Sameh Alaa is an Egyptian director, producer and writer. His short films ‘Fifteen’ (2017) and ‘I’m Afraid to Forget Your Face’ (2020) gained international acclaim, with the latter winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the first Egyptian film to do so. His work has screened at Toronto, Locarno and San Sebastián, and was showcased at MoMA and the Venice Biennale. He has served on juries including Cannes