Check Out Fady Jeanbart’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Fady Jeanbart.

Hi Fady, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
Well, my interest in filmmaking began when I was a kid by watching Hollywood movies.

I was in Egypt, I was the kind of kid, who was usually going to a video club for renting two or three movies at a time, watch them, review them, then go back again to rent more and do the same.

I remember the first film I watched was “Schindler’s list”, and decided to be a Film Director. This film is about the Holocaust and how the European Jews were struggling with the Nazi German army. After watching this movie, I recognized that all people around me were talking about the actors and the story of this masterpiece. As for me, I was thinking more about who was behind all of that, who was the one who created this world. When I knew that the name of the Director was Steven Spielberg, I decided to watch every single movie that he is making.

From this point, my passion for the Cinema industry started, and I began to focus on every single detail of the storytelling process. I read books about directing and screenwriting, watched a lot of movies, and read film criticism.

When I finished High School, I decided to study filmmaking. In Egypt, we have the biggest cinema institute in the Middle East “High Cinema Institute”. At that time, we had a big event in Egypt “The Revolution” in 2011.

So, I took a really hard decision in my life, I decided to leave my homeland to have a better future. My first and last option for me was The United States of America, as someone like me who wants to be a filmmaker, the best place is “Hollywood”. So, I came to Los Angeles and got my Bachelor’s Degree with Honors in Filmmaking from New York Film Academy.

Recently I got my membership at the Television Academy “Emmys”, and also I got a recognition certificate from the Television Academy “Emmys” after working on the Emmy award-winning tv show “Studio City season 1 & 2.

I wrote and directed several short films. My films got a chance to participate in several film festivals around the world. I am proud of every single movie I have made, especially my Thesis project “The Red” as it was screened in several film festivals and also in Cannes Film Festival Short Corner 2018, and now The Red is available on Amazon Prime Video.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
In the beginning, I had no confidence in myself. The biggest struggle for me was the new environment. Coming from Egypt to Los Angeles was a culture shock. Even though I learned English in high school in Egypt, practicing it every day is another challenge. I was teaching myself by practicing it with people around me. As for someone like me, who left his family and decided to live alone in a new country, looking for a better future, it was a very hard experience.

I used to ask myself did I take the right decision to leave my homeland and come to LA to begin a new life, but I figured out that this was meant to be especially after graduating and beginning my career in filmmaking. I was inspired by everyone I met here in this city. I was discovering a new culture and a new environment, and I overcome my scarring and doubts. I believe that my choice to stay here in Los Angeles is worth it, as I developed my personal skills and became a better person and a better Film Director. I always remember this quote by Nobel prize Egyptian writer “Naguib Mahfouz” (“The homeland is not a place of birth, but a place where all the attempts to escape end”).

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
Well, I am a director and producer, recently I got my membership at the Television Academy “Emmys”, and also I got a recognition certificate from the Television Academy “Emmys” after working on the Emmy award-winning tv show “Studio City seasons 1 & 2.

I wrote and directed several short films. My films got a chance to participate in several film festivals around the world. I am proud of every single movie I have made, especially my Thesis project “The Red” as it was screened in several film festivals and also in Cannes Film Festival Short Corner 2018, and now The Red is available on Amazon Prime Video.

Do you have any memories from childhood that you can share with us?
I have many moments I can remember, but most will be when I was renting those movies and watching three to 4 movies a day, and asking myself if can I make those kinds of movies one day.

Contact Info:

• Website: pyramaxproductions.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fady_jeanbart/?hl=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fady.elmankabady/
• Other: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7331260/ 

Image Credits
Romany Basilyous