- Early Life
- Education
- Career
- Filmography
- Awards and Recognition Best Short Film Award Life Signature Award Best Animated Short Film Award
- References
- Ramy ElGabry
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Ramy ElGabry (Arabic: رامي الجابري. Pronounced ɾ ɑ m iː æ l ɡ ɑ b ɾ iː) is an Egyptian Director, Screenwriter and Producer. He was born December 1, 1986, in Damietta, Egypt. Mentored by Tawfik Saleh and Aly Badrakhan. ElGabry made several award-winning short films. Early Life ElGabry was born to Hassan ElGabry and Nevien AbdulQader. His father is a businessman who works in textiles, real estate, automobiles, and leather craftsmanship. Having been raised in a trade and industrial district, ElGabry was exposed to different sorts of stories and people enriching his visual experiences. His mother played an influential role by being a good storyteller by nature who is keen on creating bedtime stories for her kids. A few years later, his father bought a video camera and daily the family spent regular movie nights watching VHS videotapes every night. Education ElGabry earned a B.S. degree in cinema in 2008 at International Academy for Engineering and Media Science (IAEM) university. He was closely schooled and mentored by the renowned Egyptian Directors and Screenwriters Tawfik Saleh and Aly Badrakhan. Career After his graduation, ElGabry served as Assistant Director Trainee of Messages of The Sea 2010 by Daoud Abdel Sayed which was submitted for the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film and the Egyptian film One Zero. Later he made his first short film Zooba which became viral during the Egyptian revolution in 2011. His views on culture and politics fueled his following films including Eid, Eskandar and the political comedy short film Survival of The Fittest. In 2011, ElGabry gained global recognition for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bbUJRv2JI This Time] which was one of the 10 finalists selected out 15,000 entries in Your Film Festival[1] and screened in Venice[2]. The finalist filmmakers received global votes as the top 10 greatest storytellers. This Time won regional critical and popular acclaim. After this, he made [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4wDnllHyw A Simple Story About Love] then From Inside which earned 9 global and regional awards and was officially selected by +26 International festivals including Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival, Africa International Film Festival, International Entr'2 Marches in Cannes and the 48th Rosh International Film Festival. In 2017, ElGabry explored the Claymation technique with Monster of The Web which gained 7 official selections of international film festivals. In 2018, his controversial short documentary Communities Like You 2017 gained +1 million views on [https://www.facebook.com/official.peta/videos/vl.1778980235672505/10156958530904586/?type=1 digital platforms]. In the same year, he directed a new suspense short film that questions one’s integrity called Guilt Cycle. Filmography ElGabry kicked off his career after his graduation in 2008. He made 11 projects of his own and explored a claymation technique in one of his films Monster of The Web. | # | FILMS | TYPE | GENRE | THEME | YEAR | | 1 | Zooba زوبة | Short Film | Fiction | Drama | Hope | 2008 | | 2 | Eid عيد | Short Film | Documentary | Documentary | Festive | 2009 | | 3 | Eskandar اسكندر | Short Film | Fiction | Drama | Will | 2010 | | 4 | Survival of The Fittest البقاء للأصلح | Short Film | Fiction | Black Comedy | Corruption | 2010 | | 5 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bbUJRv2JI This Time] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bbUJRv2JI هذا الزمان] | Short Film | Fiction | Drama | Motherhood | 2011 | | 6 | A Simple Story About Love قصة بسيطة عن الحب | Short Film | Fiction | Romance | Happy Ending | 2012 | | 7 | From Inside من جوه | Short Film | Fiction | Drama | Inner Beauty | 2016 | | 8 | Is that Believable? معقول | Music Video | Claymation | Adventure | Adventure | 2016 | | 9 | Monster of the Web وحش الشبكة | Short Film | Claymation | Claymation | Family | 2017 | | 10 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKTomUYiUVc&list=PLHvG35brW8LZK_FnxxKRsZPIkLxjowJE6&index=9 Communities Like You] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKTomUYiUVc&list=PLHvG35brW8LZK_FnxxKRsZPIkLxjowJE6&index=9 أمم أمثالكم] | Short Film | Documentary | Documentary | Animals Right | 2017 | | 11 | Guilt Cycle دائرة الذنب | Short Film | Fiction | Suspense | Guilt | 2018 |
Awards and Recognition His This Time earned a global recognition by reaching the top 10 finalists in Your Film Festival in 2012. His From Inside was received +26 nominations for Best Short Film Award and earned 9 of them. Best Short Film Award | Year | Nominated work | By | Result | | 2012 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bbUJRv2JI This Time] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9bbUJRv2JI هذا الزمان] | [https://www.youtube.com/user/yourfilmfestival Your Film Festival] | Nominated | | 2012 | A Simple Story About Love قصة بسيطة عن الحب | The Positive Thinking Foundation | Won | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Roaya Cinema Youth Forum by Egyptian Film Center | Won | | 2016 | From Inside من جوه | Egyptian National Film Festival | Won | | 2016 | From Inside من جوه | Chefchaouen International Film Festival for Children and Youth | Won | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | Chefchaouen International Film Festival for Children and Youth | Nominated | | 2016 | From Inside من جوه | The Must-See Film Challenge (Zoomaal) | Won | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Sousse International Film Festival for Children and Youth | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Kazan International Muslim Film Festival | Nominated | | 2016 | From Inside من جوه | Ajyal Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Sudan Independent Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Sylhet Film Festival | Won | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Festival International (Festival International Entr'2 Marches à Cannes) | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Les Films de la Toile Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Marano Ragazzi Spot Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Sandalia Sustainability Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Skyline International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | LatinArab International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Kinosmena Shortfilm Festival | Won | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Gaztefilm Fest - Gazte eta umeentzako zinema jaialdia | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | SHNIT Cairo Screenings by SHNIT Worldwide Shortfilmfestival - 15th Edition | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Durban International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | From Inside من جوه | Africa International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | Realtime International Film Festival | Won | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | 48th Roshd International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | From Inside من جوه | International Amity Short Film Festival | Won | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | Universal Kids Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | Guilt Cycle دائرة الذنب | Qomrah TV Film Competition | Nominated |
Life Signature Award | Year | Nominated work | By | Result | | 2018 | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4wDnllHyw A Simple Story About Love] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF4wDnllHyw قصة بسيطة عن الحب] | Lahore International Film Festival | Nominated |
Best Animated Short Film Award | Year | Nominated work | By | Result | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | Open Everything Film Festival 2018 - Privacy and Security | Won | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | 2nd Chaniartoon 2018 - International Comic & Animation Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | Oregon Cinema Arts Film Festival | Nominated | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | PSIAF Palm Springs Intl. Animation Festival & Expo | Nominated | | 2018 | Monster of the web وحش الشبكة | 48th Roshd International Film Festival | Nominated | | 2017 | Is That Believable معقول | FUPiTOONS FESTiVAL | Nominated |
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