Abdellatif Abdelhamid (Arabic: عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد, 5 January 1954 – 15 May 2024) was a Syrian film director.[1] His films have earned numerous awards, beginning with the Damascus International Film Festival, the Carthage Film Festival,[2] and Rabat International Film Festival.

Abdellatif Abdelhamid
عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد
Abdelhamid in 2017
Born(1954-01-05)5 January 1954
Died15 May 2024(2024-05-15) (aged 70)
Years active1981–2024
AwardsMontpellier Mediterranean Film Festival - Critics Award
1993 Rasael Shafahiyyah
Muscat Film Festival - Best Director
2001 Qamaran wa Zaytouna
Singapore International Film Festival - Special Jury Prize
2007 Kharej al-Taghtiya

Abdelhamid studied at the Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography in Moscow.[1] He died on 15 May 2024, at the age of 70.[3]

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  1. ^ a b Armes, Roy (2018). Roots of the New Arab Film. Indiana University Press. pp. 13, 16. ISBN 9780253031730.
  2. ^ Marineau, Jean-Claude (1997). "Impressions d'Afrique — récit de voyage cinématographique". Ciné-Bulles. 15 (4): 32–35.
  3. ^ "وفاة المخرج السينمائي السوري عبد اللطيف عبد الحميد عن 70 عاماً". Al-Quds Al-Arabi. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
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