Basim Magdy

Basim Magdy
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Film director, Fine artist, Producer, Screenwriter
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Egyptian Visual Artist and Filmmaker.

Basim Magdy (born in 1977, Assiut, Egypt) has a Bachelor's degree in painting from Helwan University in Cairo (Faculty of Fine Arts), although his environment has shaped him more than his education. He combines various forms of art in his work, such as paintings, installations, animation and sculptures. He is particularly interested in creating narrative structures that explore the space between reality and fiction.

Education:
1996-2000 Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (BFA Painting)

FILMOGRAPHY (all short)
No Shooting stars, 2017, Super 16mm film & GIG transferred to Full HD video. 14min
The Everyday Ritual of Solitude Hatching Monkeys, 2014, Super 16mm film transferred to Full HD video. 13min. 22 sec.
The Many Colors of the Sky Radiate Forgetfulness, 2014, Super 16mm film transferred to Full HD video. 11 min. 09 sec.
The Dent, 2014, Super 16mm film transferred to Full HD video. 19 min 02 sec. (Commissioned by the Abraaj Group Art prize 2014)
Crystal Ball, 2013, Double Super 8 transferred to HD video. 7 min.
Time Laughs Back at You Like a Sunken Ship, 2012, Super 8 film transferred to HD video. 9 min. 31 sec.
13 Essential Rules for Understanding the World, 2011. Super 8 film transferred to HD video. 5 min. 16 sec.
On The Good Earth, 2011, Super 8, Double Super 8 and iPhone videos transferred to HD video. 4 min. 37 sec.
My Father Looks For An Honest City, 2010, Super 8 film transferred to HD video. 5 min. 28 sec.
A Film About The Way Things Are, 2010, Super 8 film transferred to video. 11 min. 07 sec.
Turtles All The Way Down, 2009, Super 8 film and DV on DVD, 10 min. 09 sec.
Maybe There is a Message, 2008, video, 6 min. 55 sec.
Two Days to Apocalypse, 2003, Flash animation transferred to DVD. 3 min. 29 sec.

Awards and Prizes:
2016 Deutsche Bank "Artist of the Year 2016"
2015 Winner of the Experimental Award at the Curtas Vila do Conde - International Film Festival, Portugal.
2014 Winner of the NEW:VISION Award, CPH:DOX Film Festival, Copenhagen
2014 Winner of the Abraaj Art Prize, Dubai
2012 Shortlisted for the Future Generation Art Prize, Pinchuk Art Center, Kiev

Source:
* www.filmfestivalrotterdam.com/en/persons/basim-magdy/
* www.basimmagdy.com/biography

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