Rami A. Jabbar

Director Rami Abdul Jabbar is known for his avant-garde directorial vision, choices of controversial themes, documentaries, and novel adaptions such as his short film "Beit Min Lahim" (House of Flesh), based on the renowned short story by Egyptian author (Youssef Idris). The film was awarded the prestigious Egyptian State Incentive Prize by the Ministry of Culture in 2006 and exclusive airing rights was acquired by the French television channel, Canal Plus. His independent short films received local and international acclaim after competing in distinguished film festivals, such as Clermont-Ferrand International Film Festival in France, Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland, and for the first time at the Montpellier Film Festival in France, his film "Felous Mayita" (Dead Money) was the first digital film format to compete in the international 35mm short film competition in 2007. He also received numerous awards at the Egyptian National Film Festival for Four consecutive years, beginning 2005 through 2009, for his independent shorts "Snow", " House of Flesh", "Dead Money" and "The Viewing" as well as the award for Best Documentary for "Ramses The Car". Born in Cairo 1978, his natural talent was evident early on his career; A graduate of the Arts Institute of Bournemouth in England, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Film Production in 2001. During his film school, he was awarded "The Kodak Student Commercial Film Awards", a national U.K. competition, for 'Best Creativity'. His artistic vision was acknowledged by "Shots" magazine U.K, where he was listed as a 'Rising new talent'.