December 2010, his most recent film El Shooq (Lust) won the Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film at Cairo's International Film Festival. It was the only Egyptian film in competition and the first time Egypt had won this award in 14 years. The film was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. References External links Birmingham Post Story Channel 4 Film New York Film Festival intro Birmingham Post Link Film.com filmography New York Times Photos from nagastudio Egyptian film directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)