Biographies: Marwan Haddad - Actor

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A Syrian director, writer, and actor, born in Latakia. He worked in his early years in the studios of the Political Department of the Syrian Arab Army before traveling to Germany to study cinema. In the early seventies, he moved to the National Film Organization and made his first documentary film, In a Slum (1972), which won the Special Jury Prize at the 8th Moscow International Festival in 1973. He also made a number of other documentaries and two fiction films. He practiced film criticism in press and radio, and for several years, he was the president of the Film Club in Damascus. He taught cinema at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus. He held the position of general director of the National Film Organization, editor-in-chief of Al-Hayat Film Magazine, and director of the Damascus Film Festival between 1989 and 2000. He is known for UFO Robo Grendizer (1977) and The Will (1982).

• 26 September 2021
• Christina Aziz