Abdullah Al-Eyaf (Arabic: عبدالله آل عيا٠‎; born
October 31, 1976) is a Saudi Arabian film director also known as
Abdullah Al Eyaf and Abdullah Aleyaf. He directed many award-winning
films. His first film was a 42-minutes documentary Cinema 500 km which
discusses the ban on cinemas in Saudi Arabia by following a young
Saudi movie fan during his first trip outside the country just to
experience his first ever film in a theater. Al-Eyaf's second project
was a 19 minutes short film called Etaar (aka "A Frame"). The third
short film he made was the 23-minutes drama Matar (Rain) which was
shown in many international film festivals around the world. The last
project was the short "Aayesh" in 2010 which won Gulf Film Festival
award for best short, Aayesh was well received by the audience and the
critics.Abdullah Al-Eyaf works as an engineer for a living. He wrote a
weekly column in Al-Riyadh newspaper 2007-2010. In 2007, he also
co-established and edited a weekly cinema page for the Al-Watan
newspaper.Abdullah has been a jury member of many film festivals such
as Gulf Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
October 31, 1976) is a Saudi Arabian film director also known as
Abdullah Al Eyaf and Abdullah Aleyaf. He directed many award-winning
films. His first film was a 42-minutes documentary Cinema 500 km which
discusses the ban on cinemas in Saudi Arabia by following a young
Saudi movie fan during his first trip outside the country just to
experience his first ever film in a theater. Al-Eyaf's second project
was a 19 minutes short film called Etaar (aka "A Frame"). The third
short film he made was the 23-minutes drama Matar (Rain) which was
shown in many international film festivals around the world. The last
project was the short "Aayesh" in 2010 which won Gulf Film Festival
award for best short, Aayesh was well received by the audience and the
critics.Abdullah Al-Eyaf works as an engineer for a living. He wrote a
weekly column in Al-Riyadh newspaper 2007-2010. In 2007, he also
co-established and edited a weekly cinema page for the Al-Watan
newspaper.Abdullah has been a jury member of many film festivals such
as Gulf Film Festival and Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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