Director
Hany Abu-Assad
Born October 11, 196115 films
Hany Abu-Assad is a Palestinian film director, writer and producer. Born in Nazareth 1961, he is one of the most eminent Arab directors of our time. He broke into filmmaking after working for several years as an flight engineer in The Netherlands. In 1994, he produced the feature film Curfew, directed by Rashid Masharawi. Since then, Abu-Assad has written, directed and produced several award winning films which include Nazareth 2000, Rana’s Wedding, Ford Transit, Paradise Now, The Courier, Omar and The Idol.
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His film Paradise Now was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film. His film, Omar was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film 2014 and won several awards. The awards include the Independent Spirit Award, Felix Award,Berlin Blue Angel Award, Amnesty International Film Prize, Golden Calf, and the Jury Prize in the competition of Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2017, Abu-Assad directed The Mountain Between Us, starring Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, which opened the 39th edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF). Huda’s Salon is his latest feature film.
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First watchOmar20137.1The drama, the story of three childhood friends and a young woman who are torn apart in their fight for freedom, is billed as the first fully-financed film to come out of the Palestinian…View filmEssential films
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Filmography
15 films as director- TBAKazozDirector
- TBAUntitled Mohamed Ramadan /Ahmed Mourad /Hany Abu-Assad MovieDirector
- 2022Huda's SalonDirector
- 2017The Mountain Between UsDirector
- 2016The IdolDirector
- 2013OmarDirector
- 2012Do Not Forget Me IstanbulDirector
- 2012The CourierDirector
- 2008Stories on Human RightsDirector
- 2008A Boy, A Wall, and A DonkeyDirector
- 2005Paradise NowDirector
- 2003Rana's WeddingDirector
- 2003Ford TransitDirector
- 2001Nazareth 2000Director
- 1998The Fourteenth ChickDirector