Abdullah Al-Eyaf
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| Born | Abdullah Al-Eyaf Al-Qahtani Khobar, KSA |
Abdullah Al-Eyaf (عبدالله آل عياف) is a Saudi film director also known as Abdullah Eyaf and Abdullah Aleyaf. He directed two films. His first film is a 42-minutes documentary film Cinema 500 km which discusses the cinema theaters ban in Saudi Arabia by following a young Saudi movie fan during his first trip ever outside the country just to experience his first ever film in a theater. Al-Eyaf's second project was a 19 minutes short film called Etaar (aka "A Frame").
[edit] Awards
- Golden Palm - Short Documentary: "Cinema 500 km", in Saudi Film Competition 2008
- Silver Palm - Short Drama" "Matar" (aka "Rain"), in Saudi Film Competition 2008
- Special Jury Prize - GCC Films: "Etaar" (aka "A Frame"), Emirates Film Competition 2007
[edit] Nominations
- Best Short Film Nomination: "Etaar" (aka "A Frame"),Dubai International Film Festival 2007
- Best Short Film Nomination: "Etaar" (aka "A Frame"),Wahran Film Festival, Algeria 2007
and many others nominations in festivals and competitions
Abdullah Al-Eyaf works as an engineer for a living, he write a weekly column in Alriyadh which is a famous Saudi newspaper. He also established and edited a weekly cinema page for the Alwatan newspaper.
[edit] External links
- Abdullah Al-Eyaf at the Internet Movie Database
- Cinema 500 km
- Interview with Saudi Film Director, Abdullah Al Eyaf by Mirza al-Khuwaylidi on Asharq Alawsat (January 3, 2007)
- A Frame website at EFC database
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