Jalal Maghout
Syria - Germany
Filmmaker
Cinema, Visual Arts
Jalal is an animation filmmaker from Syria. He started his film career in 2010 with his bachelor’s graduation film "Creatures of Inexistence". In 2013, he presented his film "Canvas on Mixed Media" in Annecy and screened on ARTE. Soon after, he left Syria for Berlin, where he started working on his film "Suleima", which premiered at the DOK Leipzig in 2014. Jalal premiered his film "Up Here, with the White Gods" at ITFS 2020. During the same year, he completed his MA at the Film University Babelsberg. His graduation film, "Have a Nice Dog!", was screened at numerous festivals, winning multiple awards. Most notably, the film qualified for the Animation Short Film Oscar 2020 by winning the Grand Prix in Uppsala. In addition, Jalal served as a jury member at the ITFS, Annecy, and other festivals.

Jalal Maghout
Syria - Germany
Filmmaker
Cinema, Visual Arts
Jalal is an animation filmmaker from Syria. He started his film career in 2010 with his bachelor’s graduation film "Creatures of Inexistence". In 2013, he presented his film "Canvas on Mixed Media" in Annecy and screened on ARTE. Soon after, he left Syria for Berlin, where he started working on his film "Suleima", which premiered at the DOK Leipzig in 2014. Jalal premiered his film "Up Here, with the White Gods" at ITFS 2020. During the same year, he completed his MA at the Film University Babelsberg. His graduation film, "Have a Nice Dog!", was screened at numerous festivals, winning multiple awards. Most notably, the film qualified for the Animation Short Film Oscar 2020 by winning the Grand Prix in Uppsala. In addition, Jalal served as a jury member at the ITFS, Annecy, and other festivals.

Juror

Production Awards
2023