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Updated:
December 28, 2008
Profiles
of Cooperative Filmmakers
Coordinator/Instructor
Hazim Bitar
Filmmakers By Date of Last AFC Activity
Omar Saleh (08)
Rifqi Assaf (08)
Ja'far Safwan (08)
Rabee' Zureikat (08)
Sajeda Abousaif
Alabbas Sa'ed
Rawan Zeine
Reem Bader
Aseel Qader
Mohammad Aboujarad
Ammar Quttaineh
Hamza Soufan
Nesreen Rafeeq
Saleh Kasem
Aseel Mansour
Dalia Alkury
Hussam Hamarneh
Mais Hamarneh
Razan Khatib
Suhad Khatib
Yahya Abdallah
Ahmad Humeid
Ala' Diab
Amr Toukhy
Bashar Sharaf
Ghassan Salti
Muna Asmar
Najah Taffal
Sima Zureikat
Yazan Doughan
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Rabee' Zureikat |
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Filmography: Not My Turn Yet (08), Ash (05)
Degree: BA Advertising, NDU, Lebanon
Occupation: Advertising Executive
Festivals: Ayyam Beirut Al-Cinemaiyya (08), Lebanon. Emirates Film Competition (06), UAE. Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06). Ayyam Beirut Al-Cinema'iya (08), Lebanon. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. |
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Omar Saleh |
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Filmography: I Am Ready (08), Decision Man (05), The Last Patch (06) co-director, What a Job (06) co-director.
Education: BSc Communications Engineering, University of Yarmouk
Occupation: Telecom Engineer
Festivals: Festivals: Oran Film Festival Competition (08) , Algeria. Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06), Emirates Film Competition (06), UAE. International Panorama of Independent Film and Video competition (06), Greece. Carthage Film Festival competition (06), Tunis. Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. Amsterdam Film Experience (07), Netherlands. |
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Rifqi Assaf |
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Filmography: The View (08), Thursday (06), Amman in Red (06), The Last Patch (06) co-director.
Education: English Translation , Applied Science University
Occupation: Director & Writer
Festivals: BEST SHORT FILM @ Franco-Arab Film Festival (08), Amman. BEST SCRIPT @ Taghit d'Or Film Festival, Algeria. BEST SHORT FILM @ Middle East Int'l Film Festival (08), UAE. BEST SCRIPT @ Jordan Short Film Festival (08). Emirates Film Competition (06), UAE. International Panorama of Independent Film and Video competition (06), Greece. Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. Ismailia Short Film Festival (08), Egypt. Boston Palestine Film Festival (08), USA. Golden Menbar Film Festival (08), Russia. |
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Sajeda Abousaif |
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Filmography: Emergency (07) co-director), Free to Fly (07) co-director.
Education: MA Islamic Jurisprudence.
Occupation: Teacher
Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (07). San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. |
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Alabbas Sa'ed |
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Filmography: I Love to Read (07) co-director, Free to Fly (07) co-director.
Education: IT Diploma
Occupation: Teacher
Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (07). San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. |
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Rawan Zeine |
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Filmography: Three Eyes (07)
Education: Marketing Communications & Advertising, BA, Emerson College, USA.
Occupation: PR Consultant & Managing Partner.
Festivals: SPECIAL MENTION Jordan Short Film Festival (07) Special Mention. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (07).
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Ja'far Safwan |
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Filmography: Air Palestine (08), The Order of Out (06).
Education: Electrical Engineering, Jordan University
Occupation: Student
Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06). Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. Ismailia Film Festival competition (07), Egypt. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. |
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Mohammad Aboujarad |
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Filmography: What a job (06) co-director.
Education: Computer & Information Science, Yarmouk University
Occupation: Computer Network Administrator.
Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06). Carthage Film Festival competition (06), Tunis. Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. Amsterdam Film Experience (07), Netherlands. |
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Saleh Kasem |
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Filmography: Sharar, 2006 (co-director)
Education: MSc Management Information Systems, Arab Academy for Financial Sciences, Jordan.
Occupation: Student
Country: Syria
Festivals: Academy-certified Locarno International Film Festival competition (06), Switzerland. Biennale des cinémas arabes à Paris competition (06), France. Warda Short Film Festival (06), Syria. International Panorama of Independent Film and Video competition (06), Greece. Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06). Academy-certified Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival (06) competition, France. Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. |
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Aseel Mansour |
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Filmography: Little Feet (06); Nightmares of Reality, (03) co-director ; Alert Guns (04).
Education: BSc Electrical Engineering, University of Jordan
Occupation: IT Consultant
Official Selections: Best AFC Filmmakers for 2004. Beirut Int'l Documentary Festival (04) (DocuDays), Lebanon; Beirut DC Film Festival (04), Lebanon; Ismailiiah Int'l Film Festival (04), Egypt; Emirates Film Competition (05), UAE; Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. Tangier Short Film Festival competition (05), Morocco. Warda Short Film Festival (06), Syria. Special Mention Award, Jordan Short Film Festival (06). Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA. Amsterdam Film Experience (07), Netherlands. |
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Ammar Quttaineh |
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Filmography: Sharar, 2006 (co-director) ; Overdose, 2005; Tough Luck, 2004; Power Blues, 2004; Death by Chocolate, 2005 (co-director).
Education: BA Hospitality Management, Applied Science University (ASU)
Occupation: Stock Broker.
Official Selections: Academy-certified Locarno International Film Festival competition (06), Switzerland. Biennale des cinémas arabes à Paris competition (06), France. Tampere Short Film Festival (06), Finland; International Panorama of Independent Film and Video competition (05), Greece. Warda Short Film Festival (06), Syria. Dubai Int'l Film Festival (04), UAE. Festival du monde arabe de Montréal (05), Canada. Ismailiah Film Festival competition (05), Egypt. Tangier Short Film Festival competition (05,06) , Morocco. Emirates Film Competition (05), UAE. Audience Golden Choice Award at the Jordan Short Film Festival competition (05), Jordanian Short Film Competition (05) (Golden Award). Carthage Film Festival (06), Tunis Tehran International Short Film Festival (TISFF) competition (06). Academy-certified Clermont-Ferrand Int'l Short Film Festival (06) competition, France. Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA.
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Hussam Hamarneh |
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Filmography: Heartache, 2004 (co-director)
Education: BSc Geology, University of Jordan
Occupation: Hardware store manager
Official Selections: Emirates Film Competition (04), UAE; Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. Ismailiah Film Festival (05), Egypt.
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Mais Hamarneh |
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Filmography: Heartache, 2004. (co-director)
Education: BSc Industrial Engineering, University of Jordan
Occupation: NA
Official Selections: Emirates Film Competition (04), UAE; Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. Ismailyah Film Festival (05), Egypt. |
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Dalia Alkury |
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Filmography: It's MY Grapevine, 2003; Like many of us, Nayef has mobile phone, 2004; Made in China 2004. Arab;Terrorists Management Camp, 2004.
Education: BA Communications and Int'l Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada
Occupation: Public sector
Official Selections: Mideast Film Festival (04), Lebanon; Festival du monde arabe de Montréal (05), Canada; Emirates Film Competition (05), UAE; Ecofilms Festival competition (05), Greece. |
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Razan Khatib |
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Filmography: Small Victories, 2004; Nightmares of Reality, 2003 (co-director)
Education: MSc Information Systems, Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Studies, Jordan
Occupation: IT Manager
Official Selections: Beirut Int'l Documentary Festival (04), Lebanon; Emirates Film Competition (05), UAE; Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. |
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Suhad Khatib |
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Filmography: 3 Ghettos 1 Land, 2004; Suwar, 2003.
Education: BSc Applied University, Jordan.
Occupation: graphic designer, filmmaker.
Official Selections: Audience Bronze Choice Award at the Jordanian Short Film Festival (05). Festival du monde arabe de Montréal (05), Canada. Rio de Janeiro ISFF (05), Brazil. |
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Yahya Abdallah |
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Filmography: Family-sized Middle East, 2004; Gentle Grandmother 2004.
Education: BSc, MA Arabic Literature
Occupation: Teacher
Festival: Biennale des cinémas arabes à Paris competition (06), France. Al-Jazeera Film Festival (05), Qatar. Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. Jordanian Short Film Comptition (05), Jordan; Tangier Short Film Festival (05), Morocco. |
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Amr Toukhy |
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Filmography: Various corporate commercials. Give me one reason not to, 2003
Education: BSc Business Administration, University of Jordan
Occupation: Commercials production
Official Selections: Emirates Film Competition (04), UAE; Jordanian Short Film Festival (05), Jordan. Festival du monde arabe de Montréal (05), Canada.
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Sima Zureikat |
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Filmography: Dry, 2004; A Couple and a Silver Roof, 2003
Education: BFA Studio Arts and Photography, USA
Occupation: Writer and editor. |
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Muna Asmar |
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Filmography: A Couple and a Silver Roof, 2003. A Rock and a Hard Place, 2003
City of Residence: Amman, Jordan (currently in Dubai, UAE)
Education: BA Interior Design, Yarmouk University, Jordan
Occupation: Graphic Designer
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Ahmad Humeid |
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Filmography: Books, 2003. MetroPulse: A City in Motion, 1997
Aqaba Now, 2003. Books, 2003.
Education: BSc Architecture, University of Jordan
Occupation: Co-Founder, CEO, SYNTAX |
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Aseel Qader |
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Filmography: From Across The Oceans With Love, 2006.
Education: CIS, High School.
Occupation: Student.
Country: Lebanon. |
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Reem Bader |
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Filmography: Civilization 101, 2006.
Education: Literature, American University in Dubai.
Occupation: Retail sector.
Country: UAE.
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Nesreen Rafeeq |
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Filmography: Model Blues, 2005
Education: BSc Interior Architecture, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Occupation: self-employed
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Hamaza Soufan |
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Filmography: Anxious Skies, 2005
Education: High School student
Occupation: Student
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Ala' Diab |
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Filmography: True Italian Man…True Italian Car, 2003
Degree:BSc Architecture, University of Jordan
Occupation: Graphic designer
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Yazan Doughan |
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Filmography: True Italian Man…True Italian Car, 2003
Degree: BSc Architecture, University of Jordan
Occupation: Student |
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Bashar Sharaf |
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Filmography: To Speed or Not to Speed, 2003.
Education: BA Business Administration.
Occupation: JRTV, Freelance filmmake
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Najah Taffal |
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Filmography: Najah's Puppets, 2003
Education:Secondary Education for The Deaf.
Occupation: Artist, leader of deaf women clubs, and instructor of Jordanian Sign Language
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Ghassan Salti |
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Filmography: The 14th Parliament and Jordan First, 2003. To Speed or Not to Speed, 2003.
Education: NA |
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