Mahmoud Sabbagh
| Mahmoud Sabbagh محمود صباغ |
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Mahmoud Sabbagh at Berlinale 2017
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March 27, 1983 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| Occupation | film director, writer |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Website | www |
Mahmoud Sabbagh, or Mah Sabbagh (Arabic: مَحْمُود صباغ; born March 1983) is an independent Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer. Sabbagh has been a major pioneer of independent cinema in Saudi Arabia since the 2013. His debut feature, titled: Barakah Meets Barakah, premiered first at Berlin Film Festival in 2016; becoming the first feature film from Saudi Arabia to screen in the festival. His debut film was also selected as the entry of Saudi Arabia for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
Sabbagh was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sabbagh is also known locally by the documentary The Story of Hamza Shehata (2013). Sabbagh also created/directed the provocative TV/web drama series Cash (2014); a 10-episodes drama series shot in cinema style. Sabbagh holds a master's degree of science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he studied storytelling filmmaking.
He speaks fluent English and Arabic. He lives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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