Saleh Fawzan
Saudi Film Producer and Screenwriter
- Name: Saleh Fawzan
π¬ Saleh Fawzan
Saudi Film Producer and Screenwriter
π€ Personal Information
Name: Saleh Fawzan
Born: February 13, 1956 (age 69) – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nationality: πΈπ¦ Saudi
Occupation: π₯ Film Producer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
π οΈ Career
Migrated in 1986.
Worked as a film producer in Egyptian cinema (1986–1997).
Founded Shamel Film Production & Distribution (Egypt) in the mid-1980s.
Co-founded with Prince Turki bin Mohammed the Shamel Film Production & Distribution (Saudi Arabia) – headquartered in Riyadh with branches in the western, eastern, and southern regions.
The company distributed hundreds of Egyptian, American, and Indian films (1986–1997).
Founded Fawzan Film in Riyadh (1998) in an attempt to establish Saudi cinema.
ποΈ Contributions
Co-produced the Tunisian–French–Belgian film “Les Siestes Grenadine” (ΩΩΨ§ΩΩ Ψ§ΩΨ±Ω Ψ§Ω) as an assistant trainee director.
Screenwriter of Saudi projects:
π¬ Years of Mercy (unproduced).
π¬ Ratrat.
π Education & Experience
ποΈ Drama structure & screenwriting workshops – Brussels, Belgium (1996–1997).
π Independent regular studies in film directing – Beirut (1998–2001).
π Personal cinema research (2000–2003).
π¨π« Visiting lecturer at:
Lebanese German University (2007–2009).
Institute of Visual and Fine Arts.
π₯ Film Production
π½οΈ Main Producer (Selected)
Dek El-Baraber – Dir. Hussein Kamal – Nabila Ebeid, Farouk El-Fishawy.
Atabet El-Sittat – Dir. Ali Abdel Khaleq – Nabila Ebeid, Safia El-Emari.
Raghbat – Dir. Karim Diaa El-Din – Raghda, Farouk El-Fishawy.
Love and Fear – Dir. Karim Diaa El-Din – Sherihan, Mahmoud El-Gendy.
His Statements Were Recorded – Dir. Magdy Moharem – Safia El-Emari, Yehia El-Fakharany.
A Very Important Man – Dir. Essam El-Shamaa – Farouk El-Fishawy.
The Road of Evil – Dir. Mohamed Marzouk – Ezzat El-Alaili, Boussy.
Death of Wolves – Dir. Ahmed Sakr – Raghda, Karam Motawa.
Men Without Value – Dir. Abdel Hady Taha – Elham Shahin, Said Saleh.
Handcuffs – Dir. Ahmed Sakr – Said Saleh, Samah Anwar.
... (and more, total 24 films)
π¬ Co-Producer / Distributor
Weld El-Eih – Dir. Sherif Yehia – Ahmed Zaki, Mervat Amin.
Ya Nas Ya Howa – Dir. Atef Salem – Kamal El-Shennawi.
The Teacher Samah – Dir. Mohamed Abdel Aziz – Madiha Kamel.
Honey Night – Dir. Mohamed Abdel Aziz – Ezzat El-Alaili, Soheir El-Bably.
The Scorpion – Dir. Adel Awad – Sherihan.
The Fall – Dir. Adel El-Asser – Madiha Kamel.
Return of the Fugitive – Dir. Youssef Abou Seif – Mahmoud Yassin.
We Stole the Thieves – Dir. Medhat El-Sebaey – Mohamed Sobhy.
The Liar and His Friend – Dir. Ahmed Tharwat – Fouad El-Mohandes, Lebleba.
Playing with Fire – Dir. Nasser Hussein – Samir Sabri, Samah Anwar.
Les Siestes Grenadine – Dir. Mahmoud Ben Mahmoud – Hichem Rostom.
π Theater Productions
El-Harban – Starring Samir Ghanem, Hanan Shawky.
Mahrous, the Head Hunter – Samir Ghanem, Farida Seif El-Nasr.
Honey and Sugar – Ahmed Bedir, Sahar Rami.
Stranger in the House – Nagah El-Mouji, Mimi Gamal.
The New Game – Mohamed Henedy, Said Saleh.
π Awards & Honors
π₯ First Production Award – Alexandria Film Festival (1992).
π₯ Jury Award – Syrian Cinema & TV Committee (1992).
π₯ First Production Award – Alexandria Film Festival (1993).
π₯ Egyptian Film Committee Award (1993).
π₯ North-South Film Support Award for Years of Mercy screenplay – France/Tunisia (1998).
π Honorary Citizen Medal – City of Nantes, France (2000).
π Over 27 awards from various Arab film festivals.
ποΈ Honored at the opening of the 9th Saudi Film Festival (2023).
