Israa al-Kamali
Screenwriter @IOM - UN Migration
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WORK HISTORY
Screenwriter @IOM - UN Migration
QA
Commissioned to write a screenplay for International Office of Migration in Doha, Qatar based on their book “Through Their Eyes: The Untold Stories of Migrant Domestic Workers in Qatar”
EDUCATION
New York Film Academy
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Filmmaking
The International School of Choueifat
High School Diploma, High School Diploma
Georgetown University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Culture and Politics
SKILLS
ABOUT ISRAA AL-KAMALI
Israa Al-Kamali is a multi-award winning director, screenwriter, producer, and co-founder of the Independent Iraqi Film Festival. Al-Kamali is a fellow at the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting by The Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences where her debut feature screenplay \"The Anxious Place\" was a Quarterfinalist. The script was also a quarterfinalist in Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, San Francisco International Screenwriting & Cinema, an honorable mention in Big Apple Film Festival Agents and Managers Networking Lab, and a finalist in Ouchy Film Awards in Switzerland. Her short film \"Instincts\" won Best Horror and Best Indie as well as received an honorable mention at various festivals. It was an official selection at multiple festivals and as part of the Opening Night in some: Chicago Underground Film Festival (30th edition), which is the longest running film festival in the world, Burbank International Film Festival (15th edition), Santa Monica International Film Festival (18th edition), The Valley Film Festival (23rd edition), and more. Her work has been screened at some of the most popular cinemas in Hollywood such as AMC 16 in the heart of the world’s media city in Burbank, North Hollywood’s Laemmle theaters, and LA Live Regal theater. In addition to her filmmaking work, Al-Kamali is the co-founder of the Independent Iraqi Film Festival in 2020, the first independent film festival of its kind. The festival was featured in various international platforms such as GQ Magazine, Al-Jazeera, BBC, etc. and received wide success and appreciation.
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