Amin Dora
Amin Dora | |
|---|---|
| Born | Amin Dora 1980[1] |
| Education | Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, Visual artist |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Website | amindora.com |
Amin Dora (Arabic: أمين درة, born 1980 in Zahle, Lebanon) is a film director, visual artist and professor at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts. In 2010, he directed the first Arabic web drama series, Shankaboot, winner of the Digital Emmy Award.
Career[edit]
Dora's film career began with his stop motion animated short film Greyscale, which won the audience award at the Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival.[1] In 2011, he won a Digital Emmy Award for Shankaboot, the world's first Arabic web series. Composed of 5-minute episodes, the series explores ways of portraying real life in Beirut through the eyes of 15-year-old delivery boy.[2] His next project, Undocumented: Bidune Kaid, is an interactive drama specifically designed for social media and internet viewing. In the course of the episodes, that last from two to five minutes each, the viewer is allowed to choose the storyline. Created by Syrian artist Rafi Wahbi, the story follows three Syrian separate characters in their journey of self discovery amidst civil war.[3]
Ghadi, Dora's debut feature film, premiered in 2013 at the Busan International Film Festival and received the prestigious KNN Audience Award. Following its release, the film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. In 2014, the film is recipient of the Murex d'Or for Best Lebanese Film and won the audience award at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany.[2]
In 2021, Dora is director of Shahid series Hell’s Gate, the world's first Arabic sci fi action drama, set in Beirut in the year 2052.[4]
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Greyscale | Yes | Yes | short film |
| 2010 | Shankaboot | Yes | No | web series |
| 2013 | Ghadi | Yes | No | feature film |
| 2017 | Undocumented: Bidune Kaid | Yes | No | web series |
| 2021 | Hell's Gate | Yes | No | web series |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Organization | Award | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Festival Unimovie | Special Jury Prize | Greyscale | Won | [1] |
| 2003 | Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival | Cine Club Jury Prize | Won | [5] | |
| 2010 | Geneva International Film Festival | Best web series | Shankaboot | Won | |
| 2011 | International Emmy Awards | Best Digital fiction show | Won | ||
| 2014 | Los Angeles Web Series Festival | Outstanding Director | Won | ||
| 2014 | Murex d'Or | Best Lebanese Film | Ghadi | Won | [6] |
| 2014 | International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg | Audience Award | Won | ||
| 2014 | Arabian Sights Film Festival | Audience Award | Won | [7] | |
| 2014 | Busan International Film Festival | KNN Audience Choice Award | Won | ||
| 2015 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival | Best feature by Emerging filmmaker | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | Skip City International D-Cinema Festival | Best Film | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Bilbao Seriesland Festival | Best series | Undocumented: Bidune Kaid | Won | |
| 2018 | Top Short Film Festival | Best web series | Won | ||
| 2018 | Webfest Berlin | Best suspense series | Won |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Khalaf, Colette (February 23, 2018). "Amin Dora, rafistoleur d'images". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ a b "Global Media Makers Update: Amin Dora and '11 Amazing Things about Lebanon'". Film Independent. December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- ^ al-Muqdad, Omar (February 20, 2018). "Innovative Syrian drama allows audience to choose storyline". Middle East Eye. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ Bell, Jennifer (June 1, 2021). "Arab sci-fi drama brings top Middle East talent to MBC Group's Shahid VIP". Al Arabiya. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "ZINEBI: palmarés 1959/2017". zinebi. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Film Ghadi to be screened in Magnolia Leaves of Art". Egypt Today. July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
- ^ "Lebanese Film 'Ghadi' Wins Arabian Sights Audience Award". DC Outlook. November 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2021.