Ahmed Khaled

Ahmed is a filmmaker, visual and multi-media artist. In 2001, he graduated from Helwan University, Faculty of Fine Arts, with a specialization in Oil Painting. Khaled lives and works in Cairo, Egypt. Since 1996, Khaled has participated in several painting and drawing workshops and exhibitions. Between 2002 and 2004, he won numerous awards for his art work, including the Jury Prize at the 14th Annual Youth Art Saloon Competition, and First Place at the Helwan University Annual Competition. Throughout his career as a filmmaker and a video artist, Khaled has directed a number of documentaries and commercial TV advertisements. He works as a freelance artist and scriptwriter for several mainstream media outlets, including cinema and television production houses. In 2005, Khaled directed and produced his first independent film, "The 5th Pound". In August 2007, he directed "Fish Eye"-a 22-minute short fiction film (Won Shady Abd El Salam prize, Best Director for his 1st or 2nd film) at the National Film Festival, Cairo, Egypt, April 2008 Khaled, screened his short films in Berlin at Cairoscape encounter. He finished a TV series project called "Doors of fear", which is considered the 1st Horror tv series in the Arab world. Abwab El Khof or Doors of Fear chose to be screened at The International Film Festival of Rotterdam (IFFR) as its the first time to screen an Arabic Drama series in an international Film Festival.