1987Nominee
Best Performance
Arab Camera
Omar Amiralay
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Damascus, Syria
January 1, 1944
Biography
Omar Amiralay (Arabic: عمر أميرالاي) (1944 — 5 February 2011)was a Syrian documentary film director and prominent civil society activist. He is noted for the strong political criticism in his films and played a prominent role in the events of the Damascus Spring of 2000.
Photo
Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1992Nominee
Best Picture
The Night
1995Nominee
Best Director
Moudarres
Career Highlights
1987Highlight
Best Picture
The Dream
1994Highlight
Best Director
Light and Shadows, the Last of the Pioneers: Nazih Shahbandar