PERSONAL DETAILS
- First Name Samia
- Surname Badih
- Country of Origin Lebanon
- Country of Residence United Arab Emirates
Biography
Samia Badih is a documentary filmmaker from Lebanon. She majored in Broadcast Journalism at the University of Maryland in 2008, after receiving her BA in English Literature and Language from Beirut Arab University. Samia currently works as the arts and culture editor at The National newspaper, a daily English paper and website based in Abu Dhabi.
PROFESSIONAL DETAILS
Filmography
Rasheed (2016) Unspoken (2017)
Prizes
- The Emerging Talent Award – the Jai Chandiram Award at the IAWRT International Documentary Awards 2017, Best Feature Documentary at the Beirut International Women Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Polish International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Barcelona International Film Festival, Best Documentary at the Mexico International Film Festival, Best Documentary Short Film at the Bahia Independent Cinema Festival, Brazil, Sound in Documentary at the Southampton International Film Festival
Position / Profession
- Director
- Education level Master of Journalism
- Years of experience ten
- Employment Full time
- Company Name The National
- Year of service one