Youssef Hesham

Youssef Hesham (, ; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director.

Biography Youssef Hesham is a film director, screenwriter, lecturer, development producer, and festivals programmer. Hesham holds an MFA degree in Film from Emerson College, Boston. At Emerson, he finished his MFA thesis short film, The New Tenant, where he received the President's Award for in 2020. In his undergraduate studies, he studied at Misr University for Science and Technology, where he studied broadcasting. He began his career as an editor, freelance director and few times as an assistant director in Egyptian and foreign films and some advertisements. He began directing independently in 2003 with short films and documentaries which drew attention to him as a director and also won him some awards and posts at international festivals. He directed his first full-length feature in 2009 at the age of 24 making him the youngest director in Egyptian cinematic history.

Filmography Year Film Translation Note 2005 بني آدم واسمي خالد Bani Adam We Esmi Khaled I'm human and my name is Khaled Short film 2005 مخرجين آخر زمن Mokhrejin Akher Zaman Today's Directors Documentary, won an honourable national award for films, Best short Documentary 2005 عن قرب An Qorb Extreme Close Up Short film 2006 حلم اسطبل عنتر Helm Istabl Antar Istabl Antar's Dream Documentary 2007 اكبر الكبائر Akbar El-Kaba'er The Greatest of Sins Short Film 2009 لمح البصر Lamh El-Basar The Glimpse Full-length film, won jury's special prize at the Alexandria International Film Festival in 2009 2020 الساكن الجديد The New Tenant Short Film MFA Thesis film for Emerson College. Winner of The President's Award