Founder of DubbingPros | Bilingual Arabic/English Voiceover Artist & Localization Expert
How many years have you been a judge?
1-3
What are your responsibilities in your current role and what do you love most about your job?
I direct, manage and operate a media production company. What I love the most is creating amazingly creative masterpieces be it voiceovers only or content creation or even creative localizations and dubbing.
What inspired you to pursue your career path?
I have always had a passion for voice acting, voiceovers and radio presenting, hence, that is why I started this career which ended up being my own private business.
What was your first job in the industry? What did it teach you?
My first job was as a Dubbing Project Manager at the company that dubs Disney and Netflix in Cairo, Egypt. It taught me how to put the business, technical and creative knowledge I had into a reliable framework.
What do you look for to determine excellence in video?
Storytelling, objective, emotions.
What initiatives or projects are you working on now that excite you?
Currently working on an original Egyptian vertical drama; we’re doing the original voice acting of the characters.
Tell us about a moment of recognition that had an effect on you – whether personal or official? What does recognition mean to you and why is it important in our industry?
Having been chosen to be a judge for renowned entities such as SOVAS and the Telly Awards, recognition means a lot to me and it is very important to our industry, as I believe that relations, friendships, alliances are what actually creates authentic business ties.
Do you have any specific practices you lean on to spark creativity?
Yes, I watch up close, very closely. When I watch a movie or a series or a creative piece, I always watch into the details, thinking about how this marvel was created in BTS.
In your experience, what is a significant change you are seeing happen in the video, television, and/or film industry, and what insight can you share about how to navigate it?
I feel like the more the world leans towards AI-generated stuff, artistic humans go back even more to what was authentically and genuinely created with passion without AI. I can see this everywhere around me; people have started getting an “ick” from AI and how it makes “amazing work” mediocre just by normalising it.
What excites you about judging for the Telly Awards?
I am excited to judge again for the Telly Awards, as I really appreciated the last iteration: I got inspired, I got recognised, and I really wish to be even a bigger part of the Telly Awards, even more than just a judge if I can.
