The death of Syrian director Hatem Ali

Egyptian screenwriter Abdul Rahim Kamal announced on his Facebook page the death of the great Syrian director Hatem Ali.

Abdul Rahim Kamal said, and he posted a photo of himself with Hatem Ali through his account on the “Facebook” site: “There is no strength or power except with God. Bye, my friend and my dear teacher Hatem Ali, the great polite and high-end director .. In the safety and mercy of God my beloved .. Which is the saddest news, by God. May God accept you through him and his approval . “

Hatem Ali, born in 1962, is a Syrian actor, writer and director. He began his life writing for theater and writing drama and short stories, and graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1986.

He began his artistic career with director Haitham Hakki, in the series “Circle of Fire” (1988), then continued his participation in dramas in which he embodied different personalities, ranging from historical and nomadic roles, to different lifestyles. and contradictory. He also directs comedies with artist Yasser Al-Azma.

Hatem Ali has also worked behind the camera as a television director, where he has presented a large number of television feature films and a number of trilogies and seven, and at an advanced stage of his artistic career he has presented an important group of social and historical series, perhaps the most important of them: Al-Zeer Salem, which is an important turning point in His career.

The deceased also presented the “Andalusian Quartet” and the “Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi” series was dubbed and presented in Malaysia, Turkey, Yemen and Somalia.

Hatem Ali

He has published two collections of stories, “What Happened and Didn’t Happen” and “The Death of the Old History Teacher”, in addition to writing screenplays: “The Night Visitor” for which he won his first prize as the director of the Cairo Radio and Television Festival, the “Al Qila” series and others.

Hatem Ali was preparing to shoot the film “Muhammad Ali Pasha” written by Dr. Lamis Jaber, produced by “Good News” and starring Yahya Al-Fakharani, and directed a number of series, including: “Rabih Cordoba “(2003),” Big Dreams “(2004),” Palestine Westernization “(2004),” King Farouk “(2007),” Orchidia “(2017),” Hell’s Stone “(2017),” It was yesterday ” (2018), “Is this what happened” (2019).

The late director has won numerous awards, including: gold at the Cairo Arab Media Festival for the best series on “King Farouk”, the best director of the Cairo Arab Media Festival for the same series (2007) and a special mention of the long night of the Rotterdam Arab Film Festival (2009). ).

Source: Masrawy + abdelrahim.kamal + RT

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