Amin Dora

Amin Dora (Arabic: أمين درة, born 1980 in Zahle, Lebanon) is a film director, visual artist and professor at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts. In 2010, he directed the first Arabic web drama series, Shankaboot, winner of the Digital Emmy Award.

Amin Dora
Born
Amin Dora

1980[1]
Zahle, Lebanon
EducationLebanese Academy of Fine Arts
Occupation(s)Film director, Visual artist
Years active2003–present
Websiteamindora.com

Career

Dora's film career began with his stop motion animated short film Greyscale, which won the audience award at the Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival.[1] In 2011, he won a Digital Emmy Award for Shankaboot, the world's first Arabic web series. Composed of 5-minute episodes, the series explores ways of portraying real life in Beirut through the eyes of 15-year-old delivery boy.[2] His next project, Undocumented: Bidune Kaid, is an interactive drama specifically designed for social media and internet viewing. In the course of the episodes, that last from two to five minutes each, the viewer is allowed to choose the storyline. Created by Syrian artist Rafi Wahbi, the story follows three Syrian separate characters in their journey of self discovery amidst civil war.[3]

Ghadi, Dora's debut feature film, premiered in 2013 at the Busan International Film Festival and received the prestigious KNN Audience Award. Following its release, the film was selected as the Lebanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards. In 2014, the film is recipient of the Murex d'Or for Best Lebanese Film and won the audience award at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg in Germany.[2]

In 2021, Dora is director of Shahid series Hell’s Gate, the world's first Arabic sci fi action drama, set in Beirut in the year 2052.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Director Writer Notes
2003 Greyscale Yes Yes short film
2010 Shankaboot Yes No web series
2013 Ghadi Yes No feature film
2017 Undocumented: Bidune Kaid Yes No web series
2021 Hell's Gate Yes No web series

Awards and nominations
Year Organization Award Work Result Ref.
2003 Festival Unimovie Special Jury Prize Greyscale Won [1]
2003 Zinebi - Bilbao International Documentary and Short Film Festival Cine Club Jury Prize Won [5]
2010 Geneva International Film Festival Best web series Shankaboot Won
2011 International Emmy Awards Best Digital fiction show Won
2014 Los Angeles Web Series Festival Outstanding Director Won
2014 Murex d'Or Best Lebanese Film Ghadi Won [6]
2014 International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg Audience Award Won
2014 Arabian Sights Film Festival Audience Award Won [7]
2014 Busan International Film Festival KNN Audience Choice Award Won
2015 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival Best feature by Emerging filmmaker Nominated
2015 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival Best Film Nominated
2018 Bilbao Seriesland Festival Best series Undocumented: Bidune Kaid Won
2018 Top Short Film Festival Best web series Won
2018 Webfest Berlin Best suspense series Won

References
  1. Khalaf, Colette (February 23, 2018). "Amin Dora, rafistoleur d'images". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. "Global Media Makers Update: Amin Dora and '11 Amazing Things about Lebanon'". Film Independent. December 1, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
  3. al-Muqdad, Omar (February 20, 2018). "Innovative Syrian drama allows audience to choose storyline". Middle East Eye. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. Bell, Jennifer (June 1, 2021). "Arab sci-fi drama brings top Middle East talent to MBC Group's Shahid VIP". Al Arabiya. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  5. "ZINEBI: palmarés 1959/2017". zinebi. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  6. "Film Ghadi to be screened in Magnolia Leaves of Art". Egypt Today. July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  7. "Lebanese Film 'Ghadi' Wins Arabian Sights Audience Award". DC Outlook. November 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
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