Egyptian Film Producer.

Sawsan YUSUF (بنت زينب) is a Film Producer.

She is known for the movies HENET WARD / WARD'S HENNA PARTY (2020, Producer), WHAT WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT MARIAM (2021, Line Producer), KHADIGA (2021, Producer), AISHA CAN'T FLY AWAY ANYMORE / AISHA NE S'ENVOLERA PLUS (in development, Producer).

Born in 1988, she has a degree from Ain Shams University in Drama and Criticism and she is a Rotterdam lab 2022 Alumni.
Started her career in the industry in 2009 as coordinator for several festivals and film markets in the middle east (as "Cairo International Film Festival, Gouna Film Festival and Luxor African Film Festival) alongside working as line producer in independent cinema; in the documentaries and shorts.
In 2019, she established her company "Bonanza Films". As a producer, she made "Henet Ward" (directed by Morad Mostafa). That first short had its world premiere at "Clermont Ferrand" International competition and was selected in 180 festivals worldwide such as BFI London, Palm Springs, Busan, Durban, Cairo and won 25 prizes. Then, she produced "Khadiga" (directed by Morad Mostafa) with a French co-production and also selected at "Clermont Ferrand" International competition. She is working on other shorts and currently developing AISHA CAN'T FLY AWAY ANYMORE / AISHA NE S'ENVOLERA PLUS (to be directed by Morad Mostafa), her first feature film as producer (project selected at La Fabrique Cinema in 2022 Cannes film festival & 2022 Red Sea FilmFest).




Our Sources / Nos Sources :
- https://redseafilmfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Book-of-Projects_English.pdf
- www.linkedin.com/in/sawsan-yusuf-b16a31b1/
updated by Thierno DIA, on 5 Dec 2022