CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
A renowned visual artist, producer, and director of photography— has lent his creative prowess to 13 cinematic masterpieces, including his debut feature, 19 B, which earned him the Best Artistic Contribution Award at the Cairo International Film Festival. As a cinematographer, El Kashef worked on a series of highly acclaimed short films, including Yousuf Nouman’s THIS IS MY NIGHT, which earned him Best Cinematography at Cinemaz Brasil. El Kashef’s breakthrough, however, came in 2021, when he worked on three compelling short films that further established his name when they all premiered at the Clermont-Ferrand Festival: Ahmed Abdelsalam’s CAI - BER, Morad Mostafa’s KHADIJA, and WHAT WE DON’T KNOW ABOUT MARIAM, which earned him Best Cinematography at the Galichnik Film Festival.

TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
El Kashef’s short film I PROMISE YOU PARADISE, this time as both cinematographer and co-producer, premiered at the 76th Cannes Festival. The film earned El Kashef eight Best Cinematography awards from festivals around the world. El Kashef is returning to the 2024 Cannes with Mo HARAWE’s Somali set feature, THE VILLAGE NEXT TO PARADISE, at the Un Certain Regard. He also wrapped up shooting four short films that are about to premiere soon: Joseph Adel’s ENOUGH WATER TO DROWN, Jawaher Alamri’s THE LAST DISMISSAL, Rasha Shahin’s NAHAR ABER, and Hind Soheil’s PROMISE TO THE SEA.