Atef Salem

Atef Salem is a famous Egyptian director born in Sudan to Egyptian parents He enriched Egyptian cinema with many notable films Among his famous films are Mother of the Bride 1963 and its sequel The Grandson 1975 He began his artistic career as an actor in the movie Magda 1943 then worked as an assistant director for several directors then as a director He directed 32 films between 1954 and 2001 Many of his films were scripted by the novelist Naguib Mahfouz His 1967 film Khan el Khalili was entered into the 5th Moscow International Film Festival