


LAUAND OMAR
DIRECTOR'S BIO:
Lauand Omar is a Syrian born Kurd, he grew up in Germany, studied Film and Television production Miami, FL and Toronto, Canada.
In 2005 he wrote/directed/produced his first feature film, the women's rights drama "Bekhal's Tears" shot in Iraqi Kurdistan.
The movie became the first Kurdish Film to be selected at an Arabic film festival, the 2006 Emirates Film Competition held in Abu Dhabi.
It was screened on Iraqi and Kurdish TV several times, causing a lot of controversy in the region due to it's sensitive subject.
In 2007/2008 he produced several high rated reality shows in the UAE, for clients such as Samsung and Clean & Clear and later joined MTV Arabia as a producer.
In 2010 he wrote and co-created the series Aassas, a supernatural comedy set in Morocco, which became the first TV series out of that region to sign a development deal with a renowned European production company, Gaumont France.
In 2014 "Aassas" was adapted to the Algerian market, named "Al Khamsa", financed by phone operator Ooredoo.
"Curse of Mesopotamia" became his second feature film, a indie horror creating international buzz and featured in Paris Match, Al Jazeera and BBC World amongst others.
Lauand speaks English, German, Spanish, Arabic and Kurdish and works as a writer, director and producer.
EDUCATION
Miami International Fine Arts College (Miami, USA)
TREBAS Film Institute (Toronto, Canada)
DIRECTOR - WRITER - PRODUCER
2017 La Sinclair “Won’t let go”
music video director, editor
2016 Terrell Carter “Curse me”
music video | director, producer, editor
2015 Melissa Mars “I will rise”
music video | director, producer, editor
2015 Curse of Mesopotamia
feature film | director, producer, editor
2014 Al Khamsa
tv series | writer, co-creater
2012 Switchers France
web/tv series | writer, co-creator
2010 Ozzie Aziz - “C’mon/Haydi
music video | director
2009 Aassas - Jnoun Hunters
pilot | writer, co-creator
2008 Erbil Laser Center
commercial | director, producer
2007 Mtv Arabia
TV shows | director, producer
2007 Clean & Clear’s Sa7bat-The Challenge
TV show | director, producer
2006 “Samsung’s VJ Hunt”
TV Reality Show| director, producer
2006 Bekhal’s Tears
feature film| writer, director, producer
2004 The World is Yours
TV show | director, producer
2003 Sex Overdose
short film| writer, co-director, co-producer
2001 Never Ever
short film| writer, director
2000 Her Biggest Fan
short film | writer, director
AWARDS
2011 Silver Prize winner - Horror at Hollywood Screenplay Contest
2006 Audience Award for “Belkhal’s Tears” at Emirates Film Competition
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