Hanan Kattan

Hanan Kattan (born May 22, 1962) is a Jordanian-born, British-based film producer of Palestinian origin. She is also co-owner of online marketing agency EBS Digital and multi-media entertainment company Enlightenment Productions. She currently lives with her civil partner, writer and director Shamim Sarif, in Surrey. They have two sons.

Kattan created Enlightenment Productions[1] and EBS Digital in partnership with Shamim Sarif.[2]

Enlightenment Productions were Winner of the Kingston Business Excellence Awards 2014, Best Creative and Media Sector Business.[3]

EBS Digital were Highly Commended in the Kingston Business Excellence Awards 2014 in the section for Best Business for Marketing and Social Media.[4]

Career

Kattan has produced three feature films through Enlightenment Productions including 1950s South African drama/love story The World Unseen and contemporary urban romantic comedy I Can't Think Straight.[5] She also conceived the 2010 TEDx Holy Land Conference, which brought together Arab and Israeli women to discuss issues of mutual interest in technology, entertainment and design, which then became the subject of the 2011 documentary film, The House of Tomorrow, directed by Sarif.[6]

At Cannes Festival[7] 2013 Shamim Sarif and Hanan announced their new film Despite The Falling Snow. The film starring Rebecca Ferguson, Charles Dance, Oliver Jackson -Cohen, Antje Traue, Sam Reid, Anthony Head, Trudi Styler and Charles Dance, is due to be released in 2015.

Kattan published her first book Grow Your Profits[8] about online marketing in 2012 through Enlightenment Productions.

In 2013 Kattan won Entrepreneur of the Year award at the Kingston Business Awards.[9]

On the 14th September 2014 Enlightenment Productions was announced as one of the finalists for Breaking the Mould Award, a prize aimed to promote and enhance the role of women in business.[10]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ Fuchs, Ellise (12 August 2011). "It's the Film at Work: Interview with Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan". Popmatters. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Rachel Beebe, "Shamim Sarif and Hanan Kattan.(Q+A)", Curve, 1 May 2009  – via HighBeam Research (subscription required) .
  3. ↑ "2014 WINNERS". Kingston Business Excellence Awards 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "2014 WINNERS". Kingston Business Excellence Awards 2014.
  5. ↑ Scott, Rachel (2 April 2009). "Having a gay old time". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  6. ↑ Billy Cox, "‘House of Tomorrow’ infused with excitement and optimism", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, 16 April 2012.
  7. ↑ http://www.screendaily.com/festivals/cannes/kurylenko-furtwangler-fall-for-snow/5056295.article
  8. ↑ http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13819299-grow-your-profits
  9. ↑ http://pressreleaseonline.co.uk/ebs-digital-founder-hanan-kattan-wins-entrepreneur-of-the-year-200/
  10. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/smallbusiness/article-2754720/Breaking-Mould-Awards-Finalists-revealed-prizes-backing-female-bosses.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490

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