Reel Legacy: Atef Bishai’s Lasting Impact on Neel Cinema
Neel Cinema Channel has mourned late screenwriter Atef Bishai, who passed away yesterday, Friday, the channel aired a special episode from Magic of Cinema (Bishai), which was the last episode filmed by late Neel Cinema.
Yesterday at 11 o’clock.

Atef Bishai excelled in comedy, which he presented through television series and films, including “The Trial of Ali Baba” 1987, “The Minister Jay” 1986, “Fouzia the Bourgeois” 1985, “Before I Reached the Age of Suicide”. 1987, “Diary of a Modern Woman” 1987. He has also written scripts and dialogues for a large number of television series. Among them are “The Yakubian Building” 2007, “Shakhlul” 2006, “Cinderella” 2006, “Permissible Speech” 2005, “The Second Meeting” 1988, “People and People” 1989, and “Brain Transfer” 1988.
Atef Beshai – Archive photo
The scriptwriter, head of the Blue Cinema channel, Said Fouad Al-Jinari, indicated that a special episode of the show, Magic of Cinema, was aired, which was the last episode and episode filmed with the late artist. At eleven o’clock Neel aired on cinema screens.
Presented by Rabab Al-Sharif, directed by Hana Abdel-Dayem, prepared by Rania Hamdan… A script for my life, production direction by Ahmed Hassan and artistic coordinator Hisham Babers.
Samah Mustafa, general coordinator of Neel Cinema Media Channel, “The Magic of Cinema” program produced by Neel Cinema Channel, addresses all filmmakers including directing, producing, filming, script, sound, soundtrack, graphics, its episodes. Battle design, scenery, montage and other elements are important in film making.
