Hana Alomair | |
|---|---|
| Education | King Saud University Heriot-Watt University |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Hana Abdullah Alomair is a Saudi writer and director. She is also the chairperson of the Saudi Cinema Association. [1] She has directed films like Dancing On Fire and series like Whispers, the first Saudi thriller original series on Netflix. [2] [3] [4]
In 2020, Alomair was named to the list of Arab Stars of Tomorrow. [5] In 2021, she was named to the Arab Cinema Center's list of the most influential people in the Arab film industry. [6]
Alomair graduated from King Saud University in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Arabic-English translation. In 1996, she graduated from Heriot-Watt University with a master's degree in the same area. [4]
Prior to her career in film, Alomair worked as a journalist writing film reviews. [7] In 2008, she won the Silver Palm Tree Award for writing Hadaf, a script about a Saudi girl dreaming of being a professional footballer. [8] [4]
In 2013, Alomair served on the jury of the 2013 Saudi Film Festival. One year later, in 2014, her sophomore film, The Complaint, competed in Tessa's Festival for Asian and African Films; in 2015, it won the Golden Palm Tree Award for best short film in the Saudi Film Festival. [4]
In 2019, Alomair's short film Swan Song won the Golden Palm Tree Award for best actor in the Saudi Film Festival. [4]
In 2024, it was announced that Alomair, as creative director at MBC Studios, would direct a horror film adaptation of Osamah Almuslim's Traveler's Hell. [9]