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Abdullah Al-Wazzan

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Abdullah Al-Wazzan
Born1990
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Alma mater(B.Arch)
Occupation(s)Film producer, film director, screenwriter
Years active2013–present
Websiteabdullahalwazzan.com

Abdullah Al-Wazzan is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 1990. Al-Wazzan developed an interest in filmmaking in his early preteens.[1] At the age of 17 he studied Architecture, And graduated in 2012 with a Bachelor of Architecture.[2][3][4][5] He went on to create the animated short film Falafel Cart (2019) which was officially submitted to the 92nd Academy Awards in the animated short film category making it the first short film from Kuwait to ever be submitted to the Academy Awards.[6][1][7]

Falafel Cart was officially selected in the best of the world section at the prestigious Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan[8] and won best international short film at the 2019 Los Angeles Animation Festival.[9] In 2021 Al-Wazzan won best animated short film at the Burbank International Film Festival in California.[10] Falafel Cart received nominations at D.C. Independent Film Festival,[11] Palm Springs International Animation Festival,[12] Southampton International Film Festival,[13] Paris International Animation Film Festival, and Ajyal Film Festival in Doha[14] And was officially selected at Athens Animfest in Greece,[15] Sonoma International Film Festival in California,[16] Rabat International Author Film Festival in Morocco[17] and Montreal International Animation Film Festival in Canada.[18]

In May 2017 During the Cannes Film Festival, the Doha Film Institute announced that Abdullah Al-Wazzan's drama, thriller "Soaring over Mayhem" is one of five short films to receive its annual grant.[19][20][4]

In 2014 Al-Wazzan participated at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and at the Dubai International Film Festival.[21][22]

Filmography

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Animator Notes
2019 Falafel Cart Yes Yes Yes Yes Short animated film
2025 Soaring over Mayhem Yes Yes Yes Short live action film

Awards

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Year Film Event Award Result
2019 Falafel Cart Los Angeles Animation Festival[23] Best International Short Film Won
2021 Falafel Cart Burbank International Film Festival[10] Best Animated Short Film Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "IN CONVERSATION WITH ABDULLAH AL-WAZZAN". bazaar.town | The ultimate guide to Kuwait. Retrieved 2020-09-01.
  2. ^ "Abdullah Al-Wazzan". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  3. ^ admin. "Home". Falafel Cart. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  4. ^ a b "Soaring Over Mayhem". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  5. ^ "Abdullah Al-Wazzan | About RoyalTales". RoyalTales. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  6. ^ Wit, Alex Dudok de (2019-10-18). "2020 Best Animated Short Film Oscar: A List Of Potentially Qualifying Films In The Category (Exclusive)". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  7. ^ الكويتية, جريدة الجريدة (2021-09-15). "«فلافل كارت» يحصد جائزة أفضل فيلم في «بربانك»". جريدة الجريدة الكويتية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2024-08-05.
  8. ^ Hiroshima, International Animation Festival. "Best of the World". International Animation Festival Hiroshima. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  9. ^ "2019 WINNERS – December 5-6 2020". Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  10. ^ a b "Burbank International Film Festival | 2021 Award Winners". Retrieved 2022-03-30.
  11. ^ Festival, DC Independent Film (2020-01-07). "Announcing with Zest: DCIFF 2020 Animation and Web Series Finalists". DCIFF. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  12. ^ "'Funan' and 'I Lost My Body' Lead Film Selections at PSIAF 2019". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  13. ^ "AWARDS NOMINATIONS - Southampton International Film Festival". www.southamptonfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  14. ^ "Ajyal Film Festival | مهرجان أجيال السينمائي". 2020.ajyalfilm.com. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  15. ^ "Athens Animfest 2020 - Falafel Cart". athensanimfest.eu. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  16. ^ "2020 Sonoma International Film Festival". sonoma2020.eventive.org. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  17. ^ Shorts, Animation. "عربة الفلافل / FALAFEL CART / CHARIOT DE FALAFELS" (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  18. ^ "2020 List of Films". Animaze Montreal International Animation Festival. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  19. ^ Vivarelli, Nick (2017-05-23). "More Than Half of Doha Film Institute's New Grants Go to Women Arab Auteurs". Variety. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  20. ^ Goodfellow2017-05-23T06:00:00+01:00, Melanie. "Annemarie Jacir, Mohamed Ben Attia clinch DFI funding". Screen. Retrieved 2024-08-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ "الكويتي الوزان يغزو «كان» بـ«عربة الفلافل»!". Alrai-media (in Arabic). 2014-05-18. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  22. ^ Ritman, Alex (2014-11-12). "Dubai Festival Adds Bill Murray, Dustin Hoffman Films to Lineup". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  23. ^ "2019 WINNERS – December 4 2021". Retrieved 2022-03-30.
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