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Alexandria Film Festival to Honor Hanan Motawie


Thu 07 Sep 2023 | 11:01 AM
Hanan Motawie
Hanan Motawie
Yara Sameh

The Alexandria International Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries, headed by film critic Amir Abaza, will honor Egyptian actress, Hanan Motawie, in the 39th edition, which is scheduled to take place from October 3-8.

Ghanem will be feted in recognition of her distinguished career and the important roles she presented, whether the film or drama productions.

The festival is an annual event held in Alexandria, Egypt, and aims to disseminate film culture and the progress achieved in various branches of film art and to strengthen the relations among filmmakers around the globe in general and Mediterranean countries in particular.

The actress was born on February 23, 1979, to an artistic family; she is the daughter of acclaimed actress Soheir Al Morshedy and the late actor Karam Motawie.

She graduated from Cairo University and began her career in the 2001 TV series "Hadeeth El Sabah we el Masaa."

Motawie is known for roles in films such as "Yom W Leila", "Has", "Al Ghaba" (The Forest), "Heliopolis", and "Qas we Lazq", a performance that earned her won Best Supporting Actress.

Her television credits also include "Sero Bataa", "Woud Sakhia", "El Qahera: Kabul", "Ella Ana" season 1, "El-Rehla", "Ded Maghool", "Halawt Al-Dunia", "Taqat Nour", "Hadha almasa", "Wanus" "Sara", "Awlad El Shawarea", "Aghla men Hyati", "Azmet Sokkar", and "Wekalet Ateyya".