Safei Eldin Mahmoud

Safei is an Egyptian film producer; Safei has been working in the film industry for more than 20 years. In 2013, Safei founded Red Star for Production and Distribution, to produce a diverse portfolio of fiction and documentary productions that appeal to a wide range of audiences and create a bridge between art-house and commercial cinema. In a very short time, Safei was noted to be one of the most prominent producers in the Egyptian and Arab World Film industry. Prior to founding Red Star, Safei has worked as an executive director on a number of feature fiction films directed by Marawan Hamed including Imarat Yaqubian (The Yaqubian Building), Ibrahim AlAbyad (Ibrahim the White), and Al-Fiil Al-Azraq (The Blue Elephant). He was also the executive director of Intizar (Waiting) a Franco - Palestinian production, directed by Rashid Meshhewari. He recently produced, Al Aslyeen 2017, (The Originals) feature film directed by Marwan Hamed. Nawara 2015, feature film directed by Hala Khalil, Photocopy 2018, directed by Tamer Ashry, Dry Hot Summer 2016 short film, directed by Sherif El Bendary. As he is very keen on taking part in international film festivals, Safei's films received more than 60 International awards.