Egyptian-American filmmaker
Dina Emam
Born Dina Emam
Nationality American, Egyptian Alma mater New York University, Columbia University Occupation Filmmaker Years active 2011 - present Known for Yomeddine (2018)Website www.dinaemam.com
Dina Emam in festival de Cannes 2018 Dina Emam is an Egyptian-American film producer . She was named Variety magazine's 10 Producers to Watch in 2018 .[ 1] She lives in Cairo and New York City .[ 2]
She graduated from the Columbia University with an MFA in Creative Producing.[ 3]
Emam was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
Emam previously worked at MTV Networks , New York City , in Television Market Research and Production Management.[ 2]
In 2018, the film she produced titled, Yomeddine ,[ 4] premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France ,[ 5] where it won the Francois Chalais Prize.[ 6] Both she and the film's director/writer, Abu Bakr (A.B.) Shawky were present earlier to graze the occasion.[ 3] [ 7] The film later became Egypt's official selection in the Best Foreign-Language Film category for the 2019 Academy Award .[ 2] [ 8] She also participated in the El-Gouna International Film Festival (GIFF) 2018 press conference.[ 9]
She served in the 36th Cairo International Film Festival as the Assistant Artistic Director [ 6] and as a moderator at the 2019 Cairo Film Festival Industry Days on the topic, "Is There Life After Co-Production?".[ 10]
Year
Film
Role
Notes
Ref.
2018
Yomeddine
Producer
2015
I Say Dust
Producer
Short film
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^ Variety Staff; Staff, Variety (2018-04-24). "Variety Names 10 Producers to Watch for 2018" . Variety . Retrieved 2021-01-16 .
^ a b c " 'Yomeddine' Produced By Alumna Dina Emam '16 is Egypt's Official Selection for 2019 Academy Award" . Columbia University School of the Arts. November 26, 2018. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ a b Pritchard, Tiffany (May 12, 2018). "From NYU to Cannes: Egyptian Filmmakers A.B. Shawky and Dina Emam on Their Debut Feature, the Competition Title Yomeddine" . Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (November 20, 2019). "The Centrepiece interview: Cairo chief Mohamed Hefzy talks championing indie cinema in the Middle East, upcoming projects" . ScreenDaily. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ "CANNES 2018 Competition: A.B. Shawky, Dina Emam • Director, producer" . Cineuropa. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ a b "Ambassadors of Canada and Sweden to Egypt honors Egyptian Women Change-makers after a 6-months hiatus dictated by COVID19" . Egypt Today. September 17, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ Cole, Deborah (May 11, 2018). "Feel-good Egyptian leper film charms Cannes" . The Times of Israel. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ "18 OF 2018: THE EGYPTIANS WHO MADE WAVES THIS YEAR" . Cairo Scene. December 27, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ Essam, Angy; Hassanein, Dunya (August 29, 2018). "All you need to know about the 2nd edition of GIFF" . Egypt Today. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ Vivarelli, Nick (November 27, 2019). "Cairo Industry Days Wraps With Prizes to Promising Arabic Projects" . Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2020 .
^ "CANNES SHORT FILM CORNER - I Say Dust" . We are Moving Stories. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .
^ Khachan, Imad (July 3, 2016). "Trailer For " I say Dust", A Short Film Shot At Chess Forum" . Chess Forum. Retrieved November 5, 2020 .