Amjad Abu Alala
Sudan - Egypt
Director, Writer, and Producer
Cinema
Amjad Abu Alaa is a Sudanese director and producer living in Dubai. He studied Media at the UAE University. He produced several short films including “Teena”, Feather of the Birds”, “On the Pavement of the Soul”, and “Studio” which was supervised by the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.
Abu Alaa also worked in theater and was awarded the Best Arabic Theater Script award from the Arab Authority for Theater for “Apple Pies”. His first feature film “You Will Die at Twenty” won the Lion of the Future at Venice International Film Festival, the Golden Tanit for Best First Film at Carthage Film Festival and the audience award at Ajyal Film Festival. Abu Alaa also works as a programmer at Sudan Independent Film Festival and has produced several films with “Station Films” company.

Amjad Abu Alala
Sudan - Egypt
Director, Writer, and Producer
Cinema
Amjad Abu Alaa is a Sudanese director and producer living in Dubai. He studied Media at the UAE University. He produced several short films including “Teena”, Feather of the Birds”, “On the Pavement of the Soul”, and “Studio” which was supervised by the Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami.
Abu Alaa also worked in theater and was awarded the Best Arabic Theater Script award from the Arab Authority for Theater for “Apple Pies”. His first feature film “You Will Die at Twenty” won the Lion of the Future at Venice International Film Festival, the Golden Tanit for Best First Film at Carthage Film Festival and the audience award at Ajyal Film Festival. Abu Alaa also works as a programmer at Sudan Independent Film Festival and has produced several films with “Station Films” company.

Juror

Production Awards
2020