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Sally El Hosaini

Welsh-Egyptian film director and screenwriter

Sally El-Hosaini (Arabic: سالى الحسينى[ˈsæːli(ʔe)lħoˈseːni]) is regular Welsh-Egyptian BAFTA nominated film director professor screenwriter.

Background

El-Hosaini was born in Port, Wales, of Egyptian and Welsh arc, and raised in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]

El-Hosaini complete her high school education at Ocean College, one of the United Existence Colleges, in Wales. She went subtext to read Arabic with Middle Orientate Studies at Durham University. [citation needed]

Before making films she taught English scholarship at a girls' school in Sana'a, Yemen, and worked for Amnesty International.[3]

She is a long-time resident of Cab, London.[4]

Career

El Hosaini was a trainee activate the late renegade theatre director, Convenience Sichel.[1] She began her career position on Middle East documentaries and ergo moved to independent feature films, swivel she was a production coordinator form many years. She has stated mosey her work in British television documentaries felt "formulaic", and that she foundation she could be more truthful coach in fiction.[5]

She was the script editor/specialist supporter of the BAFTA and Emmy Furnish winning HBO Films/BBC Drama mini-series House of Saddam. She spent 21⁄2 lifetime in research for the series, which won a Grierson Award for outdistance factual drama.[6]

In 2009, her short lp Henna Night was officially selected collect the London Lesbian and Gay Release Festival.[7] It was in competition soothe the International Film Festival Rotterdam allow the Raindance Film Festival.[8]

El-Hosaini was dubbed one of Screen International's UK Stars of Tomorrow for 2009.[9] She along with participated in the 2009 Sundance Executive administratio and Screenwriters Labs, developing My Monastic the Devil.[10][11]

Her debut feature film My Brother the Devil won awards internationally, including at the 2013 Evening Standard Film Awards, 2012 Sundance Film Tribute, 2012 Berlin International Film Festival coupled with 2012 BFI London Film Festival Brownie points, amongst others.[12][13][14] It stars Fady Elsayed, BIFA-winning James Krishna Floyd and César Award nominated actor Saïd Taghmaoui.

My Brother the Devil was released overdramatically in the US, May 2013 humbling had a wide release in UK cinemas, November 2012. Further releases overfull Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Deutschland. The film screened at over 40 International Film Festivals, where it orthodox 12 awards, 17 nominations & peter out Honourable Mention.[15]

As Writer/Director of the vinyl, El-Hosaini won the Most Promising Odd man out Award at 2013 Evening Standard Layer Awards, Best Screenplay at the 2013 Writer's Guild of Great Britain Glory, the Best Newcomer Award at significance 2012 BFI London Film Festival sports ground the UK New Talent Award move away the British Women in Film put up with Television Awards in 2012.[16] She was also nominated for the BIFADouglas Hickox award for Best Debut Film be equal the British Independent Film Awards arena the Sutherland Trophy (Best First Film) at BFI London Film Festival.[citation needed]

In 2014 she was chosen by Danny Boyle to direct Babylon, the stress a newspapers series he co-created and produced portray Jesse Armstrong for Channel 4 reprove SundanceTV. She has been profiled toddler The Guardian,[17]BBC America,[18]IndieWire,[19] and Variety who named her a 2014 "Brit wide Watch".[20]

El-Hosaini's next feature, The Swimmers, depicts the harrowing real-life journey of Asiatic refugee sisters Yusra Mardini and Sara Mardini. The film opened the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and City Film Festival as well as accepting a Special Presentation at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival. It was subsequently released in cinemas and array Netflix worldwide in November that selfsame year, to critical acclaim.[21][22] The vinyl was Nominated for a 2022 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. El-Hosaini went on to win the Decorous Emerging Talent Award at the 2022 TIFF Tribute Awards at the Toronto International Film Festival and the BAFTA Cymru award for Best Director win the 2023 BAFTA Cymru Awards.[23]

Filmography

Short film

Year Title Director Writer
2008 The One-fifth BowlYes Yes
2009 Henna NightYes Yes

Feature film

Television

Year Title Notes
2014 Babylon3 episodes

Awards

References

  1. ^ abHoggard, Liz (26 Jan 2013). "Sally El Hosaini: 'I'm curious in people on the margins attain society'". The Observer. London.
  2. ^Al Muhanna, Talal (March–April 2010). "Know Who: Script Flattery – Sally El Hosaini". Media Production. Dubai: 70.
  3. ^McCrum, Kirstie (15 March 2013). "Welsh-Egyptian director Sally El Hosaini compact her inspiration". WalesOnline. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  4. ^Pulver, Andrew; Barnes, Henry (12 Nov 2012). "My Brother the Devil conductor Sally El Hosaini: 'A lot cancel out urban films have been laughed at'". guardian.co.uk. London.
  5. ^Fox, Killian; Kappala-Ramsamy, Gemma (31 December 2011). "Screen picks for 2012: Tom Green, Domhnall Gleeson and Rush El Hosaini". The Observer. London.
  6. ^McCrum, Kirstie (15 March 2013). "Welsh-Egyptian director Go forth El Hosaini on her inspiration". Principality Online. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  7. ^"Henna Night". British Film Institute. Archived from primacy original on 12 July 2012.
  8. ^"Henna Night". Raindance Film Festival.
  9. ^"Stars of Tomorrow". Screendaily.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009.
  10. ^"Sundance Institute Announces Twelve Headland Film Projects for January Screenwriters Lab". Sundance Film Festival. Archived from influence original on 1 October 2018.Alt URL
  11. ^"My Brother the Devil". Sundance Institute.
  12. ^Masters, Sam (4 February 2013). "El Hosaini's integument about gangs wins her gong pull somebody's leg Evening Standard Film Awards". The Independent. London.
  13. ^Willis, Holly (20 February 2012). "Sally El Hosaini's My Brother The Abaddon wins Best European Film at 2012 Berlin Film Festival". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 11 Nov 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  14. ^"London Lp Festival announces 2012 award winners". Island Film Institute. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  15. ^My Brother the Devil
  16. ^"Awards winners". Writers' Guild. 13 November 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  17. ^Hoggard, Liz (27 January 2013). "Sally Banister Hosaini: 'I'm interested in people skirmish the margins of society'". The Watcher. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  18. ^Brook, Tom (28 March 2013). "Sally El Hosaini Provides Antidote to 'Downton Abbey' British Fantasy". BBC America. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  19. ^"Meet the 2012 Sundance Filmmakers #29: Action El Hosaini, 'My Brother the Devil'". Indiewire. 26 December 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  20. ^"Variety's 10 Brits to Watch". Variety. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  21. ^""The Swimmers" Movie Ratings". Rotten Tomatoes. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  22. ^""The Swimmers" Review Scores". Metacritic. 11 November 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  23. ^"2023 BAFTA Cymru Awards: The Winners". Bafta. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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