Marianne Khoury
Marianne Khoury (born 1958) is Egyptian film director and producer.
Marianne Khoury
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- Name
- Marianne Khoury
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Cairo, Egypt
- Education
- American University in Cairo (BA) Oxford University (MA)
- Occupation
- Film director, producer
- Nationality
- Egypt
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• Name — Marianne Khoury • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Cairo, Egypt • Education — American University in Cairo (BA) Oxford University (MA) • Occupation — Film director, producer • Relatives — Youssef Chahine (uncle) Marianne Khoury (born 1958) is Egyptian film director and producer.
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Marianne Khoury, born in October 1958, is documented in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Marianne Khoury was born in 1958 in Cairo. She received her BA in economics and political science from the American University in Cairo in 1980, and her MA in economics from Oxford University in the United Kingdom in 1982.
Career
Career
Khoury collaborated on multiple films with her uncle Youssef Chahine. She is a managing partner of Misr International Films, which Chahine founded.
Director
Director
• Women Who Loved Cinema (2002) • Zelal (2010) • Let's Talk (2019)
Producer
Producer
• Adieu Bonaparte (1985) • The City (1999) • The Other (1999) • Silence, We're Rolling (2001) • 11′09″01 September 11 (2002) (segment "Egypt") • Alexandria... New York (2004)
Other activities
Khoury was a jury at the 33rd Cairo International Film Festival for the digital competition in 2009. She was also on the jury at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival for the "Nikon Discovery Award for Short Film". In 2023 she was appointed artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival. The 2023 festival was postponed several months owing to the Gaza war, but the 2024 El Gouna Film Festival was held in its usual month of October
Recognition and honours
Khoury was awarded France's Legion of Honour in 2022.
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- 1.Hillauer, Rebecca. Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. 2005. 978-977-424-943-3.
- 2.Elmiesiry, Mariam. On Youssef Chahine & Two Decades of 'Alexandria. New York'. CairoScene.
- 3.Vivarelli, Nick. Egyptian Filmmaker Marianne Khoury Awarded France's Legion of Honor. Variety. 20 January 2022.
- 4.Ross, Rafa Sales. El Gouna Artistic Director Marianne Khoury on Festival's Full Return: 'If I Am Convinced Something Needs to Happen, It Will Happen'. Variety. 18 October 2024.
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