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Abdullah Al-Wazzan

Abdullah Al-Wazzan is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 1990. Al-Wazzan developed an interest in filmmaking in his early preteens.[1] At the age of 17 he studied Architecture, And graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2012.[2][3][4][5] He went on to create the animated short film Falafel Cart (2019) which was officially submitted to the 92nd Academy Awards in the animated short film category.[6][1] The film was officially selected at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival[7] and won best international short film at the Los Angeles Animation Festival.[8] In 2021 Al-Wazzan won best animated short film at the Burbank International Film Festival.[9] Falafel Cart received nominations at D.C. Independent Film Festival,[10] Palm Springs International Animation Festival,[11] Southampton International Film Festival[12] and Ajyal Film Festival.[13] And was officially selected at Athens Animfest,[14] Sonoma International Film Festival,[15] Rabat International Author Film Festival[16] and Montreal International Animation Film Festival.[17]

Abdullah Al-Wazzan
Born1990
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director, screenwriter
Years active2013–present

In May 2017, the Doha Film Institute announced that Abdullah Al-Wazzan's drama, thriller "Soaring over Mayhem" is one of five short films to receive its annual grant.[18][4][19]

Filmography edit

Year Title Director Writer Producer Animator Notes
2019 Falafel Cart Yes Yes Yes Yes Short animated film
2021 Soaring over Mayhem Yes Yes Yes Short live action film

Awards edit

Year Film Event Award Result
2019 Falafel Cart Los Angeles Animation Festival[20] Best International Short Film Won
2021 Falafel Cart Burbank International Film Festival[9] Best Animated Short Film Won

References edit

  1. ^ a b "IN CONVERSATION WITH ABDULLAH AL-WAZZAN". bazaar.town | The ultimate guide to Kuwait. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ "Abdullah Al-Wazzan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. ^ admin. "Home". Falafel Cart. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ^ a b "Soaring Over Mayhem". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ^ "Abdullah Al-Wazzan | About RoyalTales". RoyalTales. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ Wit, Alex Dudok de (2019-10-18). "2020 Best Animated Short Film Oscar: A List Of Potentially Qualifying Films In The Category (Exclusive)". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. ^ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "Best of the World". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  8. ^ "2019 WINNERS – December 5-6 2020". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  9. ^ a b "Burbank International Film Festival | 2021 Award Winners". Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  10. ^ Festival, DC Independent Film (2020-01-07). "Announcing with Zest: DCIFF 2020 Animation and Web Series Finalists". DCIFF. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  11. ^ "'Funan' and 'I Lost My Body' Lead Film Selections at PSIAF 2019". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  12. ^ "AWARDS NOMINATIONS - Southampton International Film Festival". www.southamptonfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  13. ^ "Ajyal Film Festival | مهرجان أجيال السينمائي". 2020.ajyalfilm.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  14. ^ "Athens Animfest 2020 - Falafel Cart". athensanimfest.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  15. ^ "2020 Sonoma International Film Festival". sonoma2020.eventive.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  16. ^ Shorts, Animation. "عربة الفلافل / FALAFEL CART / CHARIOT DE FALAFELS" (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  17. ^ "2020 List of Films". Animaze Montreal International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  18. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2017-05-23). "More Than Half of Doha Film Institute's New Grants Go to Women Arab Auteurs". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  19. ^ Soaring Over Mayhem, retrieved 2020-03-29
  20. ^ "2019 WINNERS – December 4 2021". Retrieved 2022-03-30.

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