Abrar Qari

Filmography:

  • The Lottery - Producer (2024) Short narrative film.

  • A Break - Producer (2024) Short narrative film.

  • Mera Mera Mera - Post Production Producer (2024) Short narrative film.

  • To Fade Away - Associate Producer (2023) Short narrative film.

  • Where’s The Imam? - Screenwriter and Director (2023) Short narrative film.

  • The First Fruit - Screenwriter and Director (2023) U.D. Feature film.

  • Foreign Patriot - Executive producer (2023) Short narrative film.

  • You Should Really Put That In Rice - Producer (2023) Short narrative film.

  • Boxed it - Co producer (2023) Short narrative film.

  • Fitting Day - Screenwriter and Director (2022) Short narrative film.

  • Zeba - Screenwriter and Director (2021) U.D. Feature film.

  • Countdown to G20 - Screenwriter and Producer (2020) Commercial.

  • Al-Sado - Screenwriter and Producer (2020) Short narrative film.

  • Our Bakery - Screenwriter and Director (2019) U.D. Short animated film.

  • Shokool - Screenwriter and Director (2018) Short animated film.

  • Saleem & Faheem - Screenwriter and Director (2017) short animated film.

  • Qoshoor - Screenwriter and Director (2016) short animated film.

  • The Story of Currency - Screenwriter and Director (2016) short animated documentary.

Work Experience:

Sep 2023- Now | Risk Management Review Assistant - Production office Columbia University.

Aug 2020 - Aug 2022 | Freelance Producer.

Jan 2019 - Now | Business Owner - Tabaa Studio for Printmaking.

Feb 2013 - Jun 2017 | CEO & Partner - Namaa Studio for Animation Productions.

Academic Experience:

Dec 2020 -May 2022 | Adjunct Lecturer - Animation and Film Production - Princess Nourah University.

Oct 2018 - Jan 2019 | Graphic Design and Multimedia Lecturer - International Technical Female College in Madinah.

Certificate of Excellence:

2021| Winner “ZEBA” - Arab Cienma Award - Rotterdam International Film Festival

2021| Winner “ZEBA” - Cinewaves Distribution Prize

2017| Winner “The Bakery” - Saudi Film Days - Short Film Category

2016| Winner “The Story of Currency“ First Place in Hekma 2nd Scientific Forum - Films Track

2015| Hosted as a guest speaker at Effat University - Successful Story

2014| Hosted as a guest speaker at Taibah University - Successful Ladies Story

2012| The youngest Entrepreneur - Jeddah Entrepreneurs Meet

2009| Outstanding Extracurricular Student Award - Ministry of Education - Madinah

Education:

2022 - 2025 MFA Film - Columbia University.

2013 - 2018 BA Motion Graphics - Honor - Dar AlHekma University.

Workshops and training:

2021 Red Sea International Film Festival Lodge

Producing & Budgeting for Film & Television - MBC Academy

Production Management - CMS Institute

Career Pathways, Jobs in Film and Television Production

Film Finance - CMS Institute

2019 Colours of Saudi - Panel Discussion Moderator

The Director Voice: Breathing Life into the Scene

Films Co - Production and Funding Journey

2018 Gobelins International Summer Program

Script Development Program - Film Independent

Career and Personal Development Program for Filmmakers