2008 to today

The company history, from Paris 2008 to the present.

2026

A new production chapter

So Freakantastik expands into Original Digital Artists, cinematic music films, vertical micro-drama and AI-assisted filmmaking, with Ayaan Malhotra, Sacha Laurent and THE LIFE WE MISSED.

2025

Dreaming Big

Documentary short produced with Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, filmed in Qatar.

2021 to 2022

New films and collaborations

WE ARE THE EGYPTIANS and HOUSE OF LAILA continue the company film and international production work.

2016

Documentary and short-film recognition

A FOOTNOTE IN BALLET HISTORY? and BEHIND THE I...! Festival selections and awards including FESPACO and the Alexandria Short Film Festival.

2014 to 2015

Expansion to the United States

H&O Productions is established in New York, followed by productions and cultural events including the Egyptian Permanent Mission to the UN gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

2013

Akhenaten The Musical

Development begins on the Broadway-bound musical project created by Hisham Abdel Khalek.

2009 to 2011

European distribution and international production

Film, documentary, television and festival coverage for Al Arabia Cinema and other partners across Europe.

2008

So Freakantastik is founded in Paris

Founded by Olivier Delesse and Hisham Abdel Khalek. Early productions include DESTINÉE and FATOUSH.