Ameen Nayfeh

Palestinian film director and writer

Ameen Nayfeh

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

Ameen Nayfeh (Arabic: أمين نايفه) 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]

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

References

^ "The long journey of Palestinian director Ameen Nayfeh's '200 Meters'". arabnews.com. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Encore! - Director Ameen Nayfeh captures the '200 metres' gulf between Israelis and Palestinians". France 24. 11 June 2021.
^ "Ameen Nayfeh Explores 'Absurdity' of Life in Palestine in '200 Meters'". variety.com. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ El-Haroun, Zainah (14 October 2021). "'We want our stories to travel': Netflix launches Palestinian film collection". reuters.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Ameen Nayfeh". fipresci.org. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ "Fajr International Film Festival 2021: Full List of Winners". fajriff.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Names Winners". atlantajewishtimes.com. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
^ "'Titane', 'Passing' and 'A Cop Movie' among Camerimage 2021 nominees". screendaily.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "Identifying Features scoops Thessaloniki's Golden Alexander". cineuropa.org. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "51st International Film Festival of India: Winners list". indianexpress.com. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "'200 Meters' Arab Critics' Award Nomination". blogs.sydneysbuzz.com. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ "All the winners of the 4th El Gouna Film Festival unveiled". arabnews.com. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ "THE CROSSING". jcctunisie.org. Retrieved 1 February 2022.