Feras Fayyad
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Born | September 20, 1984 Aleppo |
Occupation | Director, screenwriter, editor, actor, producer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Feras Fayyad (born September 20, 1984) is a Syrian film director, producer, writer, editor and cinematographer, best known for his 2017 documentary Last Men in Aleppo, that earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards and nominations including Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, making him the first Syrian director to be nominated for an Oscar. Fayyad also won an Emmy award for Best Current Affairs Documentary.
Fayyad and his team were not able to attend the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, as his visa was rejected in response to President Trump's Executive Order 13780.[1][2]
As a result of making Last Men in Aleppo, Fayyad became the subject of a vicious effort to discredit his work by pro-Putin, Russian hackers.[3] In testimony in Koblenz courtroom, Feras give key testimony against a war criminal worked for Syrian regime who involved in fayyad’s torture as result for his testimony he turned as Subject to an organized attack from tabloid anti-migrants websites.[4]
Filmography[]
- Director
- 2013: Wide Shot-Close Shot (TV Movie documentary)
- 2013: Windows' (TV Movie documentary)
- 2016: Between the Fighter in Syria (TV Series documentary)
- 2017: Last Men in Aleppo (Documentary) (directed by)
- 2018: The Good Enemy (Documentary)
- 2019: The Cave
- Writer
- 2013: Wide Shot-Close Shot (TV Movie documentary)
- 2013: Windows' (TV Movie documentary)
- 2016: Between the Fighter in Syria (TV Series documentary)
- 2017: Last Men in Aleppo (Documentary) (directed by)
- 2018: The Good Enemy (Documentary)
- 2019: The Cave
- Producer
- 2017: One Day in Aleppo (Short, producer)
- Editor
- 2013: Train of Silence (Short)
- 2013: Untold Stories (Documentary)
- 2017: One Day in Aleppo (Short)
- Other
- 2013: Train of Silence (Short, Actor)
- 2013: Untold Stories (Documentary, art director)
- 2013: Train of Silence (Short, composer)
Awards and nominations[]
- 92nd Academy Awards - Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
- 90th Academy Awards - Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
- 2017 Sundance Film Festival - World Documentary Grand Jury Prize
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature
- 2017 Peabody Award - Best Documentary
- 2017 Copenhagen International Documentary Festival - CPH:DOX Grand Prize for Best Documentary Feature
- 2019 Toronto International Film Festival - People's Choice Award, Documentaries: The Cave
References[]
- ^ "'Last Men in Aleppo' nominees prevented from attending Oscars". EW.com. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "'Last Men in Aleppo' Team Prevented From Attending Oscars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "'Russia wants to hack the Oscars': smear campaign targets Syrian nominee". 6 February 2018.
- ^ "Syrian Filmmaker Speaks Out On Torture: 'I Was Holding This Pain For A Long Time'". NPR.org.
External links[]
- Feras Fayyad at IMDb
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Syrian film producers
- Syrian screenwriters
- Syrian film directors
- Syrian filmmakers