Biography

Biography Husseiin Hassan is a well-known director, writer and actor in Kurdistan. In 2006 he shot his first feature film "Narcissus Blossom" which was screened at the Panorama section at the 56th Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Berlinale) and at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was awarded with the Amnesty International Film Prize at the Berlinale. In 2009 Hassan finished his second feature film as writer and director called "Herman" which premiered at Pusan International Film Festival. Hassan also directed 29 episodes for the Kurdish TV-Drama "Dilan" which was screened at KurdSat in 2008. He also directed ten episodes of the KurdSat TV-Drama "My Dream" from 2009 to 2010. Although constantly working on his own film projects since 2006, Hassan is also successful as actor. He played the leading role in Shawkat Amin Korki's awarded film "Crossing the Dust" (2006) and was the main actor in Korki's award-winning film "Memories on Stone" (2014). Recently, he acted in Batin Ghobadi's "Mardan" (2014) which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. It was the official "Oscar" suggestion from Iraq in 2014. In 2016 Hassan's feature film "Reseba: The Dark Wind" won several prestigious prizes such as UNESCO Award at the Asian Pacific Screen Award, the Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Fest, and the FIPRESCI Prize at Dhaka International Film Festival (2017). The film is a about a young Yazidi couple preparing for their marriage when radical Islamist militants attack their village in Iraq. From that moment onward their lives are turned into a living nightmare, challenging the question "Does love truly conquer all?".
- IMDb mini biography by: Written By: mîtosfilm & Cifarelli Talent Consulting

Hussein Hassan Ali is a well-known director, writer and actor from Iraqi Kurdistan. In 2006, he shot his first feature film as writer-director "Narcissus Blossom". It screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and won the Amnesty International Film Prize at the 56th Berlinale. In 2009 Ali finished his second feature film "Herman" as writer and director. It premiered at Pusan International Film Festival and was nominated as Best International Feature at the Santa Barbara International Film Fest. Between 2008 and 2010 he directed 29 episodes of the TV drama "Dilan" and 10 episodes of the series, "My Dream", both for KurdSat. In 2016 Hassan Ali's 3rd feature film "Reseba: The Dark Wind" won several prestigious prizes such as UNESCO Award at the Asian Pacific Screen Award, the Best Feature Film, Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Fest, and the FIPRESCI Prize at Dhaka International Film Festival 2017. In 2021 he shot his 4th feature film THE RAIN BRIDE, and directed 24 episodes of the original TV drama series, "AxuTax/Soil and Replace" for WAAR TV. Although constantly working on his own film projects, Hassan Ali is also a successful actor. He played the leading role in Shawkat Amin Korki's award-winning films "Crossing the Dust" in 2006 and "Memories on Stone" in 2014. This film was the "Oscar" submission for Iraq. In 2014, he played the leading role in Batin Ghobadi's "Mardan", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was also the official "Oscar" submission for Iraq that year. He made his debut in English in the Spanish/Finnish TV series "Peacemaker" (2020). His most recent feature film "The Rain Bride" won 5 top prizes at the Duhok International Film Festival 2022, including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Special Mention for Cinematography.
- IMDb mini biography by: Cifarelli Talent Consulting & mîtosfilm