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Khairy Beshara
Born	Khairy Beshara (1947-06-30) June 30, 1947 (age 78) Tanta, Egypt
Occupation	Film director

Khairy Beshara (Arabic: خيري بشارة; born June 30, 1947, in Tanta, Egypt) is an Egyptian film director. He has been making movies in Egypt since the 1970s. He is known for changing how "realism" was shown in Egyptian movies during the 1980s. Three of his films are even listed among the most important 100 films in Egyptian cinema history: The Collar and the Bracelet, Bitter Day, Sweet Day, and Ice Cream in Gleem.

About Khairy Beshara

Khairy Beshara finished high school in Cairo. Then, he went to the Egyptian Higher Institute of Cinema and graduated in 1967. After that, he received a special scholarship to study in Warsaw, Poland, for two years. There, he met his wife, Monika Kowalczyk.

He started his career making documentaries (films that show real life). Later, he moved on to direct 12 full-length feature films (story movies). These films were shown at many international film festivals around the world. Khairy Beshara was also one of the first directors in Egypt and the Arab world to start making movies using digital cameras in the late 1990s. This was a big change from using traditional film!

His Films and TV Shows

Documentary and Short Films

• Tanks Hunter (1974)
• The Village Doctor (1975)
• The Sea Gull (1976)
• Illumination (1977)
• The Talk of the Rocks (1978)
• Surpassing Despair (1980)
• Applied Arts in Qatar (1984)

Feature Films

• Bloody Destinies (1982) (made with Algeria)
• House Boat No.70 (1982)
• The Collar and the Bracelet (1986)
• Sweet Day, Bitter Day (1988)
• Crab (Kaboria) (1990)
• Wild Desire (1991)
• Ice Cream in Gleem (1992)
• America Abracadabra (America Shika Bika) (1993) (filmed in Romania)
• Strawberry War (1993)
• Traffic Light (1995)
• Nutshell (1995)
• A Night On The Moon (2008) (a digital film)
• Moondog (2012)

Short Films on Development

These short films were all made in 1999 and focused on important topics in Egypt:

• Girls' Participation
• Children's Rights
• People with Disabilities
• Environmental Protection
• Training for Employment

TV Series

• The Star (1999) (8 episodes about actress Nabila Ebeid)
• A Matter of Principle (2003)
• The Salt of the Earth (2004)
• Habiba's Heart (2005)
• The Prey and the Hunter (2007)
• THE ESCAPE FROM THE WEST (2009)
• OSTRICH FEATHERS (2010)
• Zaat (Self) (2012) (Episodes 17 to 30)
• Second Wife (2013)
• The people of Alexandria (2014)
• Sulfur Red P1 (2016)
• The Flood (2017)
• Karma's Curse (2018)

Awards and Recognition

Khairy Beshara's films have won many awards and been shown at important festivals around the world. Here are some highlights:

Tanks Hunter

• 1975: Won "Best Idea" at the National Festival for Documentary and Short Films in Cairo.

The Village Doctor

• 1976: Won the Golden Prize for "Best Film" at the National Festival for Documentary and Short Films in Cairo.
• 1976: Won "Best Direction & Scenario" for Khairy Beshara.
• 1976: Received an award from the Catholic Audio-Visual Center for its positive message.
• 1978: Received the Encouragement State Award.

The Sea Gull

• 1977: Won "Award for Direction & Scenario" for Khairy Beshara.

Illumination

• 1978: Won "Best Direction" for Khairy Beshara.

Rock Talks

• 1980: Won the Film Society Award for "Best Short Film".

Bloody Destinies

• 1983: Won "Best Debut Direction" for Khairy Beshara.

House-Boat No. 70 This film was very important and is seen as the start of "new realism" in Egyptian cinema.

• 1982: Won "Best Feature Film" from the Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics.
• 1982: Won "First Prize for the Producer" at the First Cairo International Film Festival.
• 1983: Was the first Egyptian film ever shown at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.

The Collar & the Bracelet This film is considered one of the top 100 Egyptian films.

• 1985: Won "Best Direction" for Khairy Beshara.
• 1986: Won the Bronze Award at the Valencia International Film Festival.
• 1987: Won "Best Film" and "Best Direction" at the Festival of the Egyptian Film Society.
• 1987: Named "Best Egyptian Feature Film of 1986" by the Egyptian Association of Cinema Critics.

Sweet Day, Bitter Day This film is also one of the top 100 Egyptian films.

• 1988: Won "Best Actress" for Faten Hamama at the Cinematographic Days of Carthage.
• 1988: Received a "Special Mention" at the Three Continents Film Festival.
• 1989: Voted "Best Film of the year 1988" by the Egyptian Film Society.

Crabs (Kaboria)

• 1991: Won "Best Direction" from the Egyptian Association for Cinematographic Art.
• 1991: Won a "Special Jury Award" at the First National Feature Film Festival in Cairo.

Ice Cream in Gleem This film is another one of the top 100 Egyptian films.

• 1993: Won a "Special Jury Award" at the Festival of the Egyptian Film Society.

America Abracadabra (America Shika Bika)

• 1994: Won "The Special Prize of the Juries" at the Pyongyang Film Festival in Korea.

Traffic Light

• 1995: Won the "Special Jury Prize – Silver Pyramid" at the Cairo International Film Festival. The jury praised it for showing "a nation’s troubles in a single night."

More About Khairy Beshara

• The best of Egyptian cinema, the best 15 best Egyptian films of all time

See also

• List of Copts
• List of Egyptians