Karim Amer

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Not to be confused with Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer.
Karim Amer
Born (1983-11-10) 10 November 1983 (age 40)
Egypt
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Director
  • producer
Years active2011–present
SpouseJehane Noujaim

Karim Amer (born November 10, 1983) is an Egyptian-American film producer and director. He worked on

Amazon Studios, revolving around whistleblowers at Boeing
.

Life and work

Amer and filmmaking partner

Academy Award.[6][7]

Initially, Amer and Noujaim meant out to make a documentary revolving around the

BAFTA and Emmy Awards, and won an award at the Cinema Eye Honors.[8][9][10][11][4][12] Additionally, Amer developed Persuasion Machines, a project exploring virtual reality at the Sundance Film Festival[13]

In 2017, Amer teamed up with

Broadway musical there in more than half a century.[16]

Amer directed the first season of

The Los Angeles Times listed The Vow as one of the best series of 2020.[19][20][21]

In 2021, Amer produced the narrative film You Resemble Me, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival. The film was written and directed by his sister, Dina Amer.[22] It won the Audience Award at the Red Sea International Film Festival.[23] It also won an unprecedented four awards at REC Tarragona, including the CineClub Jury Prize, the Young Jury Prize and the Audience Award.[24]

In 2022, Amer directed alongside Fisher Stevens, The Lincoln Project focusing on the scandal-ridden organization of the same name for Showtime.[25]

In 2023, Amer directed and produced

Defiant revolving around the Russian invasion of Ukraine, focusing on Dmytro Kuleba and others fighting Disinformation in the Russian invasion of Ukraine,[26] which will have its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival in September 2023.[27]

Amer and Noujaim are developing a TV series "aimed at challenging perceptions of the Arab world as portrayed by such shows as Homeland and Tyrant".

Jeremy Strong, who will headline and executive produce as well.[29]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Producer
2012 Rafea: Solar Mama No Co-producer
2013 The Square No Yes
2017 The Breadwinner No Yes
2019 The Great Hack Yes Yes
2019 Revolution Rent No Executive
2021 You Resemble Me No Yes
2022 Flight/Risk Yes Yes
2023 Handle with Extreme Care No Yes
2023
Defiant
 		Yes Yes

Television

Year(s) Title Director Producer
2019 Ramy No Co-executive producer
2020-22 The Vow Yes Executive
2022 The Lincoln Project Yes Executive

Awards and nominations

Awards[30]
Year Award Result
2013 Sundance Film Festival - Audience Award for The Square Won
2013
Toronto Film Festival
- Audience Award for The Square 		Won
2013 International Documentary Association - Best Feature for The Square Won
2013 International Documentary Association - Humanitas Award for The Square Nominated
2013 Dubai International Film Festival - Best Documentary Film for The Square Won
2014 Academy Awards - Best Documentary Feature for The Square Nominated
2014
Film Independent Spirit Awards
- Best Documentary for The Square 		Nominated
2014 Cinema Eye Honors - Outstanding Achievement in Production for The Square Nominated
2014 Primetime Emmy Awards - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special for The Square Won
2018 Academy Awards - Best Animated Feature for The Breadwinner Nominated
2019 International Documentary Association - Creative Recognition Award: Best Writing for The Great Hack Won
2020
BAFTA Awards
- Best Documentary for The Great Hack 		Nominated
2020 Primetime Emmy Awards - Best Documentary or Nonfiction Special for The Great Hack Nominated
2022
Kerala International Film Festival - Golden Crow Pheasant for You Resemble Me
 Nominated

References

  1. ^ Carole Cadwalladr (20 July 2019). "The Great Hack: the film that goes behind the scenes of the Facebook data scandal". The Guardian. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  2. ^ "The Square: an Egyptian Oscar nominee that won't be shown in Egypt". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ "The Square: List of Awards". Imdb. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  4. ^
    ISSN 0261-3077
    . Retrieved 2019-09-13 – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ Thompson, Anne (1 August 2019). "'The Great Hack' Terrified Sundance Audiences, and Then the Documentary Got Even Scarier". IndieWire. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. ^ "The Square: List of Awards". Imdb. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. ^ "The Square: an Egyptian Oscar nominee that won't be shown in Egypt". The Guardian. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  8. ^ Thompson, Anne (August 1, 2019). "'The Great Hack' Terrified Sundance Audiences, and Then the Documentary Got Even Scarier". IndieWire. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  9. ^ Johnson, Eric (July 31, 2019). "Cambridge Analytica made "ethical mistakes" because it was too focused on regulation, former COO says". Vox. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  10. ^ Siegel, Tatiana (June 2, 2015). "Sony Hack Movie in the Works from Oscar-Nominated Team (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  11. ^ Miller, Ross (2 June 2015). "An Oscar-nominated documentary team is working on a film about the Sony hacks". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  12. ^ "The Great Hack: how the Cambridge Analytica-Facebook scandal unfolded". The National. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  13. ^ "Persuasion Machines". Sundance Festival. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  14. ^ "Karim Amer Production Credits". IMDB. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  15. ^ "Ramy: Season 1 (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  16. ^ "HBO Sets Premiere For 'Revolution Rent' Doc From Exec Producer Neil Patrick Harris". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  17. ^ Pederson, Erik (April 18, 2019). "HBO Sets Docuseries On NXIVM, Self-Help Group Tied To Sex-Trafficking Case". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  18. ^ "HBO Documentary Series to Look Inside the NXIVM Organization". HBO. April 18, 2019. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  19. ^ Stuever, Hank (December 8, 2020). "Best TV of 2020: 'I May Destroy You,' 'Normal People,' the Democratic convention and more". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  20. ^ Baldwin, Kristen; Franich, Darren (December 2, 2020). "The best and worst TV shows of 2020". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  21. The Los Angeles Times
    . Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  22. ^ "YOU RESEMBLE ME". Cineuropa. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  23. ^ "Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival concludes with red carpet and gala awards ceremony". Arab.news. 14 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  24. ^ "'Piccolo corpo' se impone en el festival de cine REC, de Tarragona". Elpais.com. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  25. ^ Porter, Rick (September 12, 2022). "Showtime Sets 'Lincoln Project' Docuseries". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  26. ^ Morfoot, Addie (July 26, 2023). "Docs About Louis C.K., Paul Simon and a Whole Foods Dishwasher Who Moonlights as a Mountain Climber Are Among Those Going to Toronto This Year". Variety. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  27. ^ "Defiant". 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  28. ^ "Team Behind Oscar-Nominated Doc 'The Square' Working on Anti-'Tyrant' TV Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  29. ^ "Jeremy Strong To Star In & EP 737 Max Limited Series From Chris Terrio In Works At Amazon Studios & Plan B". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  30. ^ "Karim Amer Awards". Imdb. Retrieved 2022-06-20.

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