AZ DirectionIndependent Filmmaker
Jan. 2017Beirut Governorate, Lebanon▪️Responsibilities:
o Screenwriter, film director, senior producer, actor, and post-producer of: “Shadows” was officially selected in 12 International festivals and won 3 awards:
o Festival International du Film Arabe de Gabes - Tunisia-Winner of TV5MONDE Award [Best Arabic Script], April 19, 2018
o Samawa Fifth International Film Festival-Iraq, December 7, 2017
o MasrdotBokra Film Festival Student Competition- Egypt, April 21, 2018
o Wasset International Film Festival - Iraq- Winner of Best Cinematography, May 5, 2018
o Vasteras Film Festival – Sweden, October 5, 2018
o Oyon Short Film Festival - Iraq - Winner of best second film, August 2018
o Tiharqa International Award for Cinema and Art-Sudan, December 21, 2019
o Festival Benguerir du cinema, 6ème edition-Morocco, April 28-31 2019
o Cairo Shorts Film Festival-Egypt, December 6, 2019
o Bethlehem Student Film Festival-Palestine, January 3, 2020
o Nepal International Film Festival-Nepal, February 13, 2020
o First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions-England Pinewood Film Studios, July 15, 2021
“3SOME” was officially selected for 5 International festivals:
o Sessions By Lift-Off Global Network- Pinewood Studios, England, September 9, 2021
o Art Gallery Film Festival-January 2022
o Domum Festival-The Digital Gate International Film Festival-Algeria, November 28, 2021
o FECEA - Festival Internacional de Cinema Escolar de Alvorada-Brazil, December 2, 2021
o Cinema4Screen International Film Festival-India-Winner Best Short Film, 2022
“God..Hug Me” was officially selected in 5 international festivals and won 1 award:
o 12th Educational Film Festival EDUKINO-Poland, 2021
o First-Time Filmmaker Online Sessions-England Pinewood Film Studios, 2021
o Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions - Pinewood Studios, England, 2021
o Art Gallery Film Festival- Winner of Best Short Film- 2022
o Cinema4Screen International Film Festival-India, 2022
“Behind The Sea” was officially selected for 2 festivals and won 1 award.