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Quick facts for kids Samir Farid
Born	(1943-12-01)December 1, 1943 Cairo, Egypt
Died	April 4, 2017(2017-04-04) (aged 73)
Occupation	Writer, film critic

Samir Farid (Arabic: سمير فريد) (December 1, 1943 – April 4, 2017) was an Egyptian writer and a famous film critic. He was also a journalist and a film historian. He lived in Cairo, Egypt.

Samir Farid wrote or helped translate over 60 books. These books were about Egyptian, Arab, and world cinema. He started writing them in 1966. From 2001 to 2016, he worked as a special advisor for cinema at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. This is a very famous library in Egypt.

He was often asked to be a judge at international film festivals. He started doing this in 1972. Some of the festivals he judged include the Oberhausen Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. In 2014, he was even the head of the Cairo International Film Festival.

Samir Farid's Life and Work

Samir Farid was born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1943. He loved movies and studied film criticism. In 1965, he graduated from a special art school in Cairo. His final project was about a play called Waiting for Godot.

After graduating, he started writing about movies. He worked as a film critic for Al-Gomhoreya newspaper in Cairo. This was a daily newspaper. From 1967 onwards, he traveled a lot. He was invited to more than 200 film festivals and events. These events were in Africa, Asia, the USA, and Europe.

Samir Farid was also involved with many film magazines. He was part of the team for Al-Cinema and Al-Talliaa in Egypt. He also worked with magazines in Algeria and Cyprus.

He helped create important film events and groups. He was a co-founder of national festivals for short films and feature films. He also helped start groups for film critics. These included the Arab Film Critics Union. He was a member of FIPRESCI, which is a big international group of film critics.

In 1977, he became the main editor of an Egyptian film magazine. It was called El-Cinema Wa El-Finoun. He also helped with a big project. This project was about writing the general history of cinema. From 1981 to 1985, he worked for Variety. This is a very famous magazine about entertainment. He advised the Minister of Culture in Egypt in 1989. Later, in 2001, he became the cinema supervisor at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.

Books by Samir Farid

Samir Farid wrote or helped create many books about movies. Here are some of them:

• Cinema 65, Cairo, 1966
• Film Guide 66, Cairo, 1967
• U.S.A. Films in the Arab World, Cairo, 1967
• Fahrenheit 451 (Film by François Truffaut), Cairo, 1967
• The World through the Eye of the Camera (Cinema 66-67), Cairo, 1968
• Cinema 69 (Cinema 68-69), Cairo, 1970
• Cinema 70, Cairo, 1971
• Dictionary of Selected Egyptian Film Directors, Cairo, 1974
• October War into Film, Cairo, 1975
• On Cannes Festival (1967–1973), Cairo, 1978
• Arab Cinema Guide(Arabic-English) (Dossier on Egypt), Cairo, 1978
• Arab Cinema Guide(Arabic-English) (Dossier on Iraq), Cairo, 1979
• Reflections on Contemporary Cinema, Baghdad, 1979
• Studies on Arab Cinema, Beirut, 1981
• An introduction to Zionism Cinema, Beirut, 1981
• Shakesperian Films, Beirut, 1981
• The Identity of the Arab Cinema, Beirut, 1988
• Naguib Mahfouz and the Cinema, Cairo, 1990
• Dialogue with 24 World Film, Cairo, 1991
• Reflections on Chahine's Cinema, Cairo, 1992
• The New Realism in Egyptian Cinema, Cairo, 1992
• Cannes Film Festival (1946–1991), Beirut, 1992
• The Arab-Zionism Conflict in Cinema, Cairo, 1992
• Cinema of Oppression, Cinema of Liberation, Damascus, 1992
• Dialogues With 15 Egyptian Filmmakers, Cairo, 1993
• Children Cinema, Cairo, 1994
• Unknown Pages in Egyptian Cinema, Cairo, 1994
• Faten Hamama, Cairo, 1995
• Reflections on Chahine's Cinema (2nd Edition), Cairo, 1997
• The Palestinian Cinema in the Occupied Lands, Cairo, 1997
• The Contemporary Arab Cinema, Cairo, 1998
• The History of the Filmmakers' Syndicate in Egypt, Cairo, 1999
• Hassan Imam Omar: The Pillar of the Cinema Press in Egypt, Cairo, 1999
• The Writers of Egypt and the Cinema, Cairo, 1999
• Directors and Directions in Arab Cinema, Bahrain, 2000
• Directors and Directions in Egyptian Cinema, Cairo, 2000
• Zouzou Hamdi El-Hakim: A Pioneer of Acting and Enlightenment, Cairo, 2000
• Stars and Legends in Egyptian Cinema, Cairo, 2000
• Films in the Shadow, Cairo, 2000
• Introduction to the History of Arab Cinema, Cairo, 2000
• Introduction to the History of Arab Cinema (Italian), Tunis, 2001
• Directors and Directions in American Cinema, Damascus, 2001
• The History of Film Censorship in Egypt, Cairo, 2002
• Shakespeare, The Screen Writer, Cairo, 2002
• Cannes Film Festival Guide (1946–2001), Alexandria, 2002
• Studies on the History of Egyptian Cinema, Cairo, 2002
• Directors and Directions in European Cinema, Damascus, 2003
• World Writers and cinema, Cairo, 2003
• Venice Film Festival Guide (1932–2003), Alexandria, 2004
• Political Issues on Cinema Screen, Damascus, 2004
• The Cinema in the European Union Member States (4 Volumes), Cairo, 2004
• Cinema and Arts, Cairo, 2005
• The New Wave in Egyptian Cinema, Damascus, 2005

See also

• Lists of Egyptians
• نقاد مصريون