on his directorial
journey into feature films with ‘The Yacoubian Building’,
an adaptation of the best-selling novel by Alaa Al
Aswany. In 2014, he directed ‘The Blue Elephant’, a
chilling horror film that was a box-office hit. Then, in
2019, he directed the highly anticipated
sequel, ‘The Blue Elephant: Dark Whispers’, which
became the highest grossing film in the history of
Egyptian cinema at the time.

More recently, ‘Kira & El Gen’ (2022), based on Ahmed
Mourad’s best-selling novel 1919, has been officially
recognized as Egypt’s highest-grossing film.