Amjad Abu Alala

The SIFF Selection Team Leader

Amjad Abu Alala is a director, producer and writer who worked in films and documentaries for several media corporations, as well as Arabic and international television channels. He also produced films for directors from Egypt, Qatar, the UAE and Sudan.

Dr. Khalid Ali

Programmer & critic

Khalid is a Sudanese doctor and senior lecturer at the Brighton and Sussex Medical College in the UK.
He is a film critic and analyst who contributed to several international events in film, medicine and humanities.

Mohamed Alomda

Sudanese director/producer

Mohamed is a Sudanese film programmer, director and producer who entered the filmmaking world in 2011 and has contributed to many successful Sudanese film projects and is the film programmer for Sudan Film Factory and SIFF.

Ola Alsheikh

Journalist and Film Critic

Ola is a Palestinian journalist and film critic who is a jury member of several international film awards and organizations including, MAFF Development Fund and Critics Without Borders, and the jury team to select best Arabic film and cast during the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

Ahmed Abdelnaser

Director & Montage Trainer

Ahmed is an award winning Egyptian director and montage trainer by Avid in the Middle East and North Africa.
He has participated in over 50 international film festivals and is a post production instructor in Al Jazeera Institute.

Salwa Al-Khalifa

Program Team Coordinator

Salwa is a Sudanese filmmaker who has directed four short films and produced several works, starting her career in producing TV shows and documentaries. Since 2013 she was heavily involved in many independent short films in Qatar and Co-Founded Qatar Film Society to support filmmakers in Qatar.