Khaled Abol Naga
Khaled Abol NAGA as an actor collected more than 15 Best Actor awards from Egypt, Arab & International Film Festivals since 2001, He starred in Arabic speaking feature films in Egypt and the Arab world since his first leading role in "A Citizen, A Detective & A Thief" 2001 by Egyptian acclaimed director Daoud Abdel Sayed. Famous for his un-expected yet smart choices of scripts & roles, Mr Naga created a vast & diverse filmography with unprecedented respect from acclaimed critics & audiences throughout the Arab & international film societies creating a unique phenomena in his generation of young Egyptian actors, almost all of his films have an "exportable" nature to other cultures creating a special attention to his subtle yet deep performances.
Among his fellow generation of actors, Mr Naga has a record of having his films picked up by international film festivals, In 2009-2011 he was the common factor in the three award winning feature films out of Egypt.
Mr Naga as a producer since 2009, created with others a new wave of possibilities in the Egyptian film industry, from co-producing "Heliopolis" 2009 which went on to feature in over a dozen festivals to the revolutionary production using a new generation of photography cameras shooting "Microphone" 2010; He is leading a "Team in Cairo" that might just be the seed of a new movement of film making altogether coming out of the region.
Mr Naga as a social and human rights activist has been one of the early outspoken icons from Egypt promoting social justice, freedom and democratic change to the Arab world in general and Egypt under Muabarak’s regime in specific, Mr Naga played a pivotal role in explaining to the world media and supporting the Egyptian Revolution Jan 25’th till now.
Mr Naga has a very admirable record of social & human rights (specially child rights) work and ongoing agenda, He has been a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador since 2007.