Majid Al AnsariPRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER

Director Majid Al Ansari attended NYFA’s 2-Year Filmmaking Conservatory program. He went on to have his debut feature film Zinzana (“Rattle The Cage”) have its world premiere at Fantastic Fest and its European premiere at the BFI London Film Festival. Zinzana was subsequently picked up and eventually sold to Netflix as the first Arab film acquisition after the streaming giant branched out to the Middle East. He has directed three episodes of the Netflix thriller Paranormal.

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Program Studied at NYFA: Filmmaking
Program Type: 2-Year Conservatory
Year Attended: 2008
Location: Abu Dhabi


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