Dina Emam Explained

Dina Emam
Birth Name:Dina Emam
Birth Place:Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality:American, Egyptian
Alma Mater:New York University, Columbia University
Occupation:Filmmaker
Years Active:2011 - present
Known For:Yomeddine (2018)
Website:www.dinaemam.com

Dina Emam is an Egyptian-American film producer. She was named Variety magazine's 10 Producers to Watch in 2018.[1] She lives in Cairo and New York City.

Education

She graduated from the Columbia University with an MFA in Creative Producing.

Early life

Emam was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Brooklyn, NY.

Career

Emam previously worked at MTV Networks, New York City, in Television Market Research and Production Management.

In 2018, the film she produced titled, Yomeddine,[2] premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France,[3] where it won the Francois Chalais Prize.[4] Both she and the film's director/writer, Abu Bakr (A.B.) Shawky were present earlier to graze the occasion.[5] [6] The film later became Egypt's official selection in the Best Foreign-Language Film category for the 2019 Academy Award.[7] [8] She also participated in the El-Gouna International Film Festival (GIFF) 2018 press conference.[9]

She served in the 36th Cairo International Film Festival as the Assistant Artistic Director [4] and as a moderator at the 2019 Cairo Film Festival Industry Days on the topic, "Is There Life After Co-Production?".[10]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2018YomeddineProducer
2015I Say DustProducerShort film[11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Variety Staff. Staff. Variety. 2018-04-24. Variety Names 10 Producers to Watch for 2018. 2021-01-16. Variety. en-US.
  2. Web site: The Centrepiece interview: Cairo chief Mohamed Hefzy talks championing indie cinema in the Middle East, upcoming projects . Goodfellow . Melanie . November 20, 2019 . ScreenDaily . November 5, 2020.
  3. Web site: CANNES 2018 Competition: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam • Director, producer . Cineuropa . November 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Ambassadors of Canada and Sweden to Egypt honors Egyptian Women Change-makers after a 6-months hiatus dictated by COVID19 . September 17, 2020 . Egypt Today . November 5, 2020.
  5. Web site: From NYU to Cannes: Egyptian Filmmakers A.B. Shawky and Dina Emam on Their Debut Feature, the Competition Title Yomeddine . Pritchard . Tiffany . May 12, 2018 . Filmmaker Magazine . November 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: Feel-good Egyptian leper film charms Cannes . Cole . Deborah . May 11, 2018 . The Times of Israel . November 5, 2020.
  7. Web site: 'Yomeddine' Produced By Alumna Dina Emam '16 is Egypt's Official Selection for 2019 Academy Award . November 26, 2018 . Columbia University School of the Arts . November 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: 18 OF 2018: THE EGYPTIANS WHO MADE WAVES THIS YEAR . December 27, 2018 . Cairo Scene . November 5, 2020.
  9. Web site: All you need to know about the 2nd edition of GIFF . Essam, Angy . Hassanein, Dunya . August 29, 2018 . Egypt Today . November 5, 2020.
  10. Web site: Cairo Industry Days Wraps With Prizes to Promising Arabic Projects . November 27, 2019 . Vivarelli . Nick . Variety . November 4, 2020.
  11. Web site: CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER - I Say Dust . We are Moving Stories . November 5, 2020.
  12. Web site: Trailer For " I say Dust", A Short Film Shot At Chess Forum . Khachan . Imad . July 3, 2016 . Chess Forum . November 5, 2020.

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