Egyptian prominent actor Khaled El Sawy will be honored at the 15th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), running from March 29 to April 4.
The acclaimed actor will be feted for his stellar artistic career and significant contribution to the world of cinema and art.
Founded in 2019, the Luxor African Film Festival, is one of the region's most prominent film festivals.
The festival represents a return and celebration of the African identity through the seventh art, the screen that takes the public to reality as it takes them to dreams as well as shares human concerns and cooperate in realizing of their dreams.
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Born on November 25, 1963, El Sawy began acting while at he studied law at Cairo University.
After graduating in 1985, he studied directing at the Academy of Arts till 1993, then started working as an assistant director on the film “Samaka we Arbaa' Oroush” (A Fish and Four Sharks).
El Sawy served as a director for several of the Nile International network’s satellite channels.
He co-founded the Egyptian Foundation for Theater Enthusiasts and wrote plays “Haflet Maganin” (Crazy Party), and “Operette El Darfil” (The Dolphin Operette), which he won the Taymour Award for Theatrical Ingenuity in 1991 and 1992, respectively.
El Sawy’s career includes a variety of distinct roles in several films, including “Emaret Yacoubian” (Yacoubian Building), “Keda Reda”, “Cabaret”, “El Farah” (The Wedding), and “El Feel El Azraq” (The Blue Elephant).
He also starred as a lead in television series like “Tofahet Adam” (Adam’s Apple) and “Khatem Suleiman” (Suleiman’s Ring).
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