Creative Director in Egypt.
Youssef Kamal Akef. Creative Director and Film Director working between Dubai and Cairo. Fluent in Arabic and English. Both halves of the MENA conversation, in one practice.
Two-time Guinness World Record holder. UAE Golden Visa, Creative Category. Debut feature film ILLICIT (أبعد الحلال) in development.
The Egypt–UAE lane.
Most Gulf-based directors talk about Cairo as a shooting location. I talk about it as a creative market with its own voice, its own audience, and its own craft tradition.
That matters because Egyptian brand campaigns, feature film projects, and cultural events need direction that doesn't flatten Egyptian storytelling into "generic Arabic." The market knows the difference. Clients who've worked there know the difference.
What I bring to Egypt.
ILLICIT (أبعد الحلال). Debut feature film as writer, director, and producer. Bilingual English-Arabic psychological drama. A portrait of attachment, paralysis, and the quiet violence of staying. In development.
Brand film direction. Available for agencies and D2C brands briefing across the Cairo-Dubai axis.
AI content direction. The Noon Delivered Everywhere series format, adapted for Egyptian market cadence and aesthetic.
Cultural event direction. Twelve years of experience delivering government-tier cultural events across the Gulf, transferable to Egyptian cultural institutions and festivals.
Work in Egypt.
For creative direction, brand films, or feature film collaborations in Cairo, Alexandria, or across Egypt.
youssefkamal@icloud.com