Mohamed Al Daradji
Iraq
Film Director and Cultural Manager
Cinema, Cultural Management
Mohamed studied Film and Television Production at the Media Academy in Hilversum, before traveling to the UK to complete his two Masters degrees in Cinematography and Directing at the Northern Film School in Leeds. He is the co-founder of the multi-award winning Human Film, a UK & Netherlands based feature film production company. In 2003, Mohamed made his first feature film, Ahlaam, which was screened at over 125 International Film Festivals, received over 23 awards, and represented Iraq for Oscar and Golden Globe Consideration in 2007.
His 2nd feature film, Son of Babylon (2010) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin IFF, receiving the Amnesty Award and the Peace Prize, followed by a BIFA, Netpac and 30 other international awards. In 2010 Mohamed received the award of Variety’s Middle Eastern Filmmaker of the year when his documentary In My Mother’s Arms was premiered at Toronto IFF and won the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Award for best Documentary.
In 2013 he began to work on his 5th feature, In The Sands of Babylon, which was launched at Abu Dhabi IFF and won as the Best Film from the Arab World. In 2017, he developed his fiction film, The Journey, which was selected for Cannes IFF, L’ATELIER 2011 and received the Kocca Development Award at Busan IFF.
Alongside his work as a filmmaker Mohamed established the Iraqi independent film center which has as a main objective is to raise the level of cinematic culture in Iraq.
His 2nd feature film, Son of Babylon (2010) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin IFF, receiving the Amnesty Award and the Peace Prize, followed by a BIFA, Netpac and 30 other international awards. In 2010 Mohamed received the award of Variety’s Middle Eastern Filmmaker of the year when his documentary In My Mother’s Arms was premiered at Toronto IFF and won the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Award for best Documentary.
In 2013 he began to work on his 5th feature, In The Sands of Babylon, which was launched at Abu Dhabi IFF and won as the Best Film from the Arab World. In 2017, he developed his fiction film, The Journey, which was selected for Cannes IFF, L’ATELIER 2011 and received the Kocca Development Award at Busan IFF.
Alongside his work as a filmmaker Mohamed established the Iraqi independent film center which has as a main objective is to raise the level of cinematic culture in Iraq.
Mohamed Al Daradji
Iraq
Film Director and Cultural Manager
Cinema, Cultural Management
Mohamed studied Film and Television Production at the Media Academy in Hilversum, before traveling to the UK to complete his two Masters degrees in Cinematography and Directing at the Northern Film School in Leeds. He is the co-founder of the multi-award winning Human Film, a UK & Netherlands based feature film production company. In 2003, Mohamed made his first feature film, Ahlaam, which was screened at over 125 International Film Festivals, received over 23 awards, and represented Iraq for Oscar and Golden Globe Consideration in 2007.
His 2nd feature film, Son of Babylon (2010) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin IFF, receiving the Amnesty Award and the Peace Prize, followed by a BIFA, Netpac and 30 other international awards. In 2010 Mohamed received the award of Variety’s Middle Eastern Filmmaker of the year when his documentary In My Mother’s Arms was premiered at Toronto IFF and won the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Award for best Documentary.
In 2013 he began to work on his 5th feature, In The Sands of Babylon, which was launched at Abu Dhabi IFF and won as the Best Film from the Arab World. In 2017, he developed his fiction film, The Journey, which was selected for Cannes IFF, L’ATELIER 2011 and received the Kocca Development Award at Busan IFF.
Alongside his work as a filmmaker Mohamed established the Iraqi independent film center which has as a main objective is to raise the level of cinematic culture in Iraq.
His 2nd feature film, Son of Babylon (2010) was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and Berlin IFF, receiving the Amnesty Award and the Peace Prize, followed by a BIFA, Netpac and 30 other international awards. In 2010 Mohamed received the award of Variety’s Middle Eastern Filmmaker of the year when his documentary In My Mother’s Arms was premiered at Toronto IFF and won the Asia Pacific Screen Academy Award for best Documentary.
In 2013 he began to work on his 5th feature, In The Sands of Babylon, which was launched at Abu Dhabi IFF and won as the Best Film from the Arab World. In 2017, he developed his fiction film, The Journey, which was selected for Cannes IFF, L’ATELIER 2011 and received the Kocca Development Award at Busan IFF.
Alongside his work as a filmmaker Mohamed established the Iraqi independent film center which has as a main objective is to raise the level of cinematic culture in Iraq.
Juror
Mawa3eed
Round 04
2017
Juror
Mawa3eed
Round 01
2017
Featured Artist
Spring Festival
RedZone
2016
In the Sands of Babylon
Juror
Production Awards
Round 02
2016
Juror
Mawa3eed
Round 02
2016
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