Eva Daoud completed the filmmaking course at the New York Film Academy Abu Dhabi and has already made quite a mark on the film festival circuit. In a marvelous joint collaboration with the talented Adnan Aschamat, a well known Syrian actor, A Spring Has Passed By has met tremendous international success and continues to collect accolades in some of the world’s leading film festivals.
The Academy is proud of students like Eva that give inspiration not only to their audience, but to their colleagues and alumni.
The film has been selected and screened at the following festivals:
1. Urban Mediamakers Film Festival – Atlanta, CA (2013)
– Official Selection – Best International Short Film
2. Best Shorts Competition – La Jolla, CA (2013)
– Award of Merit for Best Short Film
3. Wild Rose Independent Film Festival – Des Moines, Iowa (2013)
– Official Selection – Short Film
4. Peace on Earth Film Festival – Chicago, Illinois (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
5. Palm Beach International Short Film Festival – Palm Beach, Florida (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
6. Liverpool Lift-Off International Film Festival – Liverpool, UK (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
7. Sarasota Film Festival – Sarasota, Florida (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
8. 2014 Athens International Film + Video Festival – Athens, Ohio (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
9. The World Film Festival – Montreal , Canada (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
10. Arab Short Film Festival – Beirut, Lebanon (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
11. Female Eye Film Festival – Toronto, Canada (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
12. Palm Springs International Shortfilmfest – Palm Springs, California (2014)
– Marketplace Selection – Short Film
13. Malmo Arab Film Festival – Malmo, Sweden (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
14. San Giò Verona Video Festival – Verona, Italy (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
15. Bahamas International Film Festival – Bahamas (2014)
– Short List Selection – Short Film
16. Phnom Penh International Film Festival – Cambodia (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
17. Marbella International Film Festival – Spain (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
18. Massachusetts Independent Film Festival – Somerville, Massachusetts (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
– Best Actor Nominee – Adnan Aschamat
19. Festival of the Mediterranean short film – Tangier, Morocco (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
20. Lady Filmmakers Film Festival – Beverly Hills, USA (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film
21. Baghdad International Film Festival – Baghdad, Iraq (2014)
– Official Selection – Short Film