Kamal Aljafari

Kamal Aljafari - also written Kamal Jafari (Arabic: كمال جعفري، كمال الجعفري ) is an acclaimed Palestinian filmmaker and artist.

His work has been shown worldwide at film festivals such as the Berlinale, Locarno, Viennale and Rotterdam. and museums such as the MoMA and Tate Modern.^[1]^[2] He attended the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and now lives in Berlin, Germany.

In 2004 he received the Friedrich Vordemberge Stipendium of the city of Cologne, 2005 Stipendium der Stiftung Kunstfonds, 2005-2006 Imhoff-Stiftung Studio Stipendium at the Kölnischer Kunstverein.

In 2009, he was a featured artist at the 2009 Robert Flaherty Film seminar in New York and was the Benjamin White Whitney fellow at Harvard University through 2009-2010.^[3]

He taught filmmaking at The New School in New York. 2011-2013, Kamal Aljafari was a senior lecturer at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin.^[4] He was also a Film Study Center-Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University.^[5]

In 2021 he was jury member for Leopard of tomorrow section of 74th Locarno Film Festival, and jury member for Burning Lights Competition of Visions du Réel, Nyon. https://kamalaljafari.art/

Filmography[]

Visit Iraq 2003 (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer) short
The Roof 2006 (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer)^[6]
Balconies 2007 (Director/Writer/Producer) short
Port of Memory 2009 (Director/Writer)^[7]
Recollection 2015 (Director/Writer/Editor/Cinematographer/Producer)^[2]
It’s a Long Way from Amphioxus 2019 (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer) short
An Unusual Summer 2020 (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer)
A Fidai Film 2021-2022 (Director/Writer/Editor/Producer)
Beirut 1931 2022 (Director/Writer//Producer)

Awards and honors[]

Visual Arts Award from the Academy of Media Arts Cologne (2004, won)^[3] das Friedrich Vordemberge-Stipendium der Stadt Köln.
Stipendium der Stiftung Kunstfonds 2004
Imhoff-Stiftung Studio Stipendium, Kölnischer Kunstverein 2005-2006.
Best Soundtrack at the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film in France (2007, won - The Roof)^[8]
Best International On Screen Award at the Images Festival in Toronto (2008, won - The Roof)^[8]
Louis Marcorelles Prize at the Cinéma du Réel (2010, won - Port of Memory)^{[citation needed]}
Jury member for International Documentary Program of 34th Torino Film Festival 2016 https://www.raccontardicinema.it/2016/11/29/34-torino-film-festival-i-premi/?lang=de
Best film 10th Lanzarote Film Festival Spain 2020 (2020, won - "An Anusual Summer") http://muestradecinedelanzarote.com/en/previous-editions/10th-edition-2020/awards-and-jury/
Jury prize 40th Filmmaker Festival Milan 2020 (2020, won - "An Anusual Summer") https://www.filmmakerfest.com/FilmFestival/2125
Jury member for Burning Lights Competition of Visions du Réel, Nyon 2021 https://www.visionsdureel.ch/de/news/jury-2021/
Jury member for Leopard of tomorrow section of 74th Locarno Film Festival in August 2021.^[9]

References[]

^ "Kamal Aljafari | The Cinematheque". thecinematheque.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Lee, Shimrit (2016-03-07). "Reclaiming Phantoms in Kamal Aljafari's "Recollection"". Warscapes Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Himada, Nasrin (September 28, 2010). "This Place They Dried From The Sea: An Interview with Kamal Aljafari". Montréal Serai. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ "dffb › blog". www.dffb.de. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ "An Evening with Kamal Aljafari - Harvard Film Archive". hcl.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ Tedone, Gaia (March 28, 2012). "Kamal Aljafari: Inhabiting Gestures (review)". Afterall. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ webadmin. "Kamal Aljafari's Port of Memory | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ""Visit Iraq" (2003) and "The Roof" (2006)". The Middle East Center at Penn. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
^ "74th Locarno Film Festival (Concorso Internazionale: Jury)". Locarno Film Festival. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

Official website

[:0-1] "Kamal Aljafari | The Cinematheque". thecinematheque.ca. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[:4-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Lee, Shimrit (2016-03-07). "Reclaiming Phantoms in Kamal Aljafari's "Recollection"". Warscapes Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[:7-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Himada, Nasrin (September 28, 2010). "This Place They Dried From The Sea: An Interview with Kamal Aljafari". Montréal Serai. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[4] "dffb › blog". www.dffb.de. Archived from the original on 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[:1-5] "An Evening with Kamal Aljafari - Harvard Film Archive". hcl.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[:8-6] Tedone, Gaia (March 28, 2012). "Kamal Aljafari: Inhabiting Gestures (review)". Afterall. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[7] webadmin. "Kamal Aljafari's Port of Memory | Filmmaker Magazine". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[:2-8] Jump up to: ^a ^b ""Visit Iraq" (2003) and "The Roof" (2006)". The Middle East Center at Penn. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

[9] "74th Locarno Film Festival (Concorso Internazionale: Jury)". Locarno Film Festival. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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