Sean Ali Wang
Director
China
Sean Ali Wang
Sean Ali Wang is a Hui (a Muslim ethnic minority) Chinese filmmaker born in Beijing in 1991. After graduated from Communication University of China for BA and Beijing Film Academy for his first MA, he has been a freelance documentary director for years. Recently he is majoring in Fine Art for his second MA in University of the Arts Utrecht, Netherlands.
His debut feature-length documentary film Lady of the Harbour had its world premiere at IDFA 2017. His second documentary film A Marble Travelogue was premiered at IDFA 202. It was selected at more than 40 international film festivals including Visions du Reel, CPH:DOX, Hotdocs etc. It was broadcasted on Arte, NHK and was theatrically released in Spain.
Saad Hendawy
Director & Distributer
Egypt
Saad Hendawy
Current job:
–Film director
-General Manager of (I am a film) production and distribution company.
Degrees:
Bachelor (1994) and Graduate Diploma (1996) in film directing from the Higher Institute of Cinema, Egypt.
Some of Saad’s Feature films:
Al Saffah – Cast: Hany Salama – Nicole Saba – Khaled Al Sawy (Assassin,2009)
Alwan Al sama Al sabaa- Cast: Laila Elwi – Farouk Al Fishawy – Sawsan Badr – Ahmed Rateb – Sherif Ramzy ( Seventh Heaven , 2007)
Halit Hobb- Cast: Hany Salama – Hend Sabry – Tamer Hosny – Zeina – Sherif Ramzy (State of Love, 2004).
He directed 2 TV series:
(Kelmet Ser – Password) Cast: Latifa – Hesham Selim – Riham Abdel Ghafour – Ahmed Salah Hosny (in 30 episodes 2016).
(Zay El Ward – Like Roses) Cast: Youssef Al Sherif – Dorra – Fidra – Ahmed Dawod – Salah Abdalla (in 60 episodes in 2012).
Documentaries (as a director and producer):
Doaa … Aziza (2012).
Malaf Khas (Private File 2008).
Previous Positions:
President Of Ismailia International Film Festival (IIFF) for the 23th edition 2022.
Senior Developer (Abu Dhabi Media) to develop and creat a training plans for the new talents in UAE (2019 – 2020).
Saad Hendawy worked as artistic director for Cinema Of Tomorrow International Competion, the short film competition of Cairo International Film Festival,from 2014 to 2016.