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Sherif Arafa (Arabic: شريف عرفة) (born on December 25, 1960) is an Egyptian director, writer and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. Sharif Arafa participated in the making of many of the movies in the history of Egyptian cinema, such as Birds of Darkness, Mafia, Halim and Welad El Am.
Sherif Arafa. Director: Halim. Sherif is an Egyptian director, screenwriter and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute for Cinema in 1982 and he is the son of director Sa'ad 'Arafa in addition to being an elder brother to director 'Amr 'Arafa.
- Sharif Arafah
- December 25, 1960
- Defeat and Disillusion
- Big Explosions, Lifeless Shootouts
- The Passage and The Media Landscape
- Why Did Arafa Make The Passage Now?
Egypt’s defeat in the 1967 war and subsequent victory in 1973 have inspired a handful of films down the decades that commemorate the bravery of the army while exploring the downbeat mood preceding the retrieval of Sinai. The most enduring works of the period, such as Adrift on The Nile (1971), El Karnak (1975) and The Sparrow(1972), were set outsid...
Subtlety is not a characteristic of Egyptian mainstream cinema, and The Passageis no exception. It is not just how the film draws a thick line between the good and the bad, but also in the ham-fisted, tacky back stories of the soldiers, and the excessive reliance on Omar Khairat’s over-emotive score. The soldiers are divided into two categories: th...
It is also interesting to note how The Passagefits into the government’s current relationship with the wider media. Much has been written about the monopolisation and consolidation of Egypt’s TV industry by companies connected to the administration. For example Synergy, which is owned by Eagle Capital for Investment, belongs to an unnamed sovereign...
The Passage is a natural fit for Arafa, a highly acclaimed and hugely successful film-maker who rose to fame during the 1990s with landmark political satires written by Waheed Hamid and starring Adel Imam, the Arab world’s biggest comedy star. During the past two decades he has also directed action features and biopics, many of which were infused w...
Sherif Arafa شريف عرفة. Biography. Sherif is an Egyptian director, screenwriter and producer. He graduated from the Higher Institute for Cinema in 1982 and he is the son of director Sa’ad ‘Arafa in addition to being an elder brother to director ‘Amr ‘Arafa. Sherif began his cinema career in 1987 when he directed ...Read more. Nationality: Egypt.
Sherif Arafa is an Egyptian director, producer and producer. He was born on 25 December 1960 and graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in 1982. He is the son of director Saad Arafa and the eldest brother of Amr Arafa.
Apr 5, 2019 · Sherif Arafa is an editorial cartoonist, self-development author, public speaker, and dentist by degree. Arafa holds an MBA in Human Resources and an MS Degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London.
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Mar 1, 2011 · For Egyptian cartoonist Sherif Arafa, his most scathing work was drawn only for his own amusement, then locked in a drawer where even his editor couldn't see it.
