Shamal Sabri شهمال سهبری |
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Native name | Şemal Sebrî |
Born |
Duhok, Kurdistan |
November 9, 1985
Residence | Duhok, Iraq |
Nationality | Kurdish |
Education | University of Duhok |
Occupation | Film Producer, Festival Organizer |
Years active | 2009 – Present |
Employer | Duhok International Film Festival |
Website | www |
Shamal Sabri (Kurdish: شهمال سهبری), (born 9 November 1985), is an independent Kurdish award-winning film producer and Duhok International Film Festival Artistic Director, graduated from Duhok University with BA in English Literature.. He was born in the city of Duhok (Kurdish: دهوك) in Iraqi Kurdistan. Apart from being one of the co-founders of Duhok IFF in 2009, he has worked in many other fields of video productions, produced many commercials and music videos in NV Production and Vin TV. Throughout his film carrier, he has contributed in many award-winning films as an assistant director, production manager, assistant producer and line producer. His latest contributions were in many films such as "Before Snowfall" by Hisham Zaman, "The Swallow" by Mano Khalil, "Memories on Stone" by Shawkat Amin Korki and Michael by Kurdo Duski. He has proven himself over and over as an important player in Kurdistan's developing film industry and eventually earned the position of Artistic Director of Duhok IFF in 2016. Shamal is the head of submission committee for films representing Iraq in the Asia Pacific Screen Awards.