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Josef Fares

1977 - Today

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Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish film director and video game designer. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in several of his films and games. He is the founder of Hazelight Studios. He was presented The Game Award for Game of the Year for his game It Takes Two at The Game Awards in 2021. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Fares is the 1,462nd most popular film director (up from 1,638th in 2024), the 121st most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 126th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Josef Fares ranks 1,462 out of 2,041. Before him are Lee Garmes, Bryan Forbes, Mike Hodges, Chloé Zhao, Alan Taylor, and Stefano Sollima. After him are Robert Schwentke, Joseph Kosinski, Doris Dörrie, Pablo Berger, Dan Gilroy, and Attila Dargay.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Josef Fares ranks 221. Before him are Devin Ratray, Óscar Pereiro, Miguel Ángel Angulo, Sara Martins, Jonathan Togo, and Liédson. After him are Alex Manninger, Marcos Paulo, Francesco Coco, Emilíana Torrini, Brian Priske, and Milenko Ačimovič.

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In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Josef Fares ranks 121 out of 145. Before him are Haifa Wehbe (1976), Rabih Abou-Khalil (1957), Najwa Karam (1966), Wajdi Mouawad (1968), Khalil Taha (1932), and Julia Boutros (1968). After him are Ara Malikian (1968), Myriam Fares (1983), Nidal Al Achkar (1934), Pierre Amine Gemayel (1972), Arsinée Khanjian (1958), and Ibrahim Maalouf (1980).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Lebanon

Among film directors born in Lebanon, Josef Fares ranks 1. After him are Peter Deming (1957).

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