Best Arab Film Award Jury
An actor, writer, and filmmaker, is the CEO of Garage Art Production. He appeared in several successful films, including MICROPHONE (2010), THE GATE OF DEPARTURE (2015), MAWLANA (2016), ALI, THE GOAT, AND IBRAHIM (2016). His most recent works are CURFEW (2020) and TALAAT HARB 2 (2022) where he’s both director and producer.
Magdy is well-known as a director for a variety of projects, including THE GIRAFFE, which he wrote, directed, and filmed. THE GIRAFFE had its world premiere at the 40th Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Currently, he is working on his second feature film, CROW.
Magdy appeared in several dramas, including QASR EL NIL, BENT EL SULTAN, EL ANESA FARAH, A SECOND CHANCE, and THE DEVIL’S PROMISE.
Dorota Lech
A Polish-born film curator and writer. Since 2013 she has worked for the Toronto International Film Festival where she is currently the Lead Programmer of the Discovery section. She is also a programmer at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival and produces the Hot Docs Forum, a co-financing and co-production event at Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary festival. Dorota holds a double MA in Political Science and Gender Studies from McGill University, speaks five languages, and has contributed to Vanity Fair, MUBI Notebook, and Film Quarterly.
A Lebanese actress who studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Beirut. Nour started her acting career in the film SHORT W FANELAH W CAP (2000), which was a massive success and went on to star in many hit films proving herself as a master of her trade who can act it all; comedy, drama, and thriller; including ASHAB WALA BUSINESS, KASHF HESAB, OKAL, ZARF TAREK, MATAB SENA’Y, MALLAKI ISKANDARIYA, and AL RAHINA.
Nour has played some memorable roles in many TV hits, including seasons 1 and 2 of SARAYA ABDEEN, EL-EXCELLANCE along with Ahmed Ezz, RAHIM along with Yasser Galal, and the drama hit EL PRINCE opposite Mohamed Ramadan.
Her most recent work is the Ramadan 2022 TV hit series RAGEEN YA HAWA, which is based on a story by the late renowned writer Osama Anwar Okasha and stars Khaled Elnabawy.