Name Mahmoud Sabbagh | Role Filmmaker | |
 | ||
Movies and TV shows The Story of Hamza Shehata, Cash | ||
Mahmoud sabbagh i believe in saudi tiff 2016
Mahmoud Sabbagh, or Mah Sabbagh (Arabic: مَحْمُود صباغ; born March 1983) is an independent Saudi filmmaker, producer, and writer. Sabbagh has been a major pioneer of independent cinema in Saudi Arabia since the 2013. His debut feature, titled Barakah Meets Barakah, premiered at Berlin Film Festival in 2016; becoming the first feature film from Saudi Arabia to screen in the festival. His debut film was also selected as the entry of Saudi Arabia for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards.
Contents
Sabbagh was named on the jury for the Best First Feature Award at the 67th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sabbagh is also known locally by the documentary The Story of Hamza Shehata (2013). Sabbagh also created/directed the provocative TV/web drama series Cash (2014); a 10-episodes drama series shot in cinema style. Sabbagh holds a master's degree of science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where he studied storytelling filmmaking.
He speaks fluent English and Arabic. He lives in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.