CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
Bassel Ghandour is a Jordanian multihyphenate who co-wrote and produced THEEB — winner of the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Debut and the 2016 nominee for Best Foreign Language Film at both the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs. His directorial debut, THE ALLEYS, premiered at the Locarno Film Festival.

TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
debut feature film THE ALLEYS, a crime caper set in a violent neighborhood of East Amman, won numerous festival awards and grants during its development and post-production phases. Enjoying critical success at numerous international festivals including Locarno, Rotterdam and London, the film won the Best Arab Film Award at the Cairo International Film Festival along with the Audience Award from the Malmö Festival. The film was released across the Arab World and screened on Netflix to positive reviews.