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CURRICULUM VITAE
(C. V.)
(I) Personal Data:
Name
Place of Birth
: Fadi Farouk Saad
: Cairo – Egypt.
Date of Birth
: 2nd June 1975
Nationality
: Egyptian.
Mobile (cell phone) : 002 - 010 603 15 12 , 002 – 01000 27471
e-mail
: [email protected]
[email protected]
Languages
: Arabic : Mother Tongue.
English : Fluent.
French
: Fair
Gender
: Male
Marital Status
: Married & have a Child
Scientific Degree
: A) Professional Certificate from:
The American University in Cairo (AUC): The Television News training
program administered by the Division of TV News professional
Development of the Adham Center for Television Journalism: in Both:
1- Film & Video Editing
: in both Linear and Non–Linear Editing
.
2-Studio Management & Directing : including (Producing, Video and Audio
Mixing, Recording, Airing, Lighting,
Camera Shooting and Directing).
B) B. Sc. Degree:
In Accounting from the Faculty of Commerce and
Business Administration in the Accounting Major
(English Section) Helwan University Cairo - Egypt.
JOB
: Certified Professional FILM & VIDEO ( Director &
Editor ) & Independent Filmmaker.
(II) EDUCATION BACKGROUND:
Name of School Attended: Hafez Ibrahim Language School: from the K.G. till
the Secondary (High School) Stages.
Name of University Attended:
* 1) The American University in Cairo ( AUC): Adham Center for Television
Journalism ( Directing, Editing & Studio Management).
* 2)- Helwan University: Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration
- Accounting Major (English Section).
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(III) COMPUTER COURSES & SKILLS :
Attending Different Computer Professional Courses and Diplomas on (IBM and
Apple Mac. Systems) in different fields with different software’s packages
concerning Computer Graphic Art Designing, Compositing , Film & Video NonLinear Editing such as: Adobe Photo Shop, Corel draw, Adobe Premiere , AVID ,
MEDIA 100 , FINAL CUT PRO , EDIT , EDITBOX , HENRY , AFTER EFFECTS ,
COMBUSTION, PAINTBOX & SONY ( Linear & Non-Linear Edit Suites) ,
MS Windows (2000 Pro , XP , Vista , 7 ) , Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later .
(IV) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:
1- As a Professional FILM EDITOR & DIRECTOR for my First Long Feature
Movie ( 35mm Film ) Named : AYAM SAABA ( Hard Days ) ( Suspense &
Dramatic Theme with an ANTI – VIOLENCE Topic) Starring Different
& Many Well known Movie Stars from Egypt , Presented on Theatres
On March 2009 in more than 60 Cinemas allover Egypt and also Shared in
The Egyptian National Film Festival 2010 , Also I Shared as a Script Writer ,
Creator, Intro Manual Drawings & Designs, Outdoor & Film Poster
Design & Photography for the Same Film .
The goal of the film is to renounce violence & it’s Moral is that
Violence is not the solution to any Problem facing the lack of justice.
Soon, that Film will be Presented on Many T.V. Specialized Movie Channels all
Over the world .
N.B. :I’m in the Preparation Phase of Directing my Next Long Movie this Year
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2 - Working at Different Production Houses and Advertising Agencies
also at the Egyptian Media production City in Editing , Directing
and Producing Commercials and Documentaries (from 1997 till NOW)
For many Famous Brands Such as : Vodafone , KFC , CIB ..Etc.
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3- The Egyptian Television and Radio Union (ERTU) in the
NILE THEMATIC CHANNELS SECTOR ( including several
Channels such as Nile News , Nile Life , Nile Drama , Nile Sports ,
Nile Culture , Nile Cinema , Nile Education , Nile Child & Family
..etc ) :
As a Non- Linear & Linear professional Editor , Graphic Designer & as a
Director ( from 2000 till now ) using :
1- Quantel: Hal , HENRY , Edit Box , Paint Box
2- AVID:1000,
3- Discreet: Edit 6.0 , Combustion 2.0
4- Sony: Fully Equipped Digital linear Edit Suites using: Sony Editor ( 2000),
Sony Switcher ( DVS-2000c ) , Sony Audio Mixer ( 2000 , 3000 ) ,
SonyDME(3000,7000),AstonMotif(Advantage)(Character Generator)
5- FINAL CUT PRO : 1 & 2 ( on Apple MAC. Systems G5 )
6- MEDIA 100
: version 8 ( on Apple Mac.G5)
N.B. Using the previous Systems & Softwares As A Film & Video
EDITOR in Editing Thousands of Daily , Weekly , Monthly &
Eventually Programs , Documentaries , News Topics , Reports ,
Features , Profiles , Promos , Fillers , Credits, Spots & Clips.
* Then Proceeding as Director in Nile News Thematic Channel
Directing Several Political , Economic & Humanity Programs &
documentaries Such as : the long Documentaries named :
Forced Displacement of citizens, such as the Palestinians and the Falasha
Jews in Ethiopia and Kosovo Albanians…etc, Who cares about the affairs
of citizens who have been driven exclusively from their home
countries without their desire and how they were living
inside and outside their home countries and how they impact
on their families and their businesses and their lives socially,
culturally and economically without being bound by the
origins or ethnicities or religions or colors ... just the effect that
Humanitarian them.
* Then Turning to be a Director at The Nile LIFE ( Variety ) Channel
Directing Several Entertaining, Musical & Talk Show Programs ( Recorded
& On-Air ) such as Many talk shows and entertainment,
music concerts & Soirees , art exhibitions and performing for both
teams, or for singers and artists .
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4- At SAT-7 (Private international satellite channel )(for 5 years):
as a Non-Linear Professional Editor ,Graphic Designer
,Compositor , Promotional & Event Director,
Then as a HEAD of DIRECTORS for the Famous Family & Women Daily
Program : KOL – ELDONIA ( The Whole World ) : ( it is a magazine style
program that addresses Women in the Middle East & North Africa , it’s a
one hour Daily program that presents a variety of segments that aim At
raising the awareness of women, answering their different Questions ,
encouraging them to be active members in the Society, also to let them know
their rights as well as their Duties ) all these through segments satisfying
women’s Social, Physiological, Psychological & Spiritual Needs, Segments
named such as : I’m waiting , Take away, God’s touch, Your health, How to
say I love you , A problem & a solution (short drama), Legal Advice, Secrets
of your beauty, Questions of my Son , Fashionable, A Teenager at home, Art
of annoying ( fantasy drama), Successful women, Born to praise, Thorny
Topics, First year of Marriage (drama series) , Pray & Meditate, Shortly it’s
a pleasant world for all women.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5- As a Technical & Promotional Consultant , Editor & Director in
the Establishment of C.O.M.C. (Coptic Orthodox Media Center)
based in Cairo, starting from the planning, Organizing, purchasing & even
by Setting of the Media Center equipment starting from Shooting Cameras,
Audio tools, Graphic center & Editing suites .
Then It started it’s media production , to produce the First Long
Documentary Film, about The Famous Church and Monastery of Saint
Simon ( Samaan ) the Shoe maker over the cliffs of ( Al-mokkattam )
mountain in Cairo - Egypt, and was launched by the name of :
MAKAN FI AL-QALB ( A Place in the Heart ) , and I have written the
script , the Editing and Directing of this film, and has participated
in the UNESCO Documentary Film Festival - New Delhi, India, in 2006,
And also participated in the competition of the long documentary
films in the National Festival of Egyptian Cinema in 2007.
Movie sheds light on human development caused by the existence of this
Monastery and the churches of the entire region, and how it transformed
its services to self-sufficiency for all people of the area, no matter gender,
age or religion, has provided them with all their medical, educational, training,
professional and spiritual needs & how all the churches of this monastery
were caved in the mountain and under the ground , also there is a Church
of the largest and broadest churches in the world in that Monastery.
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6-At ORBIT (Private international satellite channel network)(for 3 years)
as a Non-Linear Professional Editor & as a Director
for the Famous Arabian Talk Show named: Al-Qahera Al-youm
( Cairo Today ) Editing & Directing the daily most important events
That happened all over Egypt , in the form of Documentaries ,Topics ,
Reports , Features , Profiles , Promos , Fillers , Spots & Clips serving
That Daily 3 hour (on- air) highly produced program that highlights
all the variables of political, social and artistic issues , which arise
on the Egyptian society, and monitors, analyzes and displays all
of these events using analysis & assessment specialists.
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7- This is in addition to my work now as a Lecturer in
several Academic and Specialized Centers & Academies such as :
The Academy of Arts and Culture for specialized studies in Cairo,
teaching the cinema and television curriculums , and I teach the subjects
of film and television directing for amateur and novice and even professionals.
(V)Past Experiences in other fields:
* I’ve got a Strong Background, Experience & Skills in Photography, Drawing
Oil Paintings, Graphic Designs, Color Separation, Developing & Printing
Films, Product & Model Shooting .
* Also my past Experience in many National & International Banks,
As a Banker & Accountant which gives me a well considered Knowledge
of Business & Economical Field.
(VI) Interests:
* Travelling, Listening to Music, Reading in all Fields, Watching Movies,
Photography, Drawing & Coloring, Swimming, Dealing with people
from different Nationalities, Learning different languages,
Willing to travel abroad for training or working if it needs.
(VII) Skills:
* Sociable , Active , Problem Solver.
* Leader , Creative , Perfect in Presentations & Dealing with People.
* Curios to learn more new skills.
* Enjoy working in Groups , Capable of Motivating , Encouraging,
Guiding & Training others.
(V) CAREER OBJECTIVES:
* Progression in the field of Editing and Directing of Films, Commercials,
Video Clips, Cinema Movies, News, Drama Series & Entertainment
Programs.
* Ready to Work in Directing & Editing in both Cinema & T.V. Fields.
* Ready to attend any Training Courses on any other Editing systems, or
Attend , share in Directing if it needs .
* Ready to co-operate with any international companies to Direct Films in
Common or Individual Production Basis.
* References and Show Reels furnished upon request.