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Mahmoud Al Massad is an award-winning Jordanian/ Dutch director, script writer and producer.

He received acclaim for his feature lengths SHATTER HASSAN, RECYCLE and THIS IS MY PICTURE WHEN I WAS DEAD and BLESSED BENEFIT reaching audiences worldwide.

His films were screened at over 200 film festival globally among them Cannes, Sundance, Rotterdam, IDFA and Toronto. RECYCLE received the World Best Cinematography Award at Sundance in 2008 Al Massad's film Blessed Benefit won three international script awards and premiered in 2016 at Toronto International Film Festival. The film also won the NETPAC jury award for the Best Asian film as well as the Special jury award for best actor at Warsaw Film Festival. The film exclusively featured on Netflix.

The Arab World Child Association chose Al Massad to be the 2002 Arab Ambassador of Culture. His films were used in the curriculum of film academies in Amsterdam, Cologne and Madrid. He instructed film making and storytelling workshops in universities in several countries such as Jordan, Egypt, San Francisco and Spain to name a few. He also participated as a jury member and speaker at many film festivals panels worldwide.

Al Massad is currently developing a new feature documentary, Cinema Kawakeb and is working as a creative advisor for international film projects

Awards

Mahmoud al Massad

Fribourg International Film Festival

San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

CPH:DOX

Dubai International Film Festival

Five Continents International Film Festival

South Film and Arts Academy Festival

Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival

Ramsgate International Film & TV Festival

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