Bader Alhomoud

Bader Alhomoud
Born1985
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active2008 – present

Bader Alhomoud (Arabic: بدر الحمود) is a Saudi Arabian film director and screenwriter.[1][2]

Career

Alhomoud started directing films in 2008. He directed the film The Bliss of Being No One, which won many awards including Best Muhr Gulf Short at Dubai International Film Festival,[3][4] the Special Jury Prize at the Beirut International Film Festival[5][6] and Best Script award at Saudi Film Festival.[7] The film has been screened in numerous festivals such as the Gulf Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi Film Festival and has won other awards.[8] His film Monopoly, which discusses the housing situation in Saudi Arabia, has made an effective social impact on YouTube.[9]

Selected filmography

  • White & White (2008)
  • Shorood (2009)
  • Daken (2010)
  • Monopoly (2011)
  • Karwah (2012)
  • Book of Sand (2013)
  • Pen of Mirrors (2014)
  • Scrap (2015)
  • The Bliss of Being No One (2017)

References

  1. ^ Bader Alhomoud
  2. ^ یالمخرج السعودي بدر الحمود: هذه اللحظات التي أتمنى أن تتكرر ولن تتكرر!
  3. ^ Two Saudi films to feature in DIFF’s Muhr Gulf Short
  4. ^ Saudi filmmaker Bader Al-Homoud receives the "best Muhr Gulf Short" award from Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum
  5. ^ Bliss of Being No One of the Saudi Bader Alhomoud wins the Jury Special Prize Iranian and Turkish movies win most of the awards of the 17th edition of Beirut International Film Festival
  6. ^ 2017:17th Edition Awards
  7. ^ Bliss of Being No One
  8. ^ Official Gulf Shorts Competition at GFF presents the best in short film-making
  9. ^ Monopoly : The Saudi Short-Film Which Went a ... - HuffPost


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