Hisham Zreiq

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Hisham Zreiq
Born (1968-02-09) February 9, 1968
Nazareth, Galilee, Israel
Other names Hisham Zrake
Occupation Visual artist, film director, producer, screenwriter and poet
Years active 1994–present
Awards Al-Awda Award for Best Documentary Film
2008 The sons of Eilaboun
Website
http://www.hishamzreiq.com

Hisham Zreiq (Arabic: هشام زريق‎, born 9 February 1968 in Nazareth), also spelled Zrake, is an award-winning Palestinian Christian Independent filmmaker, poet and visual artist. He began working in computer art in 1994, and in 1996 started exhibiting his work in galleries and museums.[1] In 2007 he filmed his first documentary, The Sons of Eilaboun,[2] and in 2008 he created the short film Just Another Day (2008 short film),[3] dealing with the life of Arabs living in western world after September 11 terror attacks.[4] He uses his poetry and visual art in his films, as in Just Another Day,[5] and was a member of the Culture Unplugged film festival panel.[6]

Awards and honors

In 2004 Hisham Zreiq was one of the winners of the award "Kunst- und Förderpreis Sparkasse Bayreuth", and his work was exhibited Kunst & Museum Hollfeld. [7] After the premiere screening of his first film "The Sons of Eilaboun" in Nazareth, Hisham Zreiq was honored by Ramiz Jaraisy, the mayor of Nazareth, and by Dr. Hana Sweid, an Israeli Arab politician and member of Knesset from Eilaboun.[8] Ramiz Jaraisy described the film as an important work which tells the Palestinian story in a contrast with the dominant Israeli version.[9] His film won the Al-Awda award in Palestine 2008,[10] and in April 2012 Hisham Zreiq was chosen to be the artist of the month in the magazine This week in Palestine.[11] His films were screened in several festivals and events, such as:

Hisham Zreiq Honored by Ramiz Jaraisy the mayor of Nazareth and Dr. Hana Sweid a Knesset member

Non-film activities

Zreiq is a software architect[26] and learned his trade in Israel at the Technion and Haifa University, and worked for almost 10 years in Israel in hi-tech companies.[27]

See also

References

  1. ↑ OneFineArt a Lebanese at website
  2. ↑ Hisham Zreiq at the IMDb
  3. ↑ Just another day at the IMDb
  4. ↑ Filme Festival Focus
  5. ↑ Artwanted.com
  6. ↑ Culture Unplugged Film Festival
  7. ↑ Kunst-Kultur-Hollfeld
  8. ↑ Aljazeera.Net
  9. ↑ Palestine Issue website
  10. ↑ 2nd Annual Al-Awda Award
  11. ↑ This week in Palestine
  12. ↑ Sixth Annual International Al-Awda Convention
  13. ↑ Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008
  14. ↑ International İzmir Short Film Festival 2008
  15. ↑ Amal The International Euro-Arab film Festival
  16. ↑ Carthage Film Festival 2008
  17. ↑ Regards Palestiniens film festival
  18. ↑ Chicago Palestine Film Festival
  19. ↑ 13th Annual Arab Film Festival
  20. ↑ Sixth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
  21. ↑ SALENTO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL
  22. ↑ Palestine Film Festival in Madrid
  23. ↑ Just another day in the festival webiste
  24. ↑ Associazione Amicizia Sardegna Palestina
  25. ↑ Toronto Palestine Film Festival
  26. ↑ Official Website/About
  27. ↑ Hisham Zreiq Resume

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