FILMMAKERS
Nada Riyadh, Ayman El Amir
DIRECTORS, WRITERS, PRODUCERS
EGYPTIANS
CAREER HIGHLIGHT(S):
An alumnus of the 2019 EAVE Producer’s Workshop, Ayman El Amir is a film producer and script consultant. Through his Cairo-based production company, Felucca Films, he produced Nada Riyadh’s short fiction, THE TRAP, which was selected for Cannes’ Critics’ Week and the TIFF in 2019, and her debut feature documentary HAPPILY EVER AFTER, which premiered at the 29th IDFA. Nada Riyadh is an alumna of various international film programs, including Cannes' La Fabrique and Next Step Program, Berlinale Talents, American Film Showcase, and Film Independent.

TWELVE-MONTH HIGHLIGHT(S):
THE BRINK OF DREAMS: Their co-directed feature-length documentary premiered at the 77th Cannes’ Critics’ Week, winning the L'Oeil d'Or Prize for Best Documentary.