Ameen Nayfeh

Ameen Nayfeh (born 1988, Palestine) grew up between Jordan and Palestine. Though initially drawn to filmmaking, he earned a B.Sc. in Nursing from Al-Quds University (2010) before pursuing his passion (...) with an MFA in Film Production from the Red Sea Institute of Cinematic Arts (2012) to tell authentic stories from his region. In addition to writing and directing award-winning short films, Ameen completed his debut feature “200 Meters” (2020) starring Ali Suliman. The film premiered at the 77th Venice Film Festival, winning the BNL People’s Choice Award at Venice Days, was Jordan’s official submission to the 2021 Oscars, and has so far earned 25 international awards