Laila Elwi, the mother of the Egyptian cinema

The Hollywood Arab Film Festival announced honoring the great artist Leila Alawi, with the Aziza Amir Award, during the activities of the second session,

It will take place from the 26th to the 29th of April.

On this honor, Michael Bakhoum, director of the Hollywood Arab Film Festival, said in a press statement that the festival is proud

Awarding Laila Elwi the Aziza Amir Award, one of the pioneers of Egyptian cinema, due to her artistic career filled with many important works.

He pointed out that the contributions of the honored artist were not limited to cinema only, but also varied between television and theater, through which she also performed some performances, which confirms that she has a great talent that makes her honor worthy.

Laila Elwi's artistic history

Laila Elwi is one of the most prominent stars of the Egyptian screen. She entered the artistic field from an early age through children's programmes

On the radio, and after graduating from the Faculty of Commerce, her talent was discovered by the late great artist Nour Al-Sharif, who in turn introduced her to the theater, to embark on a busy career during which she participated in more than 160 artworks that varied between theater, cinema and television.

Among her most prominent films are “A Husband on Demand”, “Dead Execution” 1985, “The Age of Wolves”, “The Harafish” 1986, “Gharam Al-Afaa” 1988, “The Rapists”, “Underwater Hell” 1989, “Al-Hajama” 1992, “The Third Man” 1995, “Oh Dunya Ya Grammy” 1996,

“The Throat of a Monster,” “Tuffaha,” and “Destiny” 1997, “Laugh the Picture, It Looks Sweet” 1998, “I Love Cima” 2004, “The Seven Colors of the Sky” 2007, “Baby Doll Night” 2008, “Mama Pregnant” 2021, and others.

The mother of Egyptian cinema Zaman

It is noteworthy that Aziza Amir, an Egyptian artist born in 1901, was called "the mother of Egyptian cinema".

Given her unique contribution to the cinematic field, with talent, ambition and persistence, she worked as an actress.

And produced the first movie Egyptian A silent novelist who bore the name “Laila” in 1927, and directed the films “Bint of the Nile” and “Atonement for Your Sin.”

She wrote many films, in addition to her experience in montage.

It is noteworthy that during the same session, the great director Khairy Bishara will be honored with the “Lifetime Achievement” award.

And the Tunisian artist, Zafer El Abidine, won the “Arab Star” award.

The activities of the second session of the festival, which bears the name of the late great director Muhammad Khan, will start.

From the 26th to the 29th of this April, at City Walk Hollywood, it is expected that this year’s edition will witness the presence of a large elite.

One of the world's filmmakers, in addition to presenting a number of the best cinematic productions

Ahmed bin Mohammed attends the opening of the 20th session of the "Arab Media Forum"