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Mohamed Ghazala

Mohamed Ghazala
Réalisateur/trice, Dessinateur/trice, Directeur/trice artistique, Universitaire, Commissaire d'exposition, Chercheur/se, Animateur/trice
Pays principal concerné : Rubrique : Théâtre, Cinéma/tv, Arts plastiques, Danse, Histoire/société

-Born in Benghazi, Libya 1978.

-Egyptian nationality.

He got high award from Education Ministry in Libya for artistic efforts 1990.

-Participated to Children Museum in Norway 1992.

-Graduated cum laude from fine arts faculty, Minia, Egypt.2001.

-Currently works as assistant teacher at Animation department at fine arts faculty. Minia University. Egypt.

-Member of plastic arts syndicate in Cairo.

-Got Master Degree in Animation about Disney's characters ("Artistic and Dramatic Study of Animals in Disney's Animated Films")?-Minia University 2006.
-Exhibitions in Cairo and Minia.
-Solo Exhibition in Fine Arts faculty- Minia 2002.

-Currently works as storyboard artist and character designer in animated films and children books illustrator.

-Works as Art Director in Children Books in Dar Al Helal publishing & press foundation - Cairo-Egypt.

-Loves landscape and animals drawing and painting especially in pastel.

-Got many awards from Egyptian universities for artistic activities.

-Participated to Int'l Youth Films Week in Goethe Institute ? Cairo ? EGYPT - 2001.

-Participated to the Egyptian Animation Week Opera House ? Cairo - EGYPT- 2002.

-Participated to IBDA'A Media Student Awards Dubai ? UAE ? 2004.

-Participated to 1st Int'l animation films Celebration in Dubai) Dubai ? UAE ? Jan 2005.

-Participated to Animation Festival - 2nd int'l DigiMedia Conference ? Cairo - EGYPT- Mar 2005.

-Participated to (FICCI ?Animation Award) in New Delhi ? INDIA ? April 2005.

-Participated to the Egyptian Animation Week in Fine Arts Faculty ? Cairo ? EGYPT - May 2005.

-Won the 1st Award of Animation section for the animation film "Carnival" in the 2nd Fayoum Int'l Youth Film Festival ? Fayoum ? EGYPT - Jun 2005.

-Won the Video Art Award for the animation film "Crazy Works" in the 1st El-Sakia Cinema Documentary Festival ? Culture Wheel-Cairo - EGYPT- Jul 2005.

-Organized Cairo ?Durban Animation show for Egyptian and south African animated films - Sakiat Al Sawy Culture Wheel ?Cairo ? Egypt - Sep 2005.

-Won the 2nd Award of media Art in 17th Youth Salon ? Arts Palace ? Cairo ? Egypt Sep 2005.

-Participated to Féile Beochan - 1st Irish Animation Festival ? Kilkenny ? Ireland - September 2005.

-Participated to 12th Biennial of Young Artists from Europe and the Mediterranean in Naples -Castel Sant'Elmo ? Naples - Italy - September 2005.

-Participated to 7th Int'l Panorama of Independent Film and Video makers Chionidis Panagiotis ? Athens ? Greece - Sep 2005.

-Participated to 10th Int'l Film Fest for Children and Young Audience ? Chemnitz ? Germany ?Oct 2005.

-Participated to the 3rd Short Soup Intel'Short Film and Food Festival - Sydney - Australia? Oct 2005.

-Participated to the 1st FANTASY WORLDWIDE Film Festival ? Toronto ? Canada Nov 2005.

-Participated to the 15th PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS FESTIVAL ? Los Angeles? USA 2006.

-Participated to "Krok" - Festival of Animated Films ? Russia-Ukraine ? 2006.

-Was a part of a jury board in the 4th fayoum int'l youth film festival ? Fayoum ? EGYPT -2007.

-Directed 4 films : Carnival 2001 ? Crazy Works 2002 ? Hm Hm 2005 ? Salma 2006.

-Directed the first Yemeni animated film "Salma" with Tohamy Mahmoud, Yemeni Women Union 2006

-Organized workshop with children in Sfax Children's book fair ? Sfax ?Tunisia - Mar 2006

- Won the 2nd Award of Animation section for the animated film "Hm Hm" in the 3rd Fayoum International Youth Film Festival ? Fayoum -EGYPT- Jun 2006.

-Organized Panorama of Egyptian Animation at Comics Salon Festival ? Bratislava ?Slovakia Sept 2006.

-Lectured about Egyptian Animation in Animation Department - V?MU Film & TV academy ?Bratislava ?Slovakia ?Sept 2006.

-Participated to UNESCO's animation workshop AFRICA ANIMATED 3.0 ?Nairobi ?Kenya Oct 2006.

-Participated to EUROMED's cinema workshop INSIGHT OUT ?HFF-Potsdam ? Germany Mar 2007.

Partenaires

  • Arterial network
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam

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