Nahed El Sebai is the granddaughter of the great late Egyptian actor, screenwriter and film producer Farid Shawky, and daughter of director Medhat El Sebai and producer Nahed Farid Shawky. She played a number of small roles in several films including Men Nazret Ein (2004), Basra (2008) and short film Nefsi A’oul Action!,as well as a number of television series, including Al Harra, Sarkhet Ontha and 7, Share’ Al Sa’ada. Director Yosri Nasr Allah presented her with a key role in the film Ehki Ya Shahrazad (2009), which was awarded several prizes inside Egypt and abroad.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
