Ziad H. Hamzeh

Ziad H Hamzeh Director, Producer, Writer. Ziad's body of work as a director, producer and writer has earned over forty awards and honors. Most recently Ziad produced The Island Of Forgiveness starring Claudia Cardinale. The film is slotted for release in 2021. Prior work include producing The Flower of Aleppo starring Hend Sabry and executive produced Dreams I Never Had starring Malcolm McDowell. The Flower Of Aleppo was honored as Tunisia's entry into both the 2017 Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. The Flower was chosen to be the opening night event at the prestigious Carthage Film Festival. Irrefutable Proof, a dramatic thriller Ziad directed and produced, swept the Beverly Hills Film Festival earning three of the fest's highest awards: the Golden Palm, Best Actress, and Best Cinematography. He shared the Abu Dhabi Film Festival's Black Pearl Award for Best Producer for the film Always Brando, which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Always Brando also received the Best Picture Award from the Alexandria Film Festival and the Jury Prize from the Algerian Film Festival. Ziad's Academy Award qualifying documentary The Letter: An American Town and the Somali Invasion has won numerous awards and accolades and was heralded as Critics Pick by New York Magazine. Woman, a documentary he shot on location in Syria, once again earned Ziad the Beverly Hills Film Festival's highest honor, the Golden Palm Award. ¡Henry O! garnered Best Documentary honors at the BHFF as well as the Best of Fest Award from the Breckenridge Film Festival and the Accolades Award for Excellence in Film. His critically acclaimed feature film Shadow Glories has been heralded as "Powerful and distinctive. A mature, accomplished work. . . strong, stylish and uncompromising" by Kevin Thomas, film critic for The Los Angeles Times.