Career
Josef Fares moved to Sweden when he was 10 years old and lives in Örebro, Örebro län. Variety declared him one of ten upcoming directors to watch in 2006. He also played the character of "Josef" in his feature film Leo, which was selected for the Focus section in the 58th Edition of the Berlin International Film Festival in 2008.
In 2013, he directed his first video game, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.