Hany Abu-Assad
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1961-10-11 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
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Also known As
هاني أبو أسعد
Hany Abu-Assad
Biography
Hany Abu-Assad is a Palestinian film director, writer and producer. Born in Nazareth 1961, he is one of the most eminent Arab directors of our time. He broke into filmmaking after working for several years as an flight engineer in The Netherlands. In 1994, he produced the feature film Curfew, directed by Rashid Masharawi. Since then, Abu-Assad has written, directed and produced several award winning films which include Nazareth 2000, Rana’s Wedding, Ford Transit, Paradise Now, The Courier, Omar and The Idol. His film Paradise Now was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and won the Golden Globe for Best Foreign La...
Production
2005
as Director
2012
as Director
2003
as Writer
2013
as Writer
2013
as Director
2012
as Director
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as Director
2003
as Director
2021
as Producer
2017
as Director
2008
as Director
2003
as Director
2008
as Director
2016
as Director
2016
as Screenplay
1998
as Director
2013
as Producer
2001
as Director
2005
as Writer
2013
as Executive Producer
2022
as Producer
2022
as Screenplay
2022
as Director
2012
as Writer
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