Dina Emam | |
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Born | Dina Emam |
Nationality | American, Egyptian |
Alma mater | New York University, Columbia University |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Known for | Yomeddine (2018) |
Website | www.dinaemam.com |
Dina Emam is an Egyptian-American film producer. She was named Variety magazine's 10 Producers to Watch in 2018. [1] She lives in Cairo and New York City. [2]
She graduated from the Columbia University with an MFA in Creative Producing. [3]
Emam was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
Emam previously worked at MTV Networks, New York City, in Television Market Research and Production Management. [2]
In 2018, the film she produced titled, Yomeddine, [4] premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France, [5] where it won the Francois Chalais Prize. [6] Both she and the film's director/writer, Abu Bakr (A.B.) Shawky were present earlier to graze the occasion. [3] [7] The film later became Egypt's official selection in the Best Foreign-Language Film category for the 2019 Academy Award. [2] [8] She also participated in the El-Gouna International Film Festival (GIFF) 2018 press conference. [9]
She served in the 36th Cairo International Film Festival as the Assistant Artistic Director [6] and as a moderator at the 2019 Cairo Film Festival Industry Days on the topic, "Is There Life After Co-Production?". [10]
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Yomeddine | Producer | ||
2015 | I Say Dust | Producer | Short film | [11] [12] |
Dina Emam | |
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Born | Dina Emam |
Nationality | American, Egyptian |
Alma mater | New York University, Columbia University |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 2011 - present |
Known for | Yomeddine (2018) |
Website | www.dinaemam.com |
Dina Emam is an Egyptian-American film producer. She was named Variety magazine's 10 Producers to Watch in 2018. [1] She lives in Cairo and New York City. [2]
She graduated from the Columbia University with an MFA in Creative Producing. [3]
Emam was born in Alexandria, Egypt and raised in Brooklyn, NY.
Emam previously worked at MTV Networks, New York City, in Television Market Research and Production Management. [2]
In 2018, the film she produced titled, Yomeddine, [4] premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in France, [5] where it won the Francois Chalais Prize. [6] Both she and the film's director/writer, Abu Bakr (A.B.) Shawky were present earlier to graze the occasion. [3] [7] The film later became Egypt's official selection in the Best Foreign-Language Film category for the 2019 Academy Award. [2] [8] She also participated in the El-Gouna International Film Festival (GIFF) 2018 press conference. [9]
She served in the 36th Cairo International Film Festival as the Assistant Artistic Director [6] and as a moderator at the 2019 Cairo Film Festival Industry Days on the topic, "Is There Life After Co-Production?". [10]
Year | Film | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2018 | Yomeddine | Producer | ||
2015 | I Say Dust | Producer | Short film | [11] [12] |