Festival Coming Soon, July 2-5
In 2009 the festival will bring you a strong and exciting program of Arab films from around the world - features, docos, shorts, animations and music video clips. Keep your eye on this space for further updates on our program. Yallah! We’ll see you at the Movies.
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Filmmakers
Mohsen Safieddin»
Mohsen Safieddin has lived and worked in Adelaide, South Australia for over 13 years. He is a business owner, husband and father. Mohsen’s parents and most of his family still reside in Lebanon and were gravely affected by the 2006 war, which compelled him to produce his first documentary, Lebanon Burning. Producer LEBANON BURNING
Oday Rasheed»
Oday Rasheed was born in Iraq in 1973. He attended the Institute for Electrical Science and the Institute for Applicable Art in Baghdad. Shortly after completing his studies he worked for local newspapers writing critical essays and articles on cinema. In the late 1990’s, Rasheed produced several experimental movies. His works include Mud Whiteness (1997), [...]
Sherif el Bendary»
Sherif el Bendary was born in Cairo in 1978. Graduated from the Applied Arts college in 2001, and worked as a textile engineer. He participated in many theatrical productions at the university theatre as well as many collective art exhibitions. He studied film directing at the Higher Institue of Cinema, Egypt in 2002, and worked [...]