Omar al-Qattan

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Omar al-Qattan ( Arabic عمر القطان, DMG ʿUmar al-Qaṭṭān ; * May 4, 1964 in Beirut , Lebanon ) is a Kuwaiti film producer and director ("Chairman of the Board") of the AM Qattan Foundation .

Life

al-Qattan's parents are from Palestine . They met and married in Kuwait, where both worked as teachers. His father, Abdel Mohsin al-Qattan (died 2017 in London), first became a state employee in Kuwait and later a building contractor. He is the founder of the AM Qattan Foundation .

The year Omar al-Qattan was born, his parents were naturalized in Kuwait. The family lived in Beirut for the next 11 years until the outbreak of civil war . Omar was sent to England and attended boarding school there until 1982.

Omar al-Qattan has been involved in filmmaking since 1987. During his time at the Institut national supérieur des arts du spectacle et des techniques de diffusion (INSAS) film school in Brussels , he directed various short documentaries and his first feature film, La Danse . At the beginning of his studies, the Palestinian director Michel Khleifi was his teacher. He has produced several films with Khleifi to this day.

In 1991, al-Qattan settled in London , where he and Khleifi founded a production company, Sourat UK , in 1992 , which was renamed Sindibad Films Ltd in 1993 .

Since 2000, Omar al-Qattan has been taking care of his father's foundation.

Prizes and awards

Filmography

  • 1987: Je suis ... do it? , Short film, director.
  • 1990/1991: Cantique des Pierres , 100 minutes; Assistant director. Director: Michel Khleifi.
  • 1991: Rêves et silences , director.
  • 1992: L'Ordre du jour , co-producer, director: Michel Khleifi.
  • 1996: Going Home , director and producer.
  • 1998: Jerusalem , director and producer.
  • 1999: Homesick , screenplay.
  • 2000: Amal, My Star , producer.
  • 2000/2002: Muhammed: Legacy of a Prophet , co-director with Michael Schwarz .
  • 2003/2004: Route 181 - Fragments of a Journey to Palestine / Israel , directed by Michel Khleifi and Eyal Sivan .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Abdel Mohsin Al-Qattan" , accessed March 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Route 181: Fragments of a Journey in Palestine-Israel. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 10, 2015 .
personal data
SURNAME al-Qattan, Omar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Kuwaiti film producer and cultural manager
DATE OF BIRTH May 4th 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Beirut , Lebanon