Atef El Tayeb


Atef El Tayeb was an Egyptian film director. Alternative transliterations of his name are: Atef Al-Tayeb and Attef El Taieb. His films often depicted the struggles of ordinary people.

Life and work

He was born in Sohag on December 26, 1947. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema, specializing in directing, in 1970. During his studies, he worked as an assistant director with Medhat Bakir on the film Three Faces of Love and the film A Call for Life. He also worked as an assistant editor with Kamal Abu Al-Ela.
In 1973, he worked as an assistant director to Shadi Abdel Salam on the film The Armies of the Sun. In 1978, he directed a short film titled The Barter, produced by the Experimental Center.
In 1978, he worked as an assistant director with director Youssef Shaaban Mohamed on the film Desire and the Price. In 1979, he served as a second assistant director with Youssef Chahine on the film Alexandria... Why?. In 1981, he collaborated with director Mohamed Shebl on the film Fangs.

Filmography

As director

  1. Gabr Al Khawater
  2. kashf Al mastor
  3. A [Hot Night (film)|Leila Sakhina]
  4. Against [the Government (film)|Did el Hokouma]
  5. Nagi El-Ali
  6. Heart [of the Night (film)|Qalb al-Layl]
  7. El Heroob
  8. The Innocent
  9. El Zamar
  10. Al Hob Fawk Habadet al Haram
  11. The Cell
  12. Sawak al-utubis

    As assistant director