Majd Mastoura, Isabelle Zighondi, Amawri Ezayah Join Talent Agency MAD Celebrity (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comLeo Barraclough International Features Editor MAD Celebrity — the talent management subsidiary of the pan-Arab film and TV company MAD Solutions — has signed Tunisian actor and writer Majd Mastoura, French Lebanese actor Isabelle Zighondi, and Saudi actor, producer and director Amawri Ezayah to the roster of its MAD Rising Celebrity unit, and visual artist, producer and DOP Mostafa El Kashef, who will be joining MAD Crew Celebrity.
Mastoura is best known for his work on Mohamed Ben Attia’s “Hedi” — for which he received a Silver Bear for best actor from the Berlin Film Festival, making him the first-ever Arab actor to receive the award — and Léonor Serraille’s “Mother and Son,” which world premiered in Competition at the Cannes Film Festival.
His most recent project is Ben Attia’s surreal Tunisian drama feature “Behind the Mountains,” which world premiered in the Horizons Section of this year’s Venice Film Festival and is holding its Arab region premiere at the Red Sea Film Festival.
Zighondi is best known for starring in Chloé Mazlo’s “Sous le Ciel d’Alice,” which premiered at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival’s Critics’ Week; Joanna Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige’s “Memory Box,” which premiered at the 2021 Berlinale; and Elie Khalifé’s “State of Agitation.” Her most recent project is Egyptian director Mohamed Samir’s original series “Dahab” for streaming service Shahid, in which she co-stars with Nour Al Ghandour and Ahmed Shoaib.
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