Biography
Mohamed Hefzy is an Egyptian screenwriter and producer; with an evolving filmography of 40 feature films including worldwide acclaimed titles; MICROPHONE (2010), RAGS AND TATTERS (2013), CLASH (2016) & SOUAD (2020). He has served as a jury member in various international festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and Venice International Film Festival. As of its 40th edition and for four consecutive years; Mohamed Hefzy is a former President of the Cairo International Film Festival. In 2022, Hefzy was selected as president of the International jury at the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) and a jury member for the International Emmy Awards.
In 2005, He founded Film Clinic; the now pioneer production house in the MENA region with a variety of commercial blockbusters & Art house films that joined numerous major film festivals worldwide including; Cannes, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, Toronto, and Tribeca, to name but a few, and won over 100 international awards under its belt. Later, Hefzy founded Film Clinic Indie Distribution, with a mission to create opportunities for Arab independent films within and beyond festival circuits & Co-founded Meem Creative Circle which produced Netflix’s first Egyptian original series; Paranormal.
In 2013, Screen International named him the only Arab among 30 future leaders in film production. In 2016, he topped Variety's list of “Ten names you need to know in the Arab Film Industry” and was among Variety’s 500 list of the most influential people in the media industry worldwide. In 2018 he was named by the Hollywood Reporter and the Arab Cinema Center as the "Arab Cinema Personality of the Year” award. In June 2019 he became a member of the Academy Of Motions Pictures Arts And Sciences in the “Producers” branch. In recognition of his significant contribution to the Arab film scene, he was honored as a “Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres” from France.
Mohamed Hefzy appeared at the 2023 Oscars as a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Hefzy's latest film Voy! Voy! Voy! Has been chosen as Egypt’s official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Oscars.
