Izidore Musallam
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Izidore Musallam is a Palestinian
film director
, producer
and screenwriter
who most recently produced the Sci Fi Pictures original film: Savage Planet
. He was born in Haifa
and graduated with a BFA
in film production from York University
in Toronto, Canada where he now lives and works.
He directed a number of movies including "Foreign Nights" (1989), "Nothing To Lose" (1994), "Heaven Before I Die" (1997), "Adam & Eve" (2002) aka "Forbidden Fruit" and "Hadutha Saghira" (2009).
Most notably he directed in 2006 Keif al-Hal?
, the first ever Saudi Arabia
n feature film produced by Rotana.
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
, producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
who most recently produced the Sci Fi Pictures original film: Savage Planet
Savage Planet (film)
Savage Planet is a Sci Fi Pictures original film that premiered August 12, 2006 on the Sci Fi Channel.-Synopsis:In the year 2068, Earth can no longer sustain human life with its natural resources depleted beyond repair. Whereas other companies are seeking to colonize the Moon, Calron sets its aim...
. He was born in Haifa
Haifa
Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...
and graduated with a BFA
Bachelor of Fine Arts
In the United States and Canada, the Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. In some countries such a degree is called a Bachelor of Creative Arts or BCA...
in film production from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
in Toronto, Canada where he now lives and works.
He directed a number of movies including "Foreign Nights" (1989), "Nothing To Lose" (1994), "Heaven Before I Die" (1997), "Adam & Eve" (2002) aka "Forbidden Fruit" and "Hadutha Saghira" (2009).
Most notably he directed in 2006 Keif al-Hal?
Keif al-Hal?
Keif al-Hal? is Saudi Arabia's first big-budget film, produced by Ayman Halawani . Directed by Izidore Musallam, it stars Hind Mohammed, the first Saudi cinema actress....
, the first ever Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n feature film produced by Rotana.