Iris Nazmy (; died March 4, 2018) was an Egyptian writer, journalist and film critic. She was the President of the Alexandria Film Festival.
Biography
Nazmy was born in
Cairo
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and graduated from
Cairo University
Cairo University () is Egypt's premier public university. Its main campus is in Giza, immediately across the Nile from Cairo. It was founded on 21 December 1908;"Brief history and development of Cairo University." Cairo University Faculty of En ...
's Faculty of Arts. When she was a student, her first dialogue was with the then-Dean of the Faculty of Arts regarding the perceived inferiority of women who sit in cafeterias or coffee shops. This dialogue was published in ''Al Qahira'' newspaper.
At the beginning of her career she worked at Sabāh al-Khayr and ''
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* Rose al Yusuf (journalist) (1898–1958), a Lebanese born journalist and stage-actress
* ''Rose al Yusuf'' (magazine), an Arabic weekly political magazine
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'' magazine. She also worked in Dar
Akhbar El Yom, in the accidents news department.
She has participated in several festivals, including the establishment of the
Cairo International Film Festival
The Cairo International Film Festival is an annual internationally accredited film festival held in Cairo Opera House. It was established in 1976 and has taken place every year since its inception, except for 2011 and 2013, when it was cancelled ...
, Alexandria International Film Festival, and Aswan's African States Film Festivals. She is considered the first Egyptian woman to head a cinema festival.
Awards and honours
Nazmy won the honor of the Fourth National Festival of Egyptian Cinema. A book about her life, ''Iris Nazmi: brave heart'', was written by Mona Thabet and published by the Cultural Development Fund in Egypt.
See also
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Lists of Egyptians
The following is a list of some of the notable Egyptians inside and outside of Egypt:
Actors Male actors
* Abdel Moneim Madbouly
* Adel Emam
* Ahmed Zaki
* Ahmed El-Fishawy
* Ahmed El Sakka
* Ahmed Ezz
* Ahmed Helmy
* Ahmed Malek
* A ...
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إيريس نظمي
External links
CRITICS, HAVE YOU reached your verdict? Alexandria Film Festival President Iris Nazmy
20th-century births
2018 deaths
Egyptian film critics
Egyptian women film critics
Egyptian journalists
Egyptian women journalists
Egyptian women writers
Writers from Cairo
Year of birth missing
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