Hisham Zreiq Explained

Hisham Zreiq
Othername:Hisham Zrake
Birth Date:9 February 1968
Birth Place:Nazareth, Israel
Occupation:Visual artist, film director, producer, animator, screenwriter, software architect and poet
Yearsactive:1994–present
Website:http://www.hishamzreiq.com
Awards:Al-Awda Award for Best Documentary Film
2008 The sons of Eilaboun

Hisham Zreiq (Arabic: هشام زريق, Hebrew: הישאם זרייק; born 9 February 1968 in Nazareth), also spelled Zrake, is a Palestinian-Israeli Independent filmmaker, poet, animator and visual artist. He began working in computer art in 1994, and in 1996 started exhibiting his work in galleries and museums.[1] In 2007 he filmed his first documentary, The Sons of Eilaboun, and in 2008 he created the short film Just Another Day, dealing with the life of Arabs living in western world after the September 11 terror attacks.[2] He uses his poetry and visual art in his films, as in Just Another Day,[3] and was a member of the Culture Unplugged film festival panel.[4] In 2018 Zreiq contributed to the book An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba by writing a chapter based on the interviews from his documentary The Sons of Eilaboun.[5] In 2023 he started a music project called 'Goddess Asherah' [6]

Early life

Zreiq was born and raised in Nazareth, the son of Lydia Zreiq (née Dubayah), an elementary school teacher, and Salem Zreiq, a history high school teacher; both were Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christians. He has two sisters and two brothers. Zreiq is married and has one son.

Zreiq studied computer science and mathematics, and works as a software architect. In March 2001 he moved to Germany, where he lives and works.

Film career

In 2006 Hisham Zreiq started producing/directing films starting with the documentary ‘The Sons of Eilaboun’, that won Al-Awda Award in Palestine, followed by the short fiction film ‘Just another day’ (2009), a film that deals with the Arabs in the western world after September 11 attacks. In 2010/2011 he produced the short fiction ‘Before you is the Sea’, a film about the Middle East peace process in a form of a love story between a Jewish woman and a Palestinian man. In 2021 Zreiq finished a short animated film ‘Don't Cry’ that was selected for the Al Ard Film Festival the 18th-edition.[7]

Filmography

Awards and honors

In 2004 Hisham Zreiq was one of the winners of the award "Kunst- und Förderpreis Sparkasse Bayreuth", and his work was exhibited at Kunst & Museum Hollfeld.[8] After the premiere screening of his first film "The Sons of Eilaboun" in Nazareth, Hisham Zreiq was honored by Ramiz Jaraisy, the mayor of Nazareth, and by Dr. Hana Sweid, an Israeli Arab politician and member of Knesset from Eilaboun.[9] Ramiz Jaraisy described the film as an important work which tells the Palestinian story in a contrast with the dominant Israeli version.[10] His film won the Al-Awda award in Palestine 2008,[11] and in April 2012 Hisham Zreiq was chosen to be the artist of the month in the magazine This Week in Palestine.[12] Some of Zreiq's works were featured in the ArtWanted.com book Creative Minds.[13] [14] His animated short film Don't Cry won over 20 awards.

Awards

Official Selections

His films were screened in several festivals and events, such as:

Non-film activities

Zreiq is a software architect[41] and learned his trade in Israel at the Technion and Haifa University, and worked for almost 10 years in Israel in hi-tech companies.[42] Zreiq Wrote a chapter for the history book An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba based on the interviews from his documentary The Sons of Eilaboun.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hisham Zreiq . OneFineArt . 12 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Hisham Zreiq, Erlangen, Germany . Festival Focus . 2010-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718173037/http://www.festivalfocus.org/user_view.php?uid=5626 . 2011-07-18 . dead .
  3. Web site: Hisham Zrake (Zreiq) . Artwanted.com . 12 June 2024.
  4. http://www.cultureunplugged.com/festival/previousWinners.php Culture Unplugged Film Festival
  5. Book: Zreiq . Hisham . Abdo-Zubi . Nahla . Masalha . Nur . 9781786993502 . 10: The Sons and Daughters of Eilaboun . An oral history of the Palestinian Nakba.
  6. Web site: Goddess Asherah. Bandcamp.com . 12 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Al-Ard 18th edition list of selected films . Al-Ard Film Festival . 12 June 2024.
  8. Web site: Kunst in Hollfeld: Verblüffende Fotos mit der Großbildkamera, feine Kleinfiguren und düstere Computer-Welt . Kunst-Kultur-Hollfeld . 2010-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090131104134/http://kunst-kultur-hollfeld.de/presseberichte.php?i=1 . 2009-01-31 . dead . de.
  9. Web site: http://www.aljazeera.net/News/archive/archive?ArchiveId=1070538 . Aljazeera . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022152747/http://www.aljazeera.net/News/archive/archive?ArchiveId=1070538 . 22 October 2008 . ar:مذبحة عيلبون في فيلم روائي فلسطيني جديد . ar . 2007 . 13 February 2010 . live .
  10. Web site: http://www.palissue.com/vb/palestine112/issue47052 . Palestine Issue Forum . ar: "أبناء عيلبون" فيلم يحكي قصة قرية تشكل نموذجاً لمئات القرى التي هدمتها إسرائيل . September 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110304054950/http://www.palissue.com/vb/palestine112/issue47052 . 4 March 2011 . 13 February 2010 . live .
  11. Web site: 2nd Annual Al-Awda Award Spotlights Palestinian Talent 60 Years into the Nakba . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827173145/http://www.badil.org/Publications/Press/2008/press465-08.htm . 2008-08-27 . BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights . 5 May 2008 .
  12. Artist of the Month: Hisham Zreiq . This Week in Palestine . https://web.archive.org/web/20130523104658/http://www.thisweekinpalestine.com/details.php?id=3686&ed=205&edid=205 . 23 May 2013 . 168 . April 2012 . 6 April 2012 . live .
  13. Web site: Creative Minds Book: Featured Artists . ArtWanted.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20061020125150/http://www.artwanted.com/ps/book/book.cfm?Action=Artists . 20 October 2006 . 12 April 2016 . live .
  14. Book: Creative Minds . 2004 . ArtWanted.com . 978-0976330417 .
  15. Web site: February (2022) . Istanbul Film Festival . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413111336/https://istanbulff.com/february-2022/ . 13 April 2022 . 4 March 2022 . dead .
  16. Web site: Session 19. International Halicarnassus Film Festival . 21 March 2022 . 13 June 2024 .
  17. Web site: Winners March 2022. Sweet Democracy Film Awards .
  18. Web site: Winners March 2022 . New York Neorealism Film Awards . 13 June 2024.
  19. Web site: Winners First Edition . Stanley Film Awards . 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523104206/https://stanleyfilmawards.com/winners-first-edition . 23 May 2022 . 1 May 2022 . live .
  20. Web site: Award of Recognition May 2022 . The Indiefest Film Awards . 13 June 2024.
  21. Web site: Awards of Recognition May 2022 . Accolade Global Film Competition . 13 June 2024.
  22. Web site: Photos . Triloka International Filmfare Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20220619210157/https://filmfreeway.com/TrilokaInernationalFilmfareAwards/photos/ . 19 June 2022 . 19 June 2022 . live .
  23. Web site: Winner List 2022 . Mumbai Entertainment International Film Festival . 13 June 2024.
  24. Web site: Winners 2022 . 13 June 2024 . Mannheim Arts and Film Festival . en-US.
  25. Web site: "The Sons of Eilaboun" at Sixth Annual International Al-Awda Convention . Al-Awda Convention . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513045839/http://www.al-awda.org/alert-eilaboun.html . 13 May 2008 . 27 April 2008 . 13 February 2010 . live .
  26. Web site: Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008 . 2010-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090521201900/http://bostonpalestine.bside.com/2008/films/thesonsofeilabounshortversion_bostonpalestine2008 . 21 May 2009 . dead .
  27. http://www.izmirkisafilm.org/festival9/detay.asp?id=26 International İzmir Short Film Festival 2008
  28. Web site: Amal 08 The International Euro-Arab film Festival . Cinematech . 13 June 2024.
  29. Web site: Films . Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage . 14 June 2024 . 2008.
  30. http://palestinianperspectives.blogspot.com/ Regards Palestiniens film festival
  31. Web site: Sons of Eliaboun. Chicago Palestine Film Festival . 2010-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110809060440/http://palestinefilmfest.com/en/festival/2009/sons-of-eliaboun . 2011-08-09 . dead .
  32. Web site: Sons of Eliaboun . 13th Annual Arab Film Festival . 2010-02-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091012071752/http://www.aff.org/2009/film_detail.php?film_id=596 . 2009-10-12 . dead .
  33. Web site: The Sons of Eliaboun . Sixth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival . 2010-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303205506/http://mizna.org/arabfilmfest10/thesonsofeilaboun.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  34. Web site: SALENTO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL . https://web.archive.org/web/20120310093006/http://www.salentofilmfestival.com/Italiano/Il%20Festival/film_corti.html . 2012-03-10 .
  35. Web site: Palestine Film Festival in Madrid . 2020-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100905184806/http://muestradecinepalestino.com/ . 2010-09-05 . dead .
  36. Web site: Just another day . Damascus International Film Festival . 2010-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101110063710/http://www.damascusfest.com/en/film/details/Just+another+day/263 . 2010-11-10 . dead .
  37. Web site: AL ARD DOC FILM FESTIVAL – Lista Film ammessi e programma proiezioni . Sardegna Palestina . 14 June 2024 . it.
  38. Web site: Program 2012 . Toronto Palestine Film Festival . 14 June 2024.
  39. Web site: Al Ard 18th Edition – List of Selected Films . Associazione Amicizia Sardegna Palestina . 13 June 2024 . 21 January 2022.
  40. Web site: Madrid Indie Film Festival • MADRIFF . 4 March 2022 . 4 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220304215948/https://www.madriff.org/Cortos-%E2%80%A2-Animaci%C3%B3n/ . dead .
  41. Web site: About Hisham . Hisham Zreiq . 14 June 2024.
  42. http://www.xing.com/profile/Hisham_Zreiq Hisham Zreiq Resume

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