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Herbert Gehr
was born 1958, studied German Literature and Language, Philosophy, Theater-, Film- and Television Sciences at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, and graduated Master of Arts. From 1986 to 1998 he was curator, and since 1997 Deputy Director at the German Filmmuseum Frankfurt am Main. 1998 he moved to Berlin, and became an independent producer by working on-the-job. In the following years he worked as head of development and managing director of various film production companies in Berlin, as well as freelancing producer, line producer and script consultant, thus, over the last 14 years having a share in the production of numerous short and and long feature films, music videos, image films and commercials.
OLA EZZELDIN HAMOUDA
An Egyptian Screenwriting Professor at the Academy of Cinema Arts and Technology since 2003. Graduated from: The American University in Cairo with B.A. in Mass Communications 1981.The Higher Institute of Art Criticism 1989.Film Directing from the Academy of Cinema Arts Technology 2008.Wrote the screenplays of feature films A BOY AND A GIRL “, 2009.“THOSE DAYS “ 2009 (SCREENPLAY WINNING FUNDING FROM EGYPTIAN MINISTRY OF CULTURE , 2007).“ ONCE UPON A GIRL “ , and“DON’T UPSET MAMMA “ – (IN PRE-PRODUCTION).Worked as Art Director for two feature films, 2001, 2007.Directed the short film UNDER THE RAIN , 2008.Won funding to direct the short “BITTER ORANGES MARMALADE”, 2012
Adnan Abou Elshamat
is a Syrian actor who studied French literature at Damascus University. He started acting at the age of seven in Television, broadcast, theatre and the cinema. He left Syria for over seventeen years, where he lived in a number of Arab and foreign countries running some commercial businesses not related to art. His love for acting drove him back to Syria in 1997, where he took part in more than 80 serials and a number of plays and movies. He speaks Arabic, English, French and German and has translated The Pigeon, a novel by the German novelist Patrick Suskind, from German into Arabic.
Awatef Naeem
was born in Baghdad. She is a critic, writer and director. She earned a PhD in theatrical directing from the faculty of fine arts in Baghdad. She is a member in the theatre critics association, which she founded in 1995. She was awarded a number of prizes for directing, writing and criticism from local and Arab festivals; Iraq, Jordan, Carthage, Egypt, Algeria and Emirates. She took part in international festivals in Germany and the Netherlands. She directed a number of plays for the national troupe of professional acting and for the Baghdad theatre professional: Ya toyour, Fouk, Beyt Elahzan, Nesa Lorka, Helm Massoud, Nahnaha, Daert eleshek Elbaghdadia, and Gonoun Elhamaem. She also made Kenz El maleh and Ana wa Gedi Wa eldomi for children. She wrote a number of scripts for TV and production companies and also conducted numerous research papers. As for the cinema, she made Elsayed elmoder, Youm akhar, Karantena, Enahom yaktloun el toyour and Elhegara.
