Director

Rashid Masharawi

Directing

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 976275

IMDb ID: nm0556301

Known for: Directing

Born: January 1, 1962

Age: 64

Place of birth: Gaza, Palestine

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1982 - 2025

Years active: 44

Wikidata: Q3419825

Also known as

Rashid Mashrawi

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Director (10)Producer (4)Supervising Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Rashid Masharawi (Arabic: رشيد مشهراوي; born 1962) is a Palestinian film director, born in Gaza in 1962 to a family of refugees from Jaffa. He grew up in the Shati refugee camp. Rashid Masharawi lives and works in Ramallah, where he founded the Cinema Production and Distribution Center in 1996 with the aim of promoting local film productions. He also sponsors a mobile cinema, which allows him to screen films in Palestinian refugee camps. Other projects include the annual Kids Film Festival and major workshops on film production and directing. Rashid Masharawi regularly organises readings and discussion forums at the Al-Matal cultural centre. Through his documentaries and feature films, he has made a name for himself as a film artist and has received several film awards.

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