Nour Almoujabber (Arabic: نور المجبّر, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈnəʊər ælmuːʤæbbɜː], born 18 December 1994) is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist.

Nour Almoujabber
Born
Nour Jean Al Moujabber

(1994-12-18) 18 December 1994 (age 29)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
Years active2015–present
Websitenouralmoujabber.com

Early life and education

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Born in Lebanon, he studied at the Sainte Famille Wadi Chahrour school, then obtained a bachelor's degree in TV and Cinema, and a master's degree in Film Directing from the Lebanese University - Institute of Fine Arts.

Early career

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Nour Almoujabber's first short film The Stream (French: Le Ruisseau) (starring Christine Choueiri, Boutros Rouhana, Ralf Bou Chaya and Bissan Ahmad) toured the world to get Almoujabber his first awards.[1]

In 2019, Almoujabber attended a masterclass led by Sesame Workshop in Jordan. He was chosen from 20 writers from the Arab World to co-write Ahlan Simsim (Arabic: أهلًا سمسم), the Arabic-language co-production of Sesame Street.[2] The show will soon air its seventh season.[3]

Films and style

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In 2019, Almoujabber’s masters’ short film What's Your Name (Arabic: شو اسمك) was the key to the audience’s recognition of the writer and director’s style.[4]

Almoujabber focuses on writing scripts in a closed space,[5] so the viewers focus on the dialogue and the mastery of acting. What's Your Name starred Randa Kaady and Nassib Sebaaly .[6]

The film toured 34 countries including Russia, Italy, Azerbaijan,[7] the United States, Jordan, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, France, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen,[8] Poland, Sweden, Canada[9] and his hometown Lebanon.[10]

Following his studies, Almoujabber worked on TV series as a writer, and short films as a script doctor, assistant director, and editor alongside his independent short films: On The Edge [11] (Arabic: هون وتحت),starring Sany Abdul Baki[12] and Joseph Akiki, and Another Conversation, starring Ramy Farah.[13]

Current work

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Almoujabber joined 2Pure Studios[14] in 2022, diving into the world of voice-over writing. After a while, he worked on two consecutive docu-drama TV series. The Goal[15] (Arabic: الهدف), a biography of Saudi football legend Saeed Al Owairan, which aired on Shahid, while the second project, currently entitled Ghayeb [En: Disappeared] is in the pre-production phase.

The success of his short film What's Your Name inspired Almoujabber to develop it into a feature film with the same title. He attended Rawi Residency[16] in 2022 with Royal Film Committee in Jordan.[17]

Nour Almoujabber is currently working on his first novel, The Excuses I Give Her.[18]

Filmography

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Short films

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Year English title Director Writer Editor Original title
2015 The Stream Yes Yes Yes Le Ruisseau
2019 What's Your Name Yes Yes Yes ش و ا س م ك
2021 On The Edge Yes Yes Yes هون وتحت
2022 Another Conversation Yes Yes Yes Another Conversation

TV Series

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Year English title Director Writer Note
2022 The Goal No Yes Airing on Shahid
2023 Ghayeb No Yes In preproduction

Feature Films

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Year English title Director Writer Note
N/A What's Your Name Yes Yes In development

References

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  1. ^ "Bujica". Merlinka.com. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Screenwriting". Nouralmoujabber.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Ahlan Simsim Homepage". Ahlansimsim.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  4. ^ "5TH ORIGINAL NARRATIVE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF THE PRESTIGIOUS HOPE AWARD". Education-uae.com. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  5. ^ Giovanna Barreca (29 March 2019). "Il verde/vita". Radio cinema.it. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  6. ^ Lama Tayyara (27 October 2020). "فيلم "ش و إ س م ك"..طرح مهموم لمرض الزهايمر لا تكلّف فيه". Cinemasumer.blogpost.com. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  7. ^ "فيلم شو إسمك لنور المجبر من اللبنانية نال جوائز في لبنان وفلسطين". nna-leb.gov.lb. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Shou Esmk [What's your name]". Karamayemen.com. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. ^ ""شو اسمك" و"تحت التحت" يمثلان لبنان في مهرجان اونتاريو السينمائي". Beirutcom.net. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. ^ "The Lebanese University won a number of awards at the "Tyre International Short Film Festival"". Ul.edu.lb. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Screenwriting". Nouralmoujabber.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Sandy Abdul Baki Profile". aub.edu.lb. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  13. ^ "Another Conversation in Manhattan Film Festival". Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. ^ "2Pure Studios Profile". Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Al Hadaf on Shahid VOD". shahid.mbc.net. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  16. ^ "Eight Narrative Projects participate in 17th Rawi Screenwriters Lab". Petra.gov.jo. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  17. ^ "Rawi Screenwriters Lab wraps up 17th edition". broadcastprome.com. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  18. ^ "About Nour Almoujabber". Nouralmoujabber.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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