About me

Ahmed Kamal
info@ahmedkamal.nl


Ahmed Kamal Jawad
Baghdad Iraq, 1980

Work experience 
2011 - now             Ahmed Kamal Media Productions
                              Cameraman & director for: Associated Press (AP), Al Jazeera
                              Children, Oman TV, Kuwait TV, Saudi TV, Al Sharika, Tunisia TV 
2008 - 2010           Samenwerken Media Entertainment televisie (SME TV) 
                              Function: cameraman 
2005 - 2006           International Iraq Short Film Festival (ISFF)
                              Baghdad Iraq - Function: coordinator 
2003 - 2006           Contemporary Visual Arts Society (CVAS), Baghdad Iraq            
                              10 documentaries about visual arts in Iraq  
                              Function: director & cameraman 
2003 - 2006           Dolls Group for Arts (organization that organises art activities for and                                   with disabled people), Baghdad Iraq -
                              Function: managing director & director
2005 - 2006           The Iraqi Cultural Support Association (ICSA)
                              Baghdad Iraq - Function: director and cameraman 
2004                      AL-Rashed Channel, Baghdad Iraq - Functie: assistant director 
2003                      assistant director and cameraman for director Saad Salman, Iraq

Filmography 
2006                    WWW.GILGAMESH.21 (Baghdad, Iraq) 
docudrama about an internet based conversation between Iraqi refugee Tariq in Copenhagen and Basim who is still in Baghdad, 52’  
Function: cameraman
Festivals: 
- 7th Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam, 2007, Silver Hawk Award 
- Dubai International Filmfestival, 2007, Jury award 
- Gulf Filmfestival Dubai, 2007 

2006                     Independent Film & Television College (Baghdad, Iraq) 
documentary about how directors in Iraq make a documentary in war time, 15’ 
Function: cameraman and director 

2004                      The prisoner (Baghdad, Iraq) 
Philosophical drama film about artists and actors, 6’ 
Function: scenario and director
Silver gift for scenario in Baghdad University (2004)  

2003                      Silent of angle (Baghdad, Iraq) 
documentary about the situation of disabled children in Iraq in war, 6’ 

Education
2009 – 2011           State exam Dutch language, certificates 2011
2008 - 2009           Stichting Helpdesk Amsterdam Inburgeringsexamen diploma: Dutch                                        Inburgeringsexamen, 2009 
2000 – 2004           University of Bagdad, college of Fine Arts
                               course audio & visual - cinema 
                               Diploma 2004: Bachelor of Fine Arts 

Courses and workshops 
2011                       project Eigen Werk, Dienst Werk en Inkomen Amsterdam      
                               course on starting your own company and writing a businessplan
2008                       Imagine IC, Amsterdam - Workshop making videoclips 
2008                       SAMAH (Dutch organization for young refugees), Amsterdam - 
                               Workshop: Digital Story Telling 
2006                       Palermo Cinema Festival, Palermo Italie - Workshop: Solo and Lana                                    making documentary films 
2006                       Independent Film & Television, Bagdad Irak - Course making 
                               documentary films 
2005                       Deutsche Welle (DW) channel, Damascus – Syria - Course making                                        children programs