Hala Lotfy

Hala Lotfy

Nascimento : 1973-01-01,

História

Egyptian filmmaker born in 1973, Hala studied economies and political science and graduated from Cairo University in 1995. She studied filmmaking in Cairo Film Institute and graduated with an honor degree in 1999. She made three documentaries independently from 2001 to 2004. She worked with Aljazeera documentary channel making seven TV documentaries in a series called “Arabs of Latin America” from 2005 to 2006. In 2007 she began producing her long feature debut "Coming Forth by Day" totally independently. The project was suspended for sometime and was resumed after the revolution. In 2010, with the help of the partners of "Coming Forth by Day," Hala composed “Hassala Films” which is an independent company aiming to support young artists to achieve their dream projects. In July 2011, Hala received the prestigious Katrin Cartlidge Foundation Award, given to a new cinematic voice reflecting integrity of spirit in independent film.

Perfil

Hala Lotfy

Filmes

Exterior/Night
Exterior/Night
Producer
Um cineasta egípcio enfrenta um dia difícil, quando se depara com novos problemas como relações de classe e gênero. Uma sátira social comovente do diretor Ahmad Abdalla.
Coming Forth by Day
Coming Forth by Day
Writer
One day in the life of Soad, who lives with her mother and bed-ridden father on the outskirts of Cairo.
Coming Forth by Day
Coming Forth by Day
Director
One day in the life of Soad, who lives with her mother and bed-ridden father on the outskirts of Cairo.
Little Eagles
Little Eagles
Producer
Mohammed, the son of a simple worker, lives in the city of Alexandria with his father and dreams of moving to Cairo to become a filmmaker. In Cairo, Mohammed meets Salma and Bassam and is impressed by their self-confidence. When he discovers that Salma and Bassam’s parents were left-wing activists from the 1970s, he looks for a similar sense of purpose in his own father’s life. As he compares lives, Mohammed the filmmaker discovers answers. More importantly, he is led to new questions that connect the past with the present.