Farouk Kassem
Farouk Kasem is an Egyptian young filmmaker/editor who studied filmmaking at the Higher Cinema Institute.
As a director, Farouk presented two films; the short film Nostalgia (2013), a finalist at Tropfest Arabia in Abu Dhabi, and The Last Scene (2016). Both were film edited by Kasem.
Since 2013, Farouk has been working as the Visual Content Manager at MAD Solutions, where he collaborated with several Egyptian and Arab film directors. As a film editor, Kasem created the official trailers for films including; Mohamed Khan’s film Before the Summer Crowds, 3000 Nights by Mai Masri, and Out of Order by Mahmoud Kamel. He was also in charge of the promotional videos for Mahmoud Abdelaziz’s latest TV drama Ras El Ghoul (2016).
Farouk directed and edited the promotional campaign Visit Tunisia that was initiated by Tunisian actress Hend Sabry and featured several stars from across the Arab world. In addition, he directed and edited several documentaries for the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Egypt and Sudan.