Amal Ramsis
Born
Alexandria, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
OccupationFilmmaker
Notable workThe Trace of the Butterfly, Forbidden

Amal Ramsis (Arabic: أمل رمسيس) is an Egyptian filmmaker.[1] She studied directing at the International Film and Television School in Madrid.[2]

Filmography

Year Original title English title Credits
2018 You Come From Far Away You Come From Far Away[3] Director
2015 أثر الفراشة The Trace of the Butterfly[4][5] Director
2011 ممنوع Forbidden[6][7][8][9][10] Director
2009 Life Life[11] Director
2005 Solo Sueños Only Dreams[12] Director
2001 بيروت على شط البحر Beirut Is on the Seaside[13] Director

She has also directed Silence and Plateau.[14]

Prizes

Ramsis' Forbidden has been awarded the Audience Award for the Best Feature Documentary in Drac Magic (May 2011), the Best Film in the Arab Film Festival of Rotterdam (September 2011), the Best Film for Human Rights in the Festival Internacional de Cine Invisible de Bilbao (September 2011), the Best Film in the Festival of Political Cinema realized by Women of Madrid (December 2011) and the Best Documentary Film in the Festival Internacional de Cine Pobre (April 2012);[15] it was also screened at the Millennium Film Festival and the Arab Film Festival Berlin.[16] Her The Trace of the Butterfly, an entirely independent film with no external funding, has received the Audience Award in Dortmund | Cologne's International Women's Film Festival and screened at the Istanbul Film Festival, the CINEQUEST Film Festival at California, Her Africa Film Festival and the IAWRT African Film Festival.[17][18][19][20]

Contributions to film festivals

Cairo International Women's Film Festival

In 2008, she founded Caravan of Arab and Latin American Women's Films[21] (Arabic: قافلة سينما المرأة العربية واللاتينية) or Entre Cineastas (Arabic: بين سينمائيات), which developed later into the Cairo International Women's Film Festival (Arabic: مهرجان القاهرة الدولي لسينما المرأة).[22] It is the first festival of its kind in the Arab World.[23] Ramsis also heads the One-Minute Workshop program where she trains non-professional women in the basics of cinematography and short film directing.[24]

Dortmund | Cologne International Women's Film Festival

Ramsis served on the Rwe Film Award selection jury in 2015.[25][26]

References

  1. ↑ Amal Ramsis on IMDb
  2. ↑ Speaker profile
  3. ↑ "You Come from Far Away". dohafilminstitute.com. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
  4. ↑ The Trace of the Butterfly on IMDb
  5. ↑ Q&A with Amal Ramsis in DokuFest on The Trace of the Butterfly
  6. ↑ Forbidden, Trailer
  7. ↑ Forbidden on IMDb
  8. ↑ The documentary film-maker who chronicled the often absurd restrictions imposed on everyday life
  9. ↑ Arab Women Bring Sprig to the Screen: 'Forbidden' at the One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival in Prague
  10. ↑ Forbidden at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona
  11. ↑ Amal Ramsis - Filmography
  12. ↑ Solo Sueños on IMDb
  13. ↑ DOK Leipzig 2016 Catalogue
  14. ↑ 'Forbidden' on the Mediterranean Center for Audiovisual Communication's Website
  15. ↑ Projection of the award-winning documentary film “Forbidden”
  16. ↑ About 'Forbidden'
  17. ↑ Egyptian documentary wins Audience Award in International Women’s Film Festival Dortmund
  18. ↑ Trailer Ruhr Audience Award Announcement
  19. ↑ HER AFRICA! Film Festival Screening Schedule
  20. ↑ Bravery, Love, Fights, Laughs and Vegans
  21. ↑ City of Women - Profile
  22. ↑ "About CIWFF". Archived from the original on 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2016-12-22.
  23. ↑ Ramsis on Arab Women, CIWFF and The Trace of the Butterfly
  24. ↑ Amal Ramsis will give a workshop at the 11th Human Rights Film Festival
  25. ↑ Dortmund's International Feature Film Competition for Women Directors Announced Participants
  26. ↑ "Jury Selection". Archived from the original on 2019-05-14. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
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