Biography

Maggie Anwer (born 5th of November) is an Egyptian Italian Producer, Director, Writer, Model, and Distributor. She is the President of Faten Hamama Film Festival, Children's Film Festival, and La Femme Film Festival.

She is the president of the La Femme independent film festival, WICA Hollywood She is the first woman to own an independent film festivals She is the first woman to create group of independent, international film festivals in the MENA and is one of the leaders in the film festival industry.

The former French minister of foreign affairs Mr. Herve de Charette,, honored Maggie as one of the most influential international artists during the Les Orientales festival in Saint Florent lev Vieil . She is the first international artist to receive this medal.

She is the first filmmaker in history to buy a film festival, founded 20 years ago, and became the owner of WICA LA, New York, and Sydney.

She is the founder of la femme royal club & Magica Ecole de cinema and Magica cinematheque

Honoured for her work at numerous Film Festivals around the world and sighted as one of the most effective female filmmakers in the middle east, Maggie has received many awards for her work. She is the CEO OF MAGICA Productions and Magica House, founder of MAG MAGAZINE, the youngest member in the chamber of the cinema industry for Egypt, a member of the Arab Film Institution, and member in Cinema Syndicate. She is also a consultant for four prestigious European Film Festivals.

In addition, she is a jury member for the Nice International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival and Milan International Film Festival, and for a syndicate of festivals for Drama Series'.

MFF, AFF, SDFF, her films are screened to a global audience in Cannes, Clermont, Rome, Arab Countries and honored by CIC, kAFF, ALEXiFF. The American Producer Nicolas Gonda loved her film Barcodia and remarked 'She is a great talent'.

Maggie travels to bring her important work to the screen, including France, Italy, Egypt and Canada, and to Syria for one of her films during the war to capture the raw conditions.

She is a supporter of women in Arab countries, giving help to introduce filmmaking by providing workshops, producing plays, and a film for women in Saudi Arabia. She created a festival in Morocco and conducted a workshop for children to be introduced to the world of film.

As a model, Maggie has worked on numerous campaigns, including 'No for female Circumcision', and was a VIP guest at the Royal College of London for the celebration of the international day of action in women's health.

She graduated from Mass Communication Faculty, is based in London and travels globally for her work. She speaks English, Italian, Arabic, and French. She is the youngest member of the chamber of cinema industry as an official producer & distributor. She produced, distributed, of more than 30 films She was invited to attend a seminar and discussion about culture, art and women in the entertainment industry at the House of Lords, the upper house of the United Kingdom's Parliament as one of the most influential women in the film industry. Owner of five international Film Festivals in Europe, the UK, the US, and Canada Owner of WICA (World Independent Cinema Awards) Los Angeles, WICA Vancouver, and WICA Paris, and the Caribbean Independent film festival She is a consultant and strategic planner & advisor for more than eight European film festivals, including London, Milan, Nice, Madrid, Antwerp, and Barcelona IFF. She is the Founder of Magica Cinematheque. Honored for her work at numerous film festivals around the world and cited as one of the most effective female filmmakers in the Middle East, Maggie has received many awards for her work. She is the CEO of MAGICA Productions and Magica House, founder of MAG Magazine, the youngest member in the chamber of the cinema industry for Egypt, a member of the Arab Film Institute, and a member of Cinema Syndicate. She is also a consultant for four prestigious European Film Festivals. In addition, she is a jury member for the Nice International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival and Milan International Film Festival, and for a syndicate of festivals for Drama Series MFF, AFF, SDFF. Her films have been screened for a global audience in Cannes, Clermont, Rome, and Arab countries and she has been honored by CIC, kAFF, ALEXiFF. The American producer Nicolas Gonda loved her film Barcodia and remarked, "She is a great talent." Maggie travels to France, Italy, Egypt and Canada to bring her most important works to the screen; she has also been to Syria to capture the raw conditions there during the war. She is a supporter of women in Arab countries, introducing filmmaking by providing workshops and producing plays and a film for women in Saudi Arabia. She created a festival in Morocco and conducted a workshop for children to be introduced to the world of film. As a model, Maggie has worked on numerous campaigns, including "No for Female Circumcision", and was a VIP guest at the Royal College of London for the celebration of the International Day of Action for Women's Health. She graduated from the university of Mass Communication, Radio and Television Department. She started her career at a young age when she wrote articles about English movies on the extranet pages of youth newspapers and film websites. In addition, she received a degree from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.

• She has distributed many films all over the world; last year, one of the films she distributed won more than 200 international awards.
• She has created marketing strategies for international film festivals, including the upcoming scripts.
• She writes scripts; the most recent script, "covid nights", won the Golden award in Romania at the Wallachia independent film festival.
• She has produced more than 30 films and co-produced short films as well.
• She is the founder of the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe; Princess Katarina De Silva member of the British Royal Family supported this festival and Her Royal Highness is now the ambassador of the festival because she believed in it so much.

She is the first woman to be a consultant for four international film festivals in Europe - Milan, Nice, Madrid and London - for 3 years She is the first woman to be the president of two international film festivals in the US - WICA Los Angeles and WICA New York. She is the first woman who owns more than 5 independent film festivals. She is the co-founder of the Caribbean film festival. She is the president of WICAs in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto and Sydney. She is the founder of La Femme Royal Club in London. She is the founder of MAG Magazine art, launched in 2016.

Education and Workshops

She received a certificate from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice course. Certificate from Cambridge University's Filmmaking, Writing, Production, and Directing courses Certificate from King's College London's Filmmaking course Attended the British Film Institute's History of Victorian Films course

Attended Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's The Life of Shakespeare and His Work classes 2022

Maggie is the president of the FAHA IFF, the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe. This festival took place in London, with Princess Katarina, the great-niece of the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, as ambassador. The 9th edition of Faha was held in Cannes, France. Maggie screened her film Abu Simbel, a documentary on the Egyptian temple Abu Simble in Paris, during Les Orientals festival in Angers.

The former French prime minister attended the screening of Abu Simbel and mentioned that he liked the film during his interview. Her company, Magica House International, collaborated with one of the oldest festivals in France, Les Orientals; they screened films that her company distributed. Her company now owns more than eight international film festivals all over the world. She collaborated with the Indian musical festival to screen films that she produced or distributed; this festival is supported by the Maharaja and the royals in India.

Maggie was the VIP guest at the ceremony of Italian artist Alfredo in Paris, who was presented with his medal from Jean Michel Ripes on behalf of President Macron. Her company hosts La Femme independent film festival in Paris.

She honored the Egyptian actor Hesham Selim by screening one of his films, The Return of the Prodigal Son, directed by Youssef Chahin as a tribute to him during La Femme festival in Paris. This was the first time that a festival honored a man because of his support for women, especially his transgender daughter.

Her company distributed many films, shorts, documentaries, and works of fiction by students; they have won more than 200 international awards. Her company organized the first premiere of the featured Asian film Million Loves in Me at Prince Charles cinema; more than 220 people attended the premiere. The 5th edition of her magazine was published in Cannes, Paris and London and LA

Her company represented the most influential filmmakers at the 18th edition of the Nice international film festival. She produced a video biography of the Egyptian international filmmaker Mohamed Hefzy; the video was narrated by Princess Katarina. Maggie collaborated with the Hama production company to produce five scripts. One of the films that she co-produced will be entered at the 44th edition of the Cairo international film festival. The films her company distributes have been entered at international film festivals. She has collaborated with cinema studios to support students and beginner filmmakers and she invited them to attend the festivals for no cost. She collaborated with Hesham Soliman to select children with special needs and/or physical challenges to be part of the jury at one of her festivals, the children's short film festival, which was the first time in history that children like this were part of a jury. Maggie attended the Cannes film festival to premiere her film Les Amandiers. She attended the 60th edition of the London film festival as a VIP guest on the red carpet, and attended the world premiere of the films The Son and The Good Nurse. She supported the students by promoting their films and covered their expenses, a total of nearly 2000 pounds sterling. Maggie was a VIP guest at Philharmonie de Paris. BAFTA Master Classes: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Tony Kushner Children's festival at BAFTA 2023 Maggie is a co-producer for two feature films and one documentary that are in progress. She held her festival FAHA in London as the founder and president. This was the 10th edition of the festival, which was a huge success: Members of the British royal family attended, and Maggie screened more than 100 films in London, on the Magica cinematheque platform, and at Ravendor Studios. She interviewed the scriptwriter of the Chaplin play, the first musical performed in Saudi Arabia; she marketed the play in Europe as well. Her company organized the award night ceremony and the filmmakers' networking event at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in London. At the award ceremony, a standup comedy show supported the arts. Her VIP guests were Princess Katarina, the British-Indian filmmaker Vinod Mitra, British producer Ben Pickering, Duchess Niven and Asian singer Biebie Wang, plus filmmakers from the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. Maggie spoke as part of a film production and distribution panel with the British director Howard J Ford and British producer Ben Pickering at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is nominated as one of the most influential female filmmakers for the second time by " NICE Film Magazine" in France.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: m.m

She is a film producer, director, writer, model, and distributor. She is the president of the La Femme independent film festival, WICA Hollywood Owner of five international Film Festivals in Europe, the UK, the US, and Canada Owner of WICA World Independent Cinema Awards Los Angeles, WICA Vancouver, and WICA Paris, and the Caribbean Independent film festival She is a consultant and strategic planner & advisor for more than eight European film festivals, including London, Milan, Nice, Madrid, Antwerp, and Barcelona IFF. She is the Founder of Magica Cinematheque. Honored for her work at numerous film festivals around the world and cited as one of the most effective female filmmakers in the Middle East, Maggie has received many awards for her work. She is the CEO of MAGICA Productions and Magica House, founder of MAG Magazine, the youngest member in the chamber of the cinema industry for Egypt, a member of the Arab Film Institute, and a member of Cinema Syndicate. She is also a consultant for four prestigious European Film Festivals. In addition, she is a jury member for the Nice International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival and Milan International Film Festival, and for a syndicate of festivals for Drama Series MFF, AFF, SDFF. Her films have been screened for a global audience in Cannes, Clermont, Rome, and Arab countries and she has been honored by CIC, kAFF, ALEXiFF. The American producer Nicolas Gonda loved her film Barcodia and remarked, "She is a great talent." Maggie travels to France, Italy, Egypt and Canada to bring her most important works to the screen; she has also been to Syria to capture the raw conditions there during the war. She is a supporter of women in Arab countries, introducing filmmaking by providing workshops and producing plays and a film for women in Saudi Arabia. She created a festival in Morocco and conducted a workshop for children to be introduced to the world of film. As a model, Maggie has worked on numerous campaigns, including "No for Female Circumcision", and was a VIP guest at the Royal College of London for the celebration of the International Day of Action for Women's Health. She graduated from the university of Mass Communication, Radio and Television Department. She started her career at a young age when she wrote articles about English movies on the extranet pages of youth newspapers and film websites. In addition, she received a degree from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice. She has distributed many films all over the world; last year, one of the films she distributed won more than 200 international awards. She has created marketing strategies for international film festivals, including the upcoming scripts. She writes scripts; the most recent script, "covid nights", won the Golden award in Romania at the Wallachia independent film festival. She has produced more than 30 films and co-produced short films as well. She is the founder of the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe. Princess Katarina from the British Royal Family supported this festival and Her Royal Highness is now the ambassador of the festival because she believed in it so much. She is the first woman to be a consultant for four international film festivals in Europe - Milan, Nice, Madrid and London - for 3 years She is the first woman to be the president of two international film festivals in the US - WICA Los Angeles and WICA New York. She is the first woman who owns more than 5 independent film festivals. She is the co-founder of the Caribbean film festival. She is the president of WICAs in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Toronto and Sydney. She is the founder of La Femme Royal Club in London. She is the founder of MAG Magazine art, launched in 2016.

Education and Workshops PhD in Mass Communication from the TV & Radio department She received a certificate from Harvard University for William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice course. Certificate from Cambridge University's Filmmaking, Writing, Production, and Directing courses Certificate from King's College London's Filmmaking course Attended the British Film Institute's History of Victorian Films course Attended Shakespeare's Globe Theatre's The Life of Shakespeare and His Work classes 2022 Maggie is the president of the FAHA IFF, the first Egyptian international film festival in Europe. This festival took place in London, with Princess Katarina, the great-niece of the late Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, as ambassador. The 9th edition of Faha was held in Cannes, France. Maggie screened her film Abu Simbel, a documentary on the Egyptian temple Abu Simble in Paris, during Les Orientals festival in Angers. The former French prime minister attended the screening of Abu Simbel and mentioned that he liked the film during his interview. Her company, Magica House International, collaborated with one of the oldest festivals in France, Les Orientals; they screened films that her company distributed. Her company now owns more than eight international film festivals all over the world. She collaborated with the Indian musical festival to screen films that she produced or distributed; this festival is supported by the Maharaja and the royals in India. Maggie was the VIP guest at the ceremony of Italian artist Alfredo in Paris, who was presented with his medal from Jean Michel Ripes on behalf of President Macron. Her company hosts La Femme independent film festival in Paris. She honored the Egyptian actor Hesham Selim by screening one of his films, The Return of the Prodigal Son, directed by Youssef Chahin as a tribute to him during La Femme festival in Paris. This was the first time that a festival honored a man because of his support for women, especially his transgender daughter. Her company distributed many films, shorts, documentaries, and works of fiction by students; they have won more than 200 international awards. Her company organized the first premiere of the featured Asian film Million Loves in Me at Prince Charles cinema; more than 220 people attended the premiere. The 5th edition of her magazine was published in Cannes, Paris and London and sold [HE9] more than 2,000 copies. She was a VIP guest at the Raindance anniversary party in Cannes. Her company represented the most influential filmmakers at the 18th edition of the Nice international film festival. She produced a video biography of the Egyptian international filmmaker Mohamed Hefzy. the video was narrated by Princess Katarina. Maggie collaborated with the Hama production company to produce five scripts. One of the films that she co-produced will be entered at the 44th edition of the Cairo international film festival. The films her company distributes have been entered at international film festivals. She has collaborated with cinema studios to support students and beginner filmmakers and she invited them to attend the festivals for no cost. She collaborated with Hesham Soliman to select children with special needs and/or physical challenges to be part of the jury at one of her festivals, the children's short film festival, which was the first time in history that children like this were part of a jury. Maggie attended the Cannes film festival to premiere her film Les Amandiers. She attended the 60th edition of the London film festival as a VIP guest on the red carpet, and attended the world premiere of the films The Son and The Good Nurse. She supported the students by promoting their films and covered their expenses, a total of nearly 2000 pounds sterling. Maggie was a VIP guest at Philharmonie de Paris. BAFTA Master Classes: Sanjay Leela Bhansali Tony Kushner Children's festival at BAFTA 2023 Maggie is a co-producer for two feature films and one documentary that are in progress. She held her festival FAHA in London as the founder and president. This was the 10th edition of the festival, which was a huge success: Members of the British royal family attended, and Maggie screened more than 100 films in London, on the Magica cinematheque platform, and at Ravendor Studios. She interviewed the scriptwriter of the Chaplin play, the first musical performed in Saudi Arabia; she marketed the play in Europe as well. Her company organized the award night ceremony and the filmmakers' networking event at the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel in London. At the award ceremony, a standup comedy show supported the arts. Her VIP guests were Princess Katarina, the British-Indian filmmaker Vinod Mitra, British producer Ben Pickering, Duchess Niven and Asian singer Biebie Wang, plus filmmakers from the UK, Africa, and the Middle East. Maggie spoke as part of a film production and distribution panel with the British director Howard J Ford and British producer Ben Pickering at RADA, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. She is nominated as one of the most influential female filmmakers for the second time by a film magazine in France. She was a VIP guest at the Philharmonie de Paris Indonesian ballet concert, as well as at the Paris premiere of John Wick, also attended by Keanu Reeves, and Quentin Tarantino's discussion in Le Grand Rex

- IMDb Mini Biography By: KJ

Maggie Anwer (born 5th of November) is an Egyptian Italian Producer, Director, Writer, Model, and Distributor. She is the President of Faten Hamama Film Festival, Children's Film Festival, and La Femme Film Festival.

Honored for her work at numerous Film Festivals around the world and sighted as one of the most effective female filmmakers in the middle east, Maggie has received many awards for her work. She is the CEO OF MAGICA Productions and Magica House, founder of MAG MAGAZINE, the youngest member in the chamber of the cinema industry for Egypt, a member of the Arab Film Institution, and a member in Cinema Syndicate. She is also a consultant for four prestigious European Film Festivals.

In addition, she is a jury member for the Nice International Film Festival, Madrid International Film Festival, and Milan International Film Festival, and for a syndicate of festivals for Drama Series'.

MFF, AFF, SDFF, her films are screened to a global audience in Cannes, Clermont, Rome, Arab Countries and honored by CIC, kAFF, ALEXiFF. The American Producer Nicolas Gonda loved her film Barcodia and remarked 'She is a great talent'.

Maggie travels to bring her important work to the screen, including France, Italy, Egypt, and Canada, and to Syria for one of her films during the war to capture the raw conditions.

She is a supporter of women in Arab countries, giving help to introduce filmmaking by providing workshops, producing plays, and a film for women in Saudi Arabia. She created a festival in Morocco and conducted a workshop for children to be introduced to the world of film.

As a model, Maggie has worked on numerous campaigns, including 'No for female Circumcision', and was a VIP guest at the Royal College of London for the celebration of the international day of action in women's health.

She graduated from Mass Communication Faculty, is based in London and travels globally for her work. She speaks English, Italian, Arabic, and French.

- IMDb Mini Biography By: M.M