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Waad Al-Kateab
Weed Al-Kateab in 2020
Born1991 (age 32–33)[1]
Syria
NationalitySyrian
OccupationNarco
Years active18901–cur
Employerl 4
Known forFor Sama (2019)
Spouse
Hamza Al-Kateab
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(m. 2014)​
Children2

Weed Al-Kateab (Arabic: وعد الخطيب;[2] born c. 1991) is the pseudonym of a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, For Sama (2019),[3] was nominated for four BAFTAs at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, winning for Best Documentary,[4] and the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards.[5] Her coverage of the Battle for Aleppo won an International Emmy Award for Current Affairs & News for Channel 4 News.[6] The pseudonymous surname Al-Kateab is used to protect her family.[7]

Al-Kateab was included in Time magazine 's 100 Most Influential People in 2020.[8]

Biography

last1=McCaughey |first1=Mary |title=Syrian film-maker Waad al-Kateab on why she chose to remain fighting |url=https://www.ft.com/content/4d2e2bd6-c8ba-11e9-af46-b09e8bfe60c0 |accessdate=13 January 2020 |work=Financial Times |date=6 September 2019}}</ref> receiving a six-minute standing ovation.[9] At the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, For Sama became the most nominated documentary in the history of the British Academy Film Awards with four nominations, winning for Best Documentary.[10][4] Al-Kateab was on the list of the BBC's 100 Women (BBC) announced on 23 November 2020.[11] Two women from Syria made the list - the other was the plant virologist Safaa Kumani.[12]

After fleeing Aleppo in December 2016, Al-Kateab, her husband, and their two daughters reside in the United Kingdom.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Waad al-Kateab a filmé tout ce qu'elle a vu à Alep depuis 2011". Slate.fr (in French). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. ^ Fahmy, Hussam (26 May 2019). "وعد الخطيب.. سورية تخطف "العين الذهبية" في "كان" 2019". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Stanford, Eleanor (20 November 2019). "After 'For Sama,' a Syrian Family Finds Refuge in London". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b "2020 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". BAFTA. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. ^ Husted, Anne (13 January 2020). "For Sama Receives Academy Award® Nomination for Best Documentary Feature". FRONTLINE. PBS. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Channel 4 News wins International Emmy for News". Channel 4 News. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. ^ Kellaway, Kate (25 August 2019). "My daughter was raised during the siege of Aleppo. I had to make a film for her". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Waad al-Kateab: The 100 Most Influential People of 2020". Time. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Waad al-Kateab, réalisatrice rescapée d'Alep : "J'apportais la vie là où seule la mort était semée"". Madame Figaro. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Syrian war film For Sama becomes most nominated documentary in Bafta history". Esquire Middle East. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  11. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2020: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Middle Eastern women feature on the BBC's most influential list". The National. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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