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

	Sajeda Abousaif
	Filmography: Emergency (07) co-director), Free to Fly (07) co-director. Education: MA Islamic Jurisprudence. Occupation: Teacher Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (07).
	Alabbas Sa'ed
	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).
	Rawan Zeine
	Filmography: Three Eyes (07) Education: Marketing Communications & Advertising, BA, Emerson College, USA. Occupation: PR Consultant & Managing Partner. Festivals: Jordan Short Film Festival competition (07) Special Mention. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08)
	Ja'far Safwan
	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.
	Mohammad Aboujarad
	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.
	Saleh Kasem
	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.
	Rifqi Assaf
	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: Emirates Film Competition (06), UAE. International Panorama of Independent Film and Video competition (06), Greece. Jordan Short Film Festival (06) . Izmir International Short Film Festival (06), Turkey. San Francisco Arab Film Festival (08), USA.
	Omar Saleh
	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: 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.
	Rabee' Zureikat
	Filmography: Not My Turn Yet (08), Ash (05) Degree: BA Advertising, NDU, Lebanon Occupation: Advertising Executive Festivals: Emirates Film Competition (06), UAE. Jordan Short Film Festival competition (06).
	Aseel Mansour
	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.
	Ammar Quttaineh
	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.
	Hussam Hamarneh
	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.
	Mais Hamarneh
	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.
	Dalia Alkury
	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.
	Razan Khatib
	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.
	Suhad Khatib
	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.
	Yahya Abdallah
	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.
	Amr Toukhy
	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.
	Sima Zureikat
	Filmography: Dry, 2004; A Couple and a Silver Roof, 2003 Education: BFA Studio Arts and Photography, USA Occupation: Writer and editor.
	Muna Asmar
	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
	Ahmad Humeid
	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
	Aseel Qader
	Filmography: From Across The Oceans With Love, 2006. Education: CIS, High School. Occupation: Student. Country: Lebanon.
	Reem Bader
	Filmography: Civilization 101, 2006. Education: Literature, American University in Dubai. Occupation: Retail sector. Country: UAE.
	Nesreen Rafeeq
	Filmography: Model Blues, 2005 Education: BSc Interior Architecture, Lebanese American University, Lebanon Occupation: self-employed
	Hamaza Soufan
	Filmography: Anxious Skies, 2005 Education: High School student Occupation: Student
	Ala' Diab
	Filmography: True Italian Man…True Italian Car, 2003 Degree:BSc Architecture, University of Jordan Occupation: Graphic designer
	Yazan Doughan
	Filmography: True Italian Man…True Italian Car, 2003 Degree: BSc Architecture, University of Jordan Occupation: Student
	Bashar Sharaf
	Filmography: To Speed or Not to Speed, 2003. Education: BA Business Administration. Occupation: JRTV, Freelance filmmake
	Najah Taffal
	Filmography: Najah's Puppets, 2003 Education:Secondary Education for The Deaf. Occupation: Artist, leader of deaf women clubs, and instructor of Jordanian Sign Language
	Ghassan Salti
	Filmography: The 14th Parliament and Jordan First, 2003. To Speed or Not to Speed, 2003. Education: NA

 

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