Draft:Rana Kazkaz
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Rana Kazkaz (born May 4, 1971) is a Syrian-American award-winning filmmaker and Associate Professor at Northwestern University in Qatar.[1] She is known for her short film Mare Nostrum, which was selected in over 100 film festivals, including Sundance in 2017,[2] and won more than 40 international prizes,[3] and her feature film The Translator, which was selected for the Toronto International Film Festival in 2020.
Early Life and Education[edit]
Rana Kazkaz was born in Grenoble.[4] She received her BA from Oberlin College and MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. She also studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School in Russia, the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut. She was also selected for the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women as well as Ryan Murphy's Half Initiative.[5][6][7]
Career[edit]
Kazkaz has produced, written and directed several films that focus on Syrian stories. Among her notable works are Kemo Sabe (2007), Deaf Day (2011), Searching for the Translator (2016), Mare Nostrum (2016) and The Translator (2020).[8] The Translator draws on Kazkaz's own experience when forced to leave Syria with her children at the outset of the Syrian revolution in 2011.[9]
Kazkaz's current film projects include The Hakawati's Daughter and Honest Politics. Her work has been featured in international publications such as Le Monde[10] and The New York Times,[11] among others.
She has been awarded Macdowell[12] and Buffett Fellowships[13] and is a member of the Académie des César.
Publications[edit]
Kazkaz's articles have been published in the Journal of Screenwriting[14] and Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media.[15]
Filmography[edit]
| Title | Year |
|---|---|
| Kemo Sabe | 2007 |
| Deaf Day | 2011 |
| Searching for the Translator | 2015 |
| Mare Nostrum | 2016 |
| Translator | 2020 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Rana Kazkaz". www.qatar.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Sundance Institute Announces Shorts For 2017 Sundance Film Festival - sundance.org". December 6, 2016.
- ^ Croot, Cynthia (2019). "Taking Refuge / Syria: A Cast Study for Interdisciplinary Collaboration". In Murrell, Audrey J.; Petrie-Wyman, Jennifer L.; Soudi, Abdesalam (eds.). Diversity Across the Disciplines: Research on People, Policy, Process, and Paradigm. IAP. p. 42. ISBN 9781641139212.
- ^ "Film Fatales | Rana Kazkaz". www.filmfatales.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Mentees | HALF Initiative". half.
- ^ "Tribeca Film Institute". www.tfiny.org. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Rana Kazkaz | TorinoFilmLab". www.torinofilmlab.it. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "The Translator - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Filmmaker tells 10-year journey of making 'The Translator'". Gulf News. April 21, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "« Le Traducteur » : un thriller politique dans la Syrie de Bachar Al-Assad". Le Monde (in French). October 13, 2021.
- ^ Daniels, Robert (2022-02-25). "Five Action Movies to Stream Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-22.
- ^ "Meet Our Artists". MacDowell. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Feature Films and Global Crises with Rana Kazkaz: Buffett Institute for Global Affairs - Northwestern University". buffett.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ Kazkaz, Rana (September 1, 2020). "The Hakawati's Daughter: How the Syrian revolution inspired a rewrite". Journal of Screenwriting. 11 (Women in Screenwriting): 303–312. doi:10.1386/josc_00035_1. S2CID 230674199.
- ^ Kazkaz, Rana (December 10, 2019). "Refugee status: Privileged". Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media (18): 145–159. doi:10.33178/alpha.18.11. S2CID 213261505 – via www.alphavillejournal.com.
External links[edit]
- Rana Kazkaz at IMDb
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