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Mr. Syed Amar Ghazi Bin Syed Ahmad Alkugsi Deputy Dean, Academic and International Relations / Specialist 3 FACULTY OF CINEMATIC ARTS (FCA) Multimedia University, Persiaran Multimedia 63100, Cyberjaya, Selangor 03-83125153 ghazi@mmu.edu.my |
Biography
Ghazi ALQUDCY (b.1983) is a Singaporean independent filmmaker based in Malaysia. His films have been screened at international film festivals in the Netherlands, Denmark, Estonia, Japan, Hong Kong and many more. Ghazi has directed more than sixty short films and 2 feature length films. He has also produced 3 feature length documentary and fiction films.
In 2014, he produced the feature length omnibus documentary Lost in Bosnia, which screened to critical acclaim in CPH:DOX. In the same year, he received the honorary Béla Tarr award during his participation in the cinematic program Grand Voyage between Sarajevo Film Academy (Bosnia) and ECAL (Switzerland).
In 2016, he was invited to screen his work-in-progress and directorial debut feature Temporary Visa, at the National Gallery Singapore that aims to highlight Southeast Asia’s best cinematic stories. The film was later awarded Best Film (Discovery Section) at the Asian Film Festival Barcelona.
His second directorial feature, an observational documentary I look up and I see the sky, was presented as a single channel video at The Ngee Ann Kongsi Gallery, as part of The Artists Village (Singapore) 30th anniversary show.
He is presently working on his second narrative feature film and has pitched the project at both 'Close up: Singapore - Berlinale program' and MIFFEST Project Market.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking from Nanyang Technological University in 2012 and holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing from Sarajevo Film Academy (2015) under the tutelage of the legendary Hungarian director, Béla Tarr. He received the outstanding academic achievement for his Master’s degree, the highest recognition a student can achieve within his cohort.
Ghazi is currently moving forward into education with the intention to nurture the next generation of filmmakers. Having been mentored by Béla Tarr, he brings along a wealth of experience to share with his students. He strongly believes that filmmaking is a collaborative experience and the industry can only be developed with a strong sense of learning and unlearning together.
Ghazi is part of the collective The Artists Village (Singapore) and Bistrik7 (International).
He is presently working on his second narrative feature film and has showcased the project at both the 'Close up: Singapore - Berlin program' and the Miffest Project Market.
