Zaid Abu Hamdan

Zaid Abu Hamdan

director, writer, producer

Zaid Abu Hamdan was born on Jun 28, 1982 in Jordan. Zaid Abu Hamdan's big-screen debut came with If We Took a Holiday directed by Glenn Gaylord in 2014. Zaid Abu Hamdan is known for If We Took a Holiday directed by Glenn Gaylord, Benjamin Allen stars as Dancer and Max Karl Bussell as Barista. Zaid Abu Hamdan has got 9 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Zaid Abu Hamdan achieved is San Diego Arab Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Zaid Abu Hamdan plays is If We Took a Holiday which will be released on Jul 12, 2014.

Zaid holds an MFA from the New York Film Academy in Hollywood and BA in Communication Arts from the Lebanese American University. Since 2009 Zaid wrote, directed, and produced six award-winning, internationally distributed short films to date. Zaid's films are known to be universal, showcasing stories from various cultures and languages. His film Bahiya & Mahmoud was the first Arab short film to qualify for an Oscar nomination in 2012 by winning Best Of Fest award and the Palm Springs International Shortfest, and has now developed the short into a comedy TV series.

  • Birthday

    Jun 28, 1982
  • Place of Birth

    Amman, Jordan

Known For

Awards

9 wins & 8 nominations

San Diego Arab Film Festival
2022
Daughters of Abdul-Rahman (2021)
Winner - Audience Choice Award
Cairo International Film Festival
2021
Daughters of Abdul-Rahman (2021)
Winner - Youssef Cherif Rizkallah Audience Award
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