Mahmoud Kaabour
Mahmoud Kaabour محمود قعبور | |
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Born | Mahmoud Kaabour March 11, 1979 Beirut, Lebanon |
Occupation | Managing director & filmmaker |
Mahmoud Kaabour (in
.Education and occupation
He is the founder and managing director of
His commercial work includes directing tailor-made documentaries, including multiple films for The Ministry of Presidential Affairs and The Executive Affairs Authority in Abu Dhabi, the
Film career
Kaabour's second feature-length film,
His third feature-length film, Champ of the Camp is a documentary filmed in the controversial labor camps of the United Arab Emirates. The film premiered at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival on Dec 7th, 2013 in an historic outdoor screening at Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower. It attracted +1000 viewers.[10] [11][12][13]
Awards
Mahmoud Kaabour
Champ of the Camp:
- March 2014: Best Production at Digital Studio Awards[16]
- October 2011: Best Film Award in the "Celebrate Age" category at the Mumbai International Film Festival, India[17]
Being Osama:
- Certificate of Merit for fighting racism from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.[18]
Filmography
- Directing
- 2004: Being Osama
- 2010: Teta, Alf Marra
- 2013: Champ of the Camp
References
- ^ "Mahmoud Kaabour".
- ^ "100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40 - ArabianBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ name ="nytimes"New York Times Movie Review: Grandma, A Thousand Times
- ^ Gulf News: Doha Tribeca Film Festival winners for 2010
- ^ The National: Family movie wins Doha Tribeca prize
- ^ "Digital Production ME: Travelling man". Archived from the original on 2016-08-20. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ^ New York Times Movie Review: Grandma, A Thousand Times
- ^ Variety: Grandma, a Thousand Times
- ^ Slant magazine: Grandma, A Thousand Times
- ^ The Hollywood Reporter: Review
- ^ The National: Film moves audience to tears at world premiere
- ^ 7 Days: Bollywood star praises film
- ^ The Guardian: Champ of the Camp X Factor in Dubai's labour camps
- ^ "100 Most Powerful Arabs Under 40 - ArabianBusiness.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ "Esquire Man at his Best Awards 2014Esquire Middle East". Archived from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
- ^ "Digital Studio Awards: The winners | DigitalProductionME.com". Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ "13th Mumbai Film Festival Crowns 'My Little Princess'". The Hollywood Reporter. 21 October 2011.
- ^ Concordia's Thursday Report: Review
External links
- Mahmoud Kaabour at IMDb
- Veritas Films