Hisham Fageeh(I)
- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Hisham Fageeh is a multi-hyphen creative straddling both Western and Arab audiences. He started his career in 2011 as a clandestine stand-up comedian in Saudi Arabia's underground scene. His material slowly seeped into the mainstream, granting him the Head of Content position at Telfaz11, a multi-channel network with 24 million subscribers and more than two billion views.
As a filmmaker, Fageeh gained international acclaim for producing and starring in Saudi Arabia's submission for the 'Best Foreign Film' category at the 2017 Oscars, Barakah Meets Barakah. For his role, he was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the Arab Cinema Awards in Cannes and the film premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Netflix bought the distribution rights to the film, making it the first Saudi film to display on the streaming service.
Fageeh served as the Director of the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, this program was launched in 2018 to support and mentor Arabic TV writers and producers and Fageeh's leadership has helped boost the careers of many individuals in the industry.
He has broadened his talents by working on television in the US on the Golden Globe-winning show Ramy and Emmy-nominated animated comedy Big Mouth, while also starring and producing in some of Saudi's most successful film and TV projects.
Fageeh is now embarking on a new production venture, DH'BAB Productions, based out of the US and Saudi Arabia, bridging the two industries to focus on creating film and television projects in the genre space, ranging from comedy to horror, injecting a fresh take infused with an authentic sense of Arab culture.
As a filmmaker, Fageeh gained international acclaim for producing and starring in Saudi Arabia's submission for the 'Best Foreign Film' category at the 2017 Oscars, Barakah Meets Barakah. For his role, he was nominated for a Best Actor Award at the Arab Cinema Awards in Cannes and the film premiered at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury. Netflix bought the distribution rights to the film, making it the first Saudi film to display on the streaming service.
Fageeh served as the Director of the Middle East Media Initiative (MEMI) at USC's School of Cinematic Arts, this program was launched in 2018 to support and mentor Arabic TV writers and producers and Fageeh's leadership has helped boost the careers of many individuals in the industry.
He has broadened his talents by working on television in the US on the Golden Globe-winning show Ramy and Emmy-nominated animated comedy Big Mouth, while also starring and producing in some of Saudi's most successful film and TV projects.
Fageeh is now embarking on a new production venture, DH'BAB Productions, based out of the US and Saudi Arabia, bridging the two industries to focus on creating film and television projects in the genre space, ranging from comedy to horror, injecting a fresh take infused with an authentic sense of Arab culture.
