RELEASED FILMS
IN ZAINAB'S HEAVENDocumentary Short, 2023, 26 minutes, PK/LB/UAE
Dir. Ali Mehdi A Hazara film director follows a gravestone maker, a water girl and a man who buried his limb, as their daily lives unfold in a graveyard. Co-produced with FilmKhaana and Sharjah Art Foundation, with the support of Hot Docs CrossCurrents International Doc Fund • Production • Distribution |
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🏆︎ Awards:
• Special Jury Mention of the International Short Films Competition at the 38th Fribourg International Film Festival 2024 (Switzerland)
• Special Jury Mention at the 14th Film Southasia 2024 (Nepal)
Recipient of the 2022 Hot Docs CrossCurrents International Doc Fund and Sharjah Art Foundation's Short Film Production Grant
• Special Jury Mention of the International Short Films Competition at the 38th Fribourg International Film Festival 2024 (Switzerland)
• Special Jury Mention at the 14th Film Southasia 2024 (Nepal)
Recipient of the 2022 Hot Docs CrossCurrents International Doc Fund and Sharjah Art Foundation's Short Film Production Grant
🏆︎ Awards:
• Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 16th Festival du Film Court 2018 (France)
• Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Festival Cin'et Campus 2018 (France)
• 3rd Prize for Best Student Film at the 4th Women Over 50 Film Festival 2018 (United Kingdom)
• Unheard Voices Award at the IE Student Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
• Best Valuation of a People’s Culture Award at the 16th Festival Cinéma des Peuples 2019 (Morocco)
• Best Picture Award at the Locked-In Film Festival 2020 by Copenhagen Underground (Denmark)
• Best Asian Director Award at the November 2020 Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA - Philippines) by Cinematography Awards Foundation (CA)
Selected in over 60 international film festivals
• Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the 16th Festival du Film Court 2018 (France)
• Jury Prize for Best Short Film at Festival Cin'et Campus 2018 (France)
• 3rd Prize for Best Student Film at the 4th Women Over 50 Film Festival 2018 (United Kingdom)
• Unheard Voices Award at the IE Student Film Festival 2019 (Spain)
• Best Valuation of a People’s Culture Award at the 16th Festival Cinéma des Peuples 2019 (Morocco)
• Best Picture Award at the Locked-In Film Festival 2020 by Copenhagen Underground (Denmark)
• Best Asian Director Award at the November 2020 Asian Cinematography Awards (ACA - Philippines) by Cinematography Awards Foundation (CA)
Selected in over 60 international film festivals
UPCOMING FILMS
THE EXPERIMENTShort Fiction, Post-Production, 8 minutes, LB
Dir. Nadine Asmar [Coming Soon] • Production • Distribution |
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NIL-NILShort Fiction, Late Development, 15 minutes, LB
Dir. Estephan Khattar [Coming Soon] 🏆︎ Winner of Best Pitch at 2024 MareMetraggio’s ShorTS Development & Pitching Training • Production |
THE DISGRACEShort Fiction, Funding Stage, 15 minutes, LB/FR
Dir. Nadine Asmar Co-produced with Les Sommets Imaginaires (France) Pitched at the 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival's Talents Connexion [Coming Soon] • Production |
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