Tamer Mohsen

A renowned director, screenwriter and producer, Tamer Mohsen's passion for art has been present since his early childhood. At the age of seven, he became entranced with the marionettes that he used to perform the famous operetta El Leila El Kebira. After obtaining a degree in Engineering from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Mohsen had a seven-year-tenure as an Engineer before he pursued his dream. His first works include a play titled Marionnette, which won an award for Best Play at the 4th Free Theater Festival. He also worked as an Assistant Set Designer on the late director Youssef Chahine's film Al Mohager (The Emigrant) (1994) and Al Maseer (Destiny) (1997). Shortly afterwards, he set his sights on a career in cinema, consequently he joined the Higher Institute of Cinema, which led him to write and direct two short films that established him as an up-and-coming director at the time. The two short films are Al Hafla, a winner of the Shady Abdel Salam award at the 7th Egyptian National Fi