Laith Al-Juneidi

Laith Al-Juneidi (Arabic: ليث الجنيدي, born December 9, 1978 in Hebron, Palestine), is a Palestinian film director and producer.

Biography

He studied for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication, Culture and Media at Coventry University Department of Media and Communication, graduating with a First Class Honours degree. He also took post-graduate studies in Visual Cultures at the same university. He produced a number of short fictional and factual films as well as training videos and commercials.

Despite its short duration, his film War vs. Peace got international recognition as a bold statement questioning the representation of war in mainstream media.[1][2] Early in his life, prior to joining Coventry University, he worked as a producer at a local radio station. He produced and directed The Invisible Policeman,[3] a feature documentary following Palestinian Lieutenant Nidal, who lives an extreme paradoxical life. The film was co-produced and co-funded by the Jan Vrijman Fund[4] in the Netherlands and Enjaaz[5] of Dubai International Film Festival, in the United Arab Emirates.[6][7][8][9][10][11] The film was officially selected to premier at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam.[12][13] In 2011, he established Ishtar Creative Productions,[14] a production house that specializes in producing documentaries and feature films.

References

  1. ↑ http://documentfilmfestival.org/archive/doc1/index.html
  2. ↑ http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Lord+Mayor+helps+close+film+festival.-a087001420
  3. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2064962
  4. ↑ Jan Vrijman Fund
  5. ↑ Enjaaz
  6. ↑ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118042814
  7. ↑ http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/32/21231/Arts--Culture/Film/-features-and-documentaries-shortlisted-for-the-Du.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.dubaifilmfest.com/index.php/en/dubai_film_market/enjaaz/past-enjaaz-projects/
  9. ↑ http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dubai-film-market-s-enjazz-235457
  10. ↑ http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/09/17/dubai-film-market-selects-arab-titles-for-post-production-funds
  11. ↑ http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=85050&y=2011&article=full
  12. ↑ http://www.idfa.nl/industry/Festival/filmsAZ.aspx?startchar=I
  13. ↑ http://www.idfa.nl/nl/tags/profile.aspx?id=84121dbc-a06a-456c-a0c4-1b7011965ffe
  14. ↑ Ishtar Creative Productions

External links

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

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