Hisham Zreiq

Hisham Zreiq (Arabic: هشام زريق‎, Hebrew: הישאם זרייק‎; born 9 February 1968 in Nazareth), also spelled Zrake, is a Palestinian Christian-Israeli Independent filmmaker, poet and visual artist. He began working in computer art in 1994, and in 1996 started exhibiting his work in galleries and museums.[1] In 2007 he filmed his first documentary, The Sons of Eilaboun,[2] and in 2008 he created the short film Just Another Day,[3] dealing with the life of Arabs living in western world after September 11 terror attacks.[4] He uses his poetry and visual art in his films, as in Just Another Day,[5] and was a member of the Culture Unplugged film festival panel.[6] In 2018 Zreiq contributed to the book An Oral History of the Palestinian Nakba by writing a chapter based on the interviews from his documentary The Sons of Eilaboun.[7]

Hisham Zreiq
Born (1968-02-09) 9 February 1968
Nazareth, Israel
Other namesHisham Zrake
OccupationVisual artist, film director, producer, screenwriter and poet
Years active1994–present
AwardsAl-Awda Award for Best Documentary Film
2008 The sons of Eilaboun
Websitehttp://www.hishamzreiq.com

Early life

Zreiq was born in Nazareth, the son of Lydia Zreiq (née Dubayah), an elementary school teacher, and Salem Zreiq, a history high school teacher; both were Palestinian Eastern Orthodox Christians. He has two sisters and two brothers. Zreiq is married and has one son.

Zreiq studied computer science and mathematics, and works as a software architect. In March 2001 he moved to Germany, where he lives and works.[8]

Awards and honors

In 2004 Hisham Zreiq was one of the winners of the award "Kunst- und Förderpreis Sparkasse Bayreuth", and his work was exhibited at Kunst & Museum Hollfeld. [9] After the premiere screening of his first film "The Sons of Eilaboun" in Nazareth, Hisham Zreiq was honored by Ramiz Jaraisy, the mayor of Nazareth, and by Dr. Hana Sweid, an Israeli Arab politician and member of Knesset from Eilaboun.[10] Ramiz Jaraisy described the film as an important work which tells the Palestinian story in a contrast with the dominant Israeli version.[11] His film won the Al-Awda award in Palestine 2008,[12] and in April 2012 Hisham Zreiq was chosen to be the artist of the month in the magazine This Week in Palestine.[13] His films were screened in several festivals and events, such as:

Hisham Zreiq Honored by Ramiz Jaraisy the mayor of Nazareth and Dr. Hana Sweid a Knesset member

Some of Zreiq's works were featured in the book ArtWanted.com Creative Minds [28]

Non-film activities

Zreiq is a software architect[29] and learned his trade in Israel at the Technion and Haifa University, and worked for almost 10 years in Israel in hi-tech companies.[30]

See also

References
  1. OneFineArt a Lebanese art website
  2. Hisham Zreiq at the IMDb
  3. Just another day at the IMDb
  4. "Filme Festival Focus". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  5. Artwanted.com
  6. Culture Unplugged Film Festival
  7. Zed Books
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-03-26. Retrieved 2016-01-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. "Kunst-Kultur-Hollfeld". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  10. Aljazeera.Net
  11. Palestine Issue website
  12. 2nd Annual Al-Awda Award Archived 2008-08-27 at the Wayback Machine
  13. This Week in Palestine
  14. Sixth Annual International Al-Awda Convention
  15. "Boston Palestine Film Festival 2008". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  16. International İzmir Short Film Festival 2008
  17. Amal The International Euro-Arab film Festival
  18. Carthage Film Festival 2008 Archived 2015-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  19. Regards Palestiniens film festival
  20. "Chicago Palestine Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  21. "13th Annual Arab Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2009-10-12. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  22. "Sixth Twin Cities Arab Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-04-01.
  23. SALENTO INT'L FILM FESTIVAL Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  24. "Palestine Film Festival in Madrid". Archived from the original on 2010-09-05. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
  25. "Just another day in the festival website". Archived from the original on 2010-11-10. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  26. Associazione Amicizia Sardegna Palestina
  27. Toronto Palestine Film Festival
  28. Creative Minds Book: Featured Artists
  29. Official Website/About
  30. Hisham Zreiq Resume
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