Darbet shams (Sunstroke, 1978) Directed by Mohamed Khan Starring Nour El-Sherif, Leila Fawzi, Noura The film won Cidalec Golden Award for best film at the Alexandria Film Festival, 1979; Best Film Award at the Egyptian Film Society Festival, 1979 and a Certificate of Merrit for Direction from the Egyptian Ministry of Culture (1981) (Photo: Poster from Darbet Shams) Mawaid ala asha (A Dinner Appointment, 1981) Directed by Mohamed Khan Written by Bachir El-Dik Starring Souad Hosny, Ahmed Zaki, Hussein Fahmy, Zouzou Mady, Khairy Beshara Poster: Mawaid ala asha (A Dinner Appointment, 1981) Kharag wa lam ya'ud (Gone and Never Came Back, 1984) Directed by Mohamed Khan Written by Assem Tawfiq Starring Laila Eloui, Farid Shawqi, Aida Abdel Aziz, Tewfik El-Dekn, Yehia El-Fakharany The film won the Silver Award at the Carthage Film Festival, 1984. img alt='Kharag wa lam ya'ud (Gone and Never Came Back, 1984)' title='Kharag wa lam ya'ud (Gone and Never Came Back, 1984)' src='http://english.ahram.org.eg/Media/News/2016/7/26/2016-636051486383844304-384.jpg' / Poster: Kharag wa lam ya'ud (Gone and Never Came Back, 1984) El-Harreef (The Street Player, 1984) Written and directed by Mohamed Khan Starring Adel Imam, Fardous Abdel Hamid, Nagah El-Mogui. El-Harreef is one of three films by Khan – alongside Zawgat Ragol Mohem and Ahlam Hind wa Camilia – which were named among the 100 Greatest Arab Films of All Time by the Dubai International Film Festival. The film won an award for Best Direction at the Egyptian Film Society Festival, 1985. Poster: ElHarreef (The Street Player, 1984) Zawgat Ragol Mohem (The Wife of an Important Man, 1987) Directed by Mohamed Khan Starring Mervat Amin, Ahmed Zaki, Hassan Hosny, Zizi Mustafa The film was nominated for the Golden Prize at Moscow International Film Festival, 1987. Zawgat Ragol Mohem is one of three films by Khan – alongside Ahlam Hind wa Camilia and El-Harreef – which were named among the 100 Greatest Arab Films of All Time by the Dubai International Film Festival The film won the Silver Award at the Damascus Film Festival, 1987. Still from Zawgat Ragol Mohem (The Wife of an Important Man, 1987) Ahlam Hind wa Camilia (Dreams of Hind and Camilia, 1988) Written by Mohamed Khan and Mustapha Gomaa (dialogue) Directed by Mohamed Khan Starring Naglaa Fathy, Ahmed Zaki, Ayda Reyad Ahlam Hind wa Camilia is one of three films by Khan – alongside Zawgat Ragol Mohem and El-Harreef – which were named among the 100 Greatest Arab Films of All Time by the Dubai International Film Festival The film won the Bronze Award at the Valencia Film Fest in 1988, Best Direction from the Egyptian Film Society Festival in 1989, and Best Film from the Catholic Film Centre in Cairo in 1989. Still from Ahlam Hind wa Camilia (Dreams of Hind and Camilia, 1988) Ayyam El-Sadat (The Days of Sadat 2001) Directed by Mohamed Khan Written by Ahmed Bahgat Starring Ahmed Zaki, Mervat Amin, Mona Zaki, Mokhles El-Behiry, Essad Younis, Ahmed el-Sakka, Salwa Osman Critics acclaimed Ahmed Zaki in the role of the Egyptian former-president Sadat, saying that the role was one of Zaki's greatest cinematic performances. The film was also second biographical work played by the actor, after he portrayed Gamal Abdel Nasser 1956. Still from Ayyam El Sadat (The Days of Sadat 2001) Fi shaket Masr El-Gedeeda (In the Heliopolis Flat, 2007) Directed by Mohamed Khan Written by Wessam Soliman Starring Khaled Aboul Naga, Ghada Adel, Salah Ayman, Marwa Hussein The film was the Egyptian submission for the 80th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category. Still from Fi shaket Masr El Gedeeda (In the Heliopolis Flat, 2007) Fataat El-Masnaa (Factory Girl, 2014) Directed by Mohamed Khan Written by Wessam Soliman Starring Yasmin Raeis, Hani Adel, Salwa Mohamed Ali, Salwa Khattab In 2014, the film won Best Production at the Egyptian National Film Festival. It also received numerous awards at the 41st Egyptian Film Association Festival in 2015: the Excellence Award for director Mohamed Khan; a Special Jury Award; Best Actress for Yasmin Raeis; Best Supporting Actress for Salwa Khattab; Best Screenplay award for Wessam Soliman; and Best Film Editing for Dina Farouk. The film won the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI) award for Arab Feature Competition during the Dubai International Film Festival and a Special Jury Prize from MEDFilm Festival in Italy Still from Fataat El Masnaa (Factory Girl, 2014) Qabl Zahmet El-Saif (Before the Summer Crowds, 2016) Directed by Mohamed Khan Plot and written by Mohamed Khaners with additional dialogue by Nura El-Sheikh Starring Maged El-Kedwany, Hana Shiha, Ahmed Dawood The film premiered at the 12th Dubai International Film Festival in December 2015, where it participated in the Muhr feature competition. Still from Qabl Zahmet El-Saif (Before the Summer Crowds, 2016) For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
