| Youssef Hesham | |
| Native Name: | Arabic: يوسف هشام |
| Birth Date: | 1985 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Cairo, Egypt |
| Nationality: | Egyptian |
| Citizenship: | Egypt |
| Alma Mater: | American University in Cairo Misr University for Science and Technology |
| Occupation: | Film director |
| Yearsactive: | 2003–present |
Youssef Hesham (Arabic: يوسف هشام, pronounced as /juːsef heʃaːm/; born 27 July 1985) is an Egyptian film director.
Hesham is a graduate of Misr University for Science and Technology,[1] where he studied broadcasting he also studied film directing in cooperation with the American University in Cairo. He began his career as an editor, freelance director and few times as an assistant director in Egyptian and foreign films and some advertisements.[2] He began directing independently in 2003 with short films and documentaries which drew attention to him as a director and also won him some awards and posts at international festivals.[3] He directed his first full-length feature in 2009 at the age of 24 making him the youngest director in Egyptian cinematic history.
| Year | Film | Translation | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | بني آدم واسمي خالد Bani Adam We Esmi Khaled | I'm human and my name is Khaled | Short film | |
| 2005 | مخرجين آخر زمن Mokhrejin Akher Zaman | Today's Directors | Documentary, won an honourable national award for films, Best short Documentary | |
| 2005 | عن قرب An Qorb | Extreme Close Up | Short film | |
| 2006 | حلم اسطبل عنتر Helm Istabl Antar | Istabl Antar's Dream | Documentary | |
| 2007 | اكبر الكبائر Akbar El-Kaba'er | The Greatest of Sins | Short Film | |
| 2009 | لمح البصر Lamh El-Basar | The Glimpse | Full-length film, won jury's special prize at the Alexandria International Film Festival in 2009 |