Ameen Nayfeh

Ameen Nayfeh (Arabic: أمين نايفه; born 1988) is a Palestinian film director and writer.^[1][2] He is best known for his work on the feature film 200 Meters and short film The Crossing.^[3][4]

Ameen Nayfeh
Born	1988 (age 35–36) Palestine
Occupation(s)	Director, writer
Years active	2012–present

Life and career

Nayfeh was born in Tulkarm, Palestine. He graduated with a B.Sc. in nursing from Al-Quds University and an MFA in Cinematic studies from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts.^[5] His debut feature film 200 Meters, starring Ali Suliman, about a Palestinian family separated by the Israeli wall, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2020.^[6]

Filmography

Year	Film	Director	Writer	Note
2020	200 Meters	Yes	Yes	Feature film
2017	The Crossing	Yes	Yes	Short film
2014	Suspended Time 'Zaman Muaalaq'	Yes	Yes	Segment:Interference
2012	The Eid Gift	Yes		Documentary short
2012	The Uppercut	Yes		Documentary short
2012	3:30		Yes	Short film

Awards and nominations

Year	Result	Award	Category	Work	Ref.
2024	Won	Sahara International Film Festival	White Camel winner	200 meters	[7]
2021	Won	Fajr International Film Festival	Best Script	200 Meters	[8]
	Won		Best Film
	Won	Atlanta Jewish Film Festival	Human Rights Jury Prize		[9]
	Nominated	Camerimage	Directors' Debuts		[10]
2020	Won	Thessaloniki International Film Festival	Best Feature Film		[11]
	Won		Special Jury Award for Best Director
	Won	International Film Festival of India	CFT UNESCO - Gandhi Award		[12]
	Won	Golden Rooster Awards	Best International Film		[13]
	Won	Le Giornate degli Autori	The BNL People's Choice Award		[14]
	Won	El Gouna Film Festival	FIPRESCI Award		[15]
	Won		Cinema for Humanity Prize
2018	Nominated	Carthage Film Festival	Best Narrative Short Film	The Crossing	[16]
2017	Nominated	Dubai International Film Festival	Best Film - Short

References

1. "The long journey of Palestinian director Ameen Nayfeh's '200 Meters'". arabnews.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. "Encore! - Director Ameen Nayfeh captures the '200 metres' gulf between Israelis and Palestinians". France 24. 11 June 2021.
3. "Ameen Nayfeh Explores 'Absurdity' of Life in Palestine in '200 Meters'". variety.com. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. El-Haroun, Zainah (14 October 2021). "'We want our stories to travel': Netflix launches Palestinian film collection". reuters.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
5. "Ameen Nayfeh". fipresci.org. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
6. "Filmmaker Ameen Nayfeh debuts at Venice: 'I don't want people to look at Palestinians as victims'". thenationalnews.com. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. "FiSahara 2024 embraces Palestine and awards the film '200 meters' with the White Camel". FI-Sahara. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
8. "Fajr International Film Festival 2021: Full List of Winners". fajriff.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
9. "Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Names Winners". atlantajewishtimes.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
10. "'Titane', 'Passing' and 'A Cop Movie' among Camerimage 2021 nominees". screendaily.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
11. "Identifying Features scoops Thessaloniki's Golden Alexander". cineuropa.org. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
12. "51st International Film Festival of India: Winners list". indianexpress.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
13. "'200 Meters' Arab Critics' Award Nomination". blogs.sydneysbuzz.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
14. "200 Meters wins the BNL Gruppo BNP Paribas People's Choice Award". giornatedegliautori.com. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
15. "All the winners of the 4th El Gouna Film Festival unveiled". arabnews.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
16. "THE CROSSING". jcctunisie.org. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

• Ameen Nayfeh at IMDb