1. Rana Kazkaz - Northwestern University in Qatar
Rana Kazkaz, an award-winning filmmaker, is an associate professor of communication in residence at Northwestern Qatar who teaches narrative filmmaking.
Rana Kazkaz, an award-winning filmmaker, is an associate professor of communication in residence at Northwestern Qatar who teaches narrative filmmaking. Kazkaz’s films have been recognized at the world’s leading film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Tallinn, Tribeca, and Abu Dhabi.
2. Rana Kazkaz - MacDowell Fellow in Film/Video Arts
Rana Kazkaz is an award-winning filmmaker and professor at Northwestern University's Qatar campus. Her films have been recognized at the world's leading film ...
Rana Kazkaz is an award-winning filmmaker and professor at Northwestern University's Qatar campus. Her films have been recognized at the world’s leading film festivals, Her current film projects include The Hakawati’s Daughter and Honest Politics. In 2021, she named to the Académie des César and was awarded the Roberta Buffett Visiting Professorship at Northwestern.
3. Kazkaz's The Translator to premiere in France
6 okt 2021 · The Translator, a feature film by Northwestern Qatar Professor Rana Kazkaz, is set to have its premiere at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris.
The Translator, a feature film by Northwestern Qatar Professor Rana Kazkaz, is set to have its premiere at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, a day before its release in cinemas in France on October 13, 2021. The film has already been released in Switzerland and will be released in other parts of the world, including the United States, in early 2022. The film follows the tale of a translator, Sami, who is living in exile in Australia. Haunted by feelings of guilt for having abandoned his family, Sami recognizes his responsibility to his country and family and returns to Syria to help free his activist brother, who has been arrested by the government at the outset of the revolution in 2011. “The Translator is a way to hold myself accountable and to be self-critical for not participating in the revolution,” said Kazkaz, who was living in Damascus when people took to the streets in cities across Syria. She recalls when the fear that prevailed at the start of the revolution forced her “to stay at home, too afraid to let the kids go to school and to suddenly recognize a level of suspicion that was pervading our society at that time.” Coinciding with the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, Kazkaz says what is more tragic than the Syrian government’s response to the calls for democracy is the “horrible breakdown of society - people no longer feel safe enough to be human.” She hopes the film’s release at this critical time will highlight the toll on human relationships and morali...
4. The Translator - Dar Jacir
Rana Kazkaz & Anas Khalaf are Syrian with dual French and American nationalities. They both live in Doha after leaving Damascus due to the Syrian conflict. They ...
The Translator Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf Palestine Cinema Days November 5, 2021. 20:00 The TranslatorDirected by Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf 105...
5. Minnesota St. Paul International Film Festival shows Arab Critics ...
Anas and Rana Kazkaz have two children and live in Doha after having left Damascus as a result of the on-going Syrian conflict. Anas is a graduate of the ...
Rana Kazkaz and Ansa khalif’s suspenseful and compassionate story of a family caught in protesting the Syrian regime resonates today.
6. THE TRANSLATOR, directed by Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf
Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf present their new feature film nouveau long-métrage « THE TRANSLATOR » (L'Atelier 2017), Arte Prize at the 70th Festival de Cannes.
See AlsoMarquette Gas PricesIn 2000, Sami was the translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney. While translating, he made a slip of the tongue forcing him to stay in Australia
7. Rana Kazkaz | Qatar Foundation
Bevat niet: 2021 | Resultaten tonen met:2021
Rana Kazkaz is an assistant professor of communication in residence at Northwestern University in Qatar. Kazkaz is an award-winning filmmaker, whose films have been recognized at the world’s leading film festivals including Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca, Abu Dhabi and others. Her expertise and interests include film production, Arab cinema, stories of Syria.
8. The Translator de Rana Kazkaz, Anas Khalaf (2020) - Unifrance
... was the Arabic-English translator for the Syrian Olympic team in Sydney, Australia. A slip of the tongue forced him to stay in Australia and live in exile ...
Located in Paris, Unifrance employs around 50 staff members, as well as representatives based in the U.S. China and Japan. The organisation currently brings together more than 1,000 French cinema and TV content professionals (producers, talents, agents, sales companies, etc.) working together to promote French films and TV programmes among foreign audiences, industry executives and media.
9. "The Translator" Brings the Syrian Dilemma to the Big Screen
7 feb 2022 · Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf are Syrian with dual French and American nationalities. They live in Doha after leaving Damascus due to the Syrian ...
TMR editor Jordan Elgrably reviews the recent feature film from directors Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf.
10. Review: The Translator - Cineuropa
18 nov 2020 · 18/11/2020 - Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf recount the recent turbulent history of Syria in an action-packed thriller that has echoes of ...
18/11/2020 - Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf recount the recent turbulent history of Syria in an action-packed thriller that has echoes of Costa-Gavras
11. Rana Kazkaz | Institute for Creative Research
Bevat niet: 2021 | Resultaten tonen met:2021
The VCUarts Qatar Institute for Creative Research is the first institute in Qatar and the SWANA region dedicated to advancing discourse across creative domains. Established in 2022, the ICR is a vibrant and dynamic community of faculty researchers, students, and alumni that have a unified drive to contribute to the local and global creative ecosystems through multi and transdisciplinary research, scholarship, and creative practices.
