5th Arab Theater Festival Named after Karim Abdel Aziz

The 5th edition of the Arab Theater Festival in Alexandria, headed by Mohamed Esmat, will be named after Egyptian actor Karim Abdel Aziz, in recognition of his contribution to world cinema and rich artistic career.

The festival runs from to take place from October 18-27.

Born on August 17, 1975, to an artistic family, Abdel Aziz is one of the top-notch actors in Egypt and the Arab world.

He is the son of director Mohamad Abdul Aziz, nephew of filmmaker Omar Abdel Aziz, and actress Samira Muhsin. His father and uncle are known for imprinting modern Egyptian cinema with their movies.

Abdel Aziz starred in his first role at the age of five. He graduated from the Cinema Institute in 1994 and began working at the Film Institute Department of Directing.

In 1997, he served as an assistant director for a short time. The actor’s class at the Cinema Institute included Ahmed Nader Galal, Ahmed Samir Farag, Marwan Wahid Hamed, and Mohamed Ismail Shafei.

Abdel Aziz returned to acting with veteran actor Ahmed Zaki in the 1997 movie “Edhak Elsora Tetlaa Helwa”.

Veteran actress Samira Ahmed chose for a role in the 1998 TV series “Emraa mn zaman el Hob”.

Abdel Aziz is married and has two children, Malak and Ali.