Fahmi Farahat

Film, Theater, and Media Training and Consultation

Created 50+ high-quality videos for events and channels, increasing digital engagement during major cultural events. Developed and implemented an archival system and workflow that optimized data retrieval efficiency. Re-designed production workflow that reduced delivery time by 75%.

Created media guidelines and procedures, and standardized visual branding across 13 cities for internal corporate communications. Developed a media workflow, cutting project approval & delivery time by 50%. Created an archive system and workflow from scratch.

Delivered high-profile productions for events attended by royalty, heads of state, and Fortune 500 CEOs. Produced and directed long-form documentaries for public audiences, including national and cultural heritage films. Introduced the company’s first Arabic-language videos, broadening reach to regional audiences and helping change the image of the company.

Running day-to-day operations. Scheduling and budgeting for shoots. Overseeing multiple productions for MBC Channel, as well as, directing and producing award wining films and documentaries for TV, online distribution and film festivals.

Running day-to-day operations. Scheduling and budgeting for shoots. Overseeing multiple productions from concept to delivery. Contents include TV shows, films, online content, documentaries and live events. Also directing award winning films that had a wide festival releases around the world.

Running day-to-day operations. Coordinating and producing on-line content, PSAs, and PR. conducting nation wide workshops. Scheduling and budgeting for shoots. Sometimes working as a director and/or editor for in-house productions, nation wide convention, exhibitions and special events.

Started as an intern and working as an assistant to producer Ahmad Zahra. Work includes assigning in film and documentary productions, distribution and content development. After that got converted to a full time employee as a director and editor for company productions which include films, TV documentaries and featurettes. Designing and authoring DVDs for distribution. Assisting General Manager with content distribution and acquisition.

Operating TV station equipments, cameras and lights, working as a Director and/or Technical Director on in-studio shoots. Directing news segments and multi-camera shoot for community events. also Assistant reporters and students in using editing suites.

Studied Film. Joined The Middle Eastern Student Society, The TV & Film Society, Muslim Student Society. Won some awards for my films. Interned at Zahra Pictures, party party party and made awesome friends.

learned how to become a true Californian. Started the Muslim and Friends Club. Became a member of the International Students Club. Went Camping. Discovered that Film making is what I want to do. Met my best friends.

Computer and Technology. That's when I became a Programmer.