Abdullah Al-Wazzan
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
Abdullah Al-Wazzan is a director, writer and producer. He was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 1990. Al-Wazzan developed an interest in filmmaking in his early preteens. At the age of 17 he studied Architecture, And graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2012. He went on to create the animated short film Falafel Cart (2019) which was officially submitted to the 2020 Academy Awards® for best animated short film, Won best animated short film at the Burbank International Film Festival 2021, Was officially selected at the prestigious Hiroshima International Animation Festival in Japan, Won best International short film at the Los Angeles Animation Festival 2019, And was officially selected and nominated in many film festivals around the world including being selected in competition at the Palm Springs International Animation Festival, Nominated for best short animated film and for best director of an animated film at Southampton International Film Festival in the U.K, Officially selected at Sonoma International Film Festival and at Montreal International Animation Film Festival in Canada, Officially selected at Rabat International Author Film Festival in Morocco and selected in competition at Ajyal Film Festival in Qatar. Al-Wazzan is set to direct his upcoming short live action Drama Soaring Over Mayhem (2024) in 2024.