Nadine Khan

Nadine Khan began her filmmaking journey as an assistant director, collaborating with renowned filmmakers such as Yousry Nasrallah, Mohamed Khan, Nabil Ayouch, and internationally with Michael Bay. She made her directorial debut with Harag w’ Marag (Chaos, Disorder), which received critical acclaim and won several awards, including the Silver Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Festival (2012), Best Film at the Oran International Arab Film Festival (2013), the Muscat International Film Festival (2014), and the Development Award from the prestigious Locarno Film Festival.

Khan made a notable impact on television with the 2017 social drama series Saabe’ Gaar (Seventh Neighbor), co-directed with Heba Yousry and Ayten Amin, which explored the private lives and complex relationships between neighbors in a modern apartment building.

In 2021, she directed Abu Saddam, which premiered in the official competition of the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), where it won the Best Actor Award. The film went on to earn additional honors, including Best Actor at the Malmö Arab Film Festival and four awards at the National Festival of Egyptian Cinema, among them Best First/Second Project.

Khan continued her exploration of social themes with Meen 2al? (Who Said So?) in 2022, followed by Leih La2? – Season 3 (Why Not?) in 2023, which tackled the emotional complexities between a divorced mother and her son as she begins a new relationship. In 2024, she directed Masar Egbari, a drama-suspense hybrid centered on two brothers attempting to solve a murder.

Nadine Khan has participated in numerous international film festivals with her short films. Wahed Fe El Million (One in a Million) (2006) was selected for more than 12 festivals, including Oberhausen Film Festival which is one of the world’s most prestigious short film festivals, Bunker Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), and L'Alternativa XIII. Her earlier short Hon W’ Honik (Here and There) was selected for the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2005.