Tima Shomali

Tima Shomali
Tima Shomali in 2024
Born (1985-03-07) March 7, 1985 (age 39)
Amman, Jordan
EducationUniversity of Jordan (B.A.)
Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (MFA)
Occupation(s)Producer, director, writer, and actress
Years active2011–present
Known forAlRawabi School for Girls

Tima Shomali (Arabic: تيما الشوملي, born March 7, 1985) is a Jordanian television and film director.[1] Zainab Salbi called her "Tina Fey of the Arab world" during an interview with the young actress, in New York at the Woman in the World Summit.[2] After earning an MFA degree in producing and screenwriting at RSICA,[3] Shomali joined the YouTube show Bath Bayakha, where she was first recognized for her work as a writer and actress.[4] Later in 2012, she founded her own production company which she called Filmizion Productions,[5] and through the company, she created and starred in her first Web series titled Femaleshow. The show attracted millions of viewers from across the region online, which led to it being aired on different TV stations around the region.[6] Becky Anderson described her as a national phenomena in a CNN interview with the young filmmaker.[7]

Her 2021 streaming media release on Netflix, AlRawabi School for Girls, is the second original Arabic Netflix series.[8]

  1. ^ Khalife, Leyal (2017-04-17). "Meet the Jordanian comedian Tima Shomali ... aka 'Tina Fey of the Arab world'". StepFeed. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  2. ^ ""The Tina Fey of the Arab World" talks comedy and taboos at the Women in the World Summit". www.albawaba.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  3. ^ Zaghmout, Fadi (2014-09-03). "The Arab Observer interviews Tima Shomali". The Arab Observer. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  4. ^ "تيما الشوملي: أنا ممثلة وكاتبة ومنتجة وعاشقة للسينما وهذه نصيحتي للمواهب الجديدة". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 2015-08-13. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  5. ^ "About US | Filmizion". www.filmizion.com. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  6. ^ "'في ميل' مسلسل أردني يحقق نجاحا كبيرا على يوتيوب". قناة الحرة (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-03-31.
  7. ^ Comedy In The Middle East - CNN Video, retrieved 2019-03-31
  8. ^ "NETFLIX ANNOUNCES ALRAWABI SCHOOL FOR GIRLS, A MIDDLE EASTERN ORIGINAL BY FRESH FEMALE ARAB VOICES". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2019-04-15.