Amr Gamal (director)

Amr Gamal
عمرو جمال
Born (1983-07-14) 14 July 1983 (age 41)
Poznań, Poland
NationalityYemeni
Alma materUniversity of Aden
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, film producer
Years active2005–present
Notable work10 Days Before the Wedding
The Burdened
Websitehttps://theamrgamal.info/

Amr Gamal (Arabic: عمرو جمال; born July 14, 1983) is a Yemeni film and theatre director, producer, and writer. He founded Khaleej Aden Theater Troupe in the Yemeni city of Aden in 2005 to revive commercial theater in Yemen after a years-long hiatus due to the consequences of the 1994 civil war.

In 2018, Amr directed his first feature film,10 Days Before the Wedding,[1][2][3] which achieved great public success in Yemen and became Yemen's official entry for the International Feature Film category at the 91st Academy Awards.[4]

His second film, The Burdened (2023),[5] became the first Yemeni film to be screened at the Berlin Film Festival.[6][7] The film also participated in a number of prestigious international film festivals[8] and won many awards.[9]

  1. ^ الاتحاد, صحيفة (5 March 2019). ""10 أيام قبل الزفة".. قصة حب في زمن الحرب". صحيفة الاتحاد (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ Othmani, Nashwan Al (28 November 2018). "When All Was Ruin Before the Wedding". Al-Madaniya Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  3. ^ ""10 أيام قبل الزفة".. عرس سينمائي بهيج تحت أنقاض عدَن". doc.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ Newbould, Chris (10 October 2018). "Yemeni drama '10 Days Before the Wedding' completes Arab Oscars list". The National. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (15 December 2022). "Films Boutique Boards Berlinale Panorama Movie 'The Burdened' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ Elmahdy, Basma (23 August 2023). "'The Burdened' Is Not Your Typical Yemeni Civil War Film". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  7. ^ Sequeira, Gayle (21 February 2023). "Dispatch from Berlinale 2023: Abortion Drama Al Murhaqoon Offers A Rare Glimpse of Life in Yemen". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  8. ^ Bałaga, Marta (8 July 2022). "'We Want to Tell Our Untold Stories,' Say the Creators of Yemeni Abortion Drama 'The Burdened'". Variety. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Yerevan Int'l Film Festival nominates 'The Burdened' for Golden Apricot". BroadcastPro ME. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.