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Zoé Mahfouz is an Award-Winning bilingual French Actress, a Screenwriter and a Content Creator based in Paris (France) and London (UK). She studied acting in Paris, London and Los Angeles in schools such as the Actors Studio, the Acting Corps and the Scott Sedita Acting Studios where she trained with Scott Sedita himself (former agent of Matt LeBlanc from Friends). She also specialized in improv comedy by being part of french improv leagues for 3 years. On top of that, she performed long-form improv at the iconic UCB Theater on Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles. She performed stand-up comedy all over Paris, starting with the Théatre Trévise, for a crowd of 270 people. 3+ million online views later, her satire videos on YouTube/TikTok garnered many accolades, including four Jury Awards, an Audience Choice Award, an Honorable Mention and a Nomination at the Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival, a Canadian Screen Award Qualifying contest. Her comedy skits got featured on major medias such as BBC Upload with Alice Dale, FailArmy and LPE360 (Funny Videos), among others. Zoé performed guest starring roles in several TV series and appeared in a dozen commercials that were shot both in Paris and Los Angeles. Proud holder of a screenwriting certificate from the University of Cambridge, her comedic scripts have been recognized by a handful of IMDb Qualifying Film Festivals, including the Hollywood Comedy Shorts, the Scriptation Showcase and the Filmmatic Comedy Screenplay Awards, positioning her as a rising star in the field of comedy screenwriting. A prolific writer, Zoé Mahfouz's short stories have graced literary platforms such as Defenestration Mag, Wingless Dreamer, Fast Pop Lit, Active Muse, Spillwords Press, A Thin Slice Of Anxiety, Witcraft, Corvus Review, Vine Leaves Press, Oddball Magazine, Roi Fainéant Press, Cholla Needles, Cleaver Magazine, Wilderness House Literary Review, The Pomegranate London, The Literary Hatchet and The Decolonial Passage, solidifying her position as a multi-talented artist to keep an eye on.

Awards

Zoé Mahfouz

Lift-Off Global Network, London

Houston Comedy Film Festival

Los Angeles Film Awards

Oniros Film Awards

Yes! Let's Make A Movie Film Festival

Portland Comedy Film Festival

Avalonia Festival

The Chico Independent Film Festival

The I AM Film Festival

CKF International Film Festival

Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival

Festival Angaelica

New York Long Island Film Festival

Best Actor & Director Awards

Lit Laughs International Comedy Festival

Baltimore Next Media Web Fest

AI International Film Festival

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