Zaid Abu Hamdan

Born and raised in Amman, Jordan, Zaid Abu Hamdan holds an MFA from the New York Film Academy in Hollywood, California, and a BA in communication arts from the Lebanese American University in Beirut. Abu Hamdan has written and produced a wide range of television shows internationally, including E! Entertainment’s coverage of the Golden Globes and “Sesame Street”. Additionally, Zaid worked as a television reporter for the Middle East Broadcast Corporation Group (MBC Group) in Hollywood. In 2009, he established his own company Zaha Productions in which he wrote, directed, and produced six award-winning short films in cooperation with Los Angeles and Gulf-based production houses. Abu Hamdan’s debut film “Baram & Hamza” won international awards and was distributed in the US and Europe. His other films include the two-part series “Love… Older” and “Bahiya & Mahmoud” which was the official Jordanian submission to the Academy Awards and won the Best Film Award at the Palm Springs International ShortFest in 2011.