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Qays Sheikh Najib
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Qays Sheikh Najib is a Syrian actor who was born on June 15, 1977 in Damascus. His father was the actor Mohamed El Sheikh Najib, and his mother was a dancer in one of the popular arts troupes. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in 1988, and appeared in a number of important dramas, including “Ayam Shamiya” (Levantine Days) in 1992, “El Teyr” (The Bird) in 1998, “Salah Eddine El Ayoubi” in 2001, “El Taghreeba El Filistiniya” (Palestinian Emigration) in 2004, “Ma Malakat Aymanukum” (The Harem) in 2010, “Zaman El Barghout” (Time of the Flea) in 2012, and “El Ikhwa” (The Brotherhood) in 2014.
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Wael Ramadan
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Wael Ramadan is a Syrian actor and director of Kurdish origin. He was born in Zabadani, Syria, on January 7, 1972. His parents died when he was young, and he was raised by his aunt and his three brothers. He studied law, but he did not complete and studied theatrical arts at Al-Hali Institute, and graduated in 1996. He starred in many roles such as in The Camel, Secrets of the City, The Last Flower, and Tomorrow Is Better. He is known for his love for music, as he plays 12 musical instruments. Wael recently turned to directing, where he directed a variety of series for the Kuwaiti Al-Watan TV.
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Franssou Prenant
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Franssou Prenant (born 8 November 1952 in Paris) is a French filmmaker, screenwriter, editor, actress and camera operator.
Prenant studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). In 1974, she played a young Native American woman in Marco Ferreri's Don't Touch the White Woman!. Her first short film, Paradis perdu, was released in 1975. In 1977 she served as script supervisor on Robert Bresson's The Devil, Probably. From 1982 onwards, she worked as an editor for Raymond Depardon, notably on Faits divers, a documentary for which she received a nomination for the César Award for Best Editing.
Her own films have been selected at numerous festivals in France and abroad, including IndieLisboa (Portugal), the Viennale (Austria), the IFFR (Netherlands), EntreVues - Festival du film de Belfort, Côté court, and Visions du Réel (Switzerland).
Her most recent film, De la conquête, was selected in 2022 at the Rencontres du cinéma documentaire de Montreuil, the États généraux du film documentaire de Lussas, and FIDMarseille.
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Iyad Abu Al-Shamat
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A Syrian actor, born in Damascus. He graduated from the acting department at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus in 1996. He made his debut in the series A Nautical Kind of Love (1997), after which he participated in a large number of series such as Family Girls (2012), Under the Home Country's Sky (2013), and Omar ( 2012). He also has many contributions to dubbing and theater. Then, he turned to writing and wrote the series We Shall Meet Tomorrow (2015), which was a great success.
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Nadine Tahseeine Bek
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A Syrian actress who studied French literature at the University of Damascus. She is the daughter of Hossam Tahseen Baik and the sister of Rakan Tahseen Baik. Her mother is Romanian. She began acting in the series Levantine Days when she was eleven years old. Among her credits are Soft Thorns, Deer in the Forest of Wolves, and Medium Sugar. Her first directing experience was in 2014 through the short film Roznama, within the framework of her project to support youth cinema. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the Almuthanna Days for Arab Short Film Festival in Iraq. She married Syrian violinist Wassim Al Imam.
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Wafik Al Zaeem
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Wafik Al Zaeem is a Syrian actor from the city of Hammah, born in 1960. Throughout his career, Al Zaeem has worked mainly in television and radio series, including An Alley that Time Forgot, Algury's Alley. Wafik's breakthrough role was of Abu Hatim in the first five seasons of the famous Syrian television series The Alley Gate. Due to suffering from cancer, Wafik wasn't able to continue shooting his scenes in the rest of the series' seasons. Al Zaeem also wrote for television once in the series The Leader in 2011. He died of liver cancer on the 15th of March, 2014 at the age of 59.
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Barbara Palvin
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Palvin was born in Budapest. At an early age, Palvin took up football and singing, considering them her favorite hobbies. She was discovered on the streets of Budapest in 2006, at the age of 13. She shot her first editorial in the same year for Spur Magazine. Since, she's graced the covers of L'Officiel, Vogue Russia, and Glamour Hungary. Barbara made her runway debut as an exclusive for Prada during Milan Fashion Week in February 2010.She's modeled for Armani Exchange, H&M, Victoria's Secret, and in February 2012, she became an ambassador for L'Oreal Paris.
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Salma Al-Masri
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A Syrian actress, born in Damascus to an artistic family. Her grandfather was the famous oud player Omar El Naqshbandi. She graduated from the Faculty of Law at Damascus University, but she did not practice law, as she pursued a career in acting. She started her career through children's programs. She participated in many productions in theater, cinema and television, and her beginning was in the early seventies. One of her first movies was A Prank in Mexico, and her first play was King Lear, while her first television roles were in the series Fawzia, The Wings, and Narrow Paths.
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Jalal Shammout
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Jalal Shammout is a Syrian actor who was born on February 23, 1970 in Homs. He graduated from the department of acting at the High Institute of Theatrical Arts. Afterwards, he travelled to France to finish his studies. In 1993, he joined the Artists’ Syndicate. Jalal began his acting career in the mid 1980s, and he appeared in several shows, including “El Ikhwa” (The Brothers) in 1985. It wasn’t until the 1990s that he became a prolific actor; he appeared in the shows “Basma El Huzn” (Sad Smile) in 1992, “Khalf El Godran” (Behind the Walls) in 1995, “El Mahkoom” (The Convicted) in 1996, “Bint El Dhura” (Daughter of the Second Wife) in 1997, “Yaqout” (Ruby) in 1998, and “Jild El Af’ai” (Snake Skin) in 1999. From 2000 until today, Jalal has appeared in a number of dramas, including “Ayadi Fil Dhalam” (Hands the Dark) in 2000, “Salah El Din El Ayyubi” in 2001, “Saqr Quraish” in 2002, “Rabea Qurtaba” (Spring of Cordoba) in 2003, “El Hour El Ain” (The Houri) in 2005, “Ala Tool El Ayam” (Along the Days) in 2006, “Amar El Sham” in 2013, and others. He married the actress Andala Rawas after studying together at the Institute of Performing Arts. They have two daughters, Tia and Waliya.
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Tarek Abdo
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Syrian actor, born on February 2, 1989 in Damascus. He graduated from the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts, Acting Department in 2013. He participated in a black comedy show directed and supervised by Bassam Kousa. He won the award for Best Emerging Syrian Actor for the year 2014. While he was a fourth-year student, he participated in Under the Home Country's Sky (2013). He is best known for several works, such as Rings (2014), The Collar of Girls (2014), and One Month of the Old Time (2015).
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