Mohamed Hefzy is an Egyptian screenwriter and producer with an evolving filmography of more than 40 feature films, including worldwide acclaimed titles CLASH (2016), SHEIKH JACKSON (2017), LUXOR (2020), FEATHERS (2021), HAJJAN (2024),Voy Voy Voy! ( 2023) and FLIGHT 404 (2024).
He also served as a jury member in various international festivals, including the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and the 75th Venice International Film Festival, and presided over four editions of the Cairo International Film Festival.
In 2005, he founded Film Clinic — a now pioneer production house in the MENA region with a variety of commercial blockbusters and art house films that have participated in major film festivals worldwide, including Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, and Tribeca with more than 100 international awards under its belt.
Later, Hefzy founded Film Clinic Indie Distribution with the aim of creating opportunities for Arab independent films within and beyond festival circuits and co-founded Meem Creative Circle, which produced Netflix’s first Egyptian original series — PARANORMAL.
Hefzy was also cited among 30 future leaders in film production by Screen International and headed Variety’s list of 10 names you need to know in the Arab Film Industry along with its list of the 500 most influential people in the media industry worldwide. Moreover, he was granted the Arab Cinema Personality of the Year Award by the Hollywood Reporter and Arab Cinema Center.
Finally, he is an official member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences in the producers’ branch, and in recognition of his significant contributions to the Arab film scene, he was honored as a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres in France.
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