{"id":247,"date":"2020-04-06T11:53:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T11:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/da-production.ch\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2024-04-01T16:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:14:37","slug":"director-biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.da-production.ch\/?page_id=247","title":{"rendered":"Director Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"247\" class=\"elementor elementor-247\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e9f87e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"3e9f87e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[{&quot;id&quot;:608,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.da-production.ch\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/img2.jpg&quot;}],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf6321a\" data-id=\"cf6321a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f553fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"9f553fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-799d97d\" data-id=\"799d97d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4186c82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"4186c82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7ff8a90\" data-id=\"7ff8a90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb3b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccb3b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf07440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf07440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Director Aida Schlaepfer was born in Baghdad to a Lebanese mother and an Iraqi father, and spent her childhood living between her parents\u2019 homelands. At age 20, she moved to Europe, where she studied German for several years before eventually settling in Switzerland. Always interested in film and the arts despite having been graduate as an accountant and business management, Aida earned a degree in Art and Media Design at F+F Schule f\u00fcr Kunst und Mediendesign in Zurich. In 2003, she relocated to Egypt to attend the High Cinema Institute at the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cairo, earning a post-graduate diploma in Film Directing. Aida has several films and advertising to her credit, including Shadow Black and White (2001) Video, Silent Screening inside a Woman (2002) Video, East and West Dancing (2003) Video, Marionette (2005) 35mm, educational film created in 2006 for the German School in Cairo, Gangs of Baghdad (2007)HD Doc., Homeland (2010)DVC Doc., \u201cAna Esmy Mwaten Masry\u201d my name is Egyption Citizens HD Egypt Doc (2011), To be we also want to be HD Swiss Doc. (2013), \u201cNoun\u201d Iraq Doc.(2015).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9c4b45\" data-id=\"b9c4b45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b1d46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8b1d46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Filmografie<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e2596e elementor-align-end elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3e2596e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NouN (2015) (Documentaire)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">To be we also want to be (2013), (Documentaire)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">My Name Is Egyptian Citizens HD Egypt Doc (2011), (Documentaire)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Homeland (2010), (Documentaire)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gangs of Baghdad (2007), (Documentaire)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Educational film created in (2006) for the German School<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Marionette (2005)35mm, (Fiktion\/Fiction)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">East and West Dancing (2003); (Video art)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Silent Screaming inside a Woman (2002), (Video art)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-video\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Shadow Black and White (2001), (Video art)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f5ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.da-production.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aida-hinter-kamera.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"a0f5ecc\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"aida hinter kamera\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjM3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvd3d3LmRhLXByb2R1Y3Rpb24uY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzA0XC9haWRhLWhpbnRlci1rYW1lcmEuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYTBmNWVjYyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.da-production.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/aida-hinter-kamera-300x225.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"225\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f99df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27f99df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Marionette, in particular, received wide exposure and was screened at film festivals around the world, including Poland (2006), Houston (2006\u2014Bronze Medal winner), Cairo (National Festival of Cinema; Saqeyat Al Sawee Cultural Center; French and Russian Cultural Centers, 2006; Independent Film Encounter IFE, 2007), France (2007), Berlin (2007) and Tunisia (2007). Gangs of Baghdad was featured at the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards \u2013 ArcLight Cinemas in California, USA (2007), the Russian Cultural Center in Cairo (2008), the French Cultural Center in Cairo (2008), the Gulf Film Festival in Dubai (2008), Al-jazeerah International Documentary Film Festival in Qatar (2008), and at the Horcynus Festival in Rome (2008). International Festival of Muslim cinema Golden Minbar Kazan (2008), ), My Name is Egyptian Citizen, HD Egypt Doc: Nominated for Best Short Film at the Al Jazeera International Film Festival 2012 for gold price.<br \/>NouN Won best Arab Film, Golden Medallion and special mention at the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Muscat Int. Film Festival 2016 and at Tangier Int. Film Festival Best Film \u201cGolden cave\u201d 2016. And was screen at several Festival over the world.<br \/>NouN was shown at servel TV: SRI Swiss Italian TV, LRT Lithuania, RTL Klub Hungary, suroyotv Sweden and Iraqi TV.\u00a0 At Cinema: Lugano at Cinema Iride, (Switzerland), Vienna at Cinema Bellaria, (Austria), GOSFILMOFOND, Cinema Filum and \u00a0Illusion Cinema Moskau City Central (RUSSIA), at 21. ICO Conference 2018, (Salzburg, Austria).\u00a0 Also at several University and conference over the world.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Souls In Transit (2021) (Documentary), <strong>95th Academy Award Oscar Qualification 2023,<br \/><\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Award winning<strong>, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nominated for Remi Award 56<sup>th<\/sup> Worldfest-Houston Int. FF 2022, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was shown at serval Int. FF. and Cinemas. <\/span><\/p><p>Festival programming:<\/p><p>\u2013 International Documentary Film Festival Baghdad 2012<\/p><p>Film curator:<br \/>&#8211; Hurghada Asian Film Festival 2012<br \/>&#8211; The 12th Moqavemat International Film Festival<\/p><p>Aida was on the jury in:<\/p><p>&#8211; \u201cThe Media School Film Festival\u201d in Polen in 2005<br \/>&#8211; \u201cFIDADOC International Documentary Festival\u201d in Agadir, Marokko, im November 200<br \/>&#8211; Festival du film arabe de Bruxelles 2009<br \/>&#8211; The Third Jam-e-Jam TV Awards, International selection 2013<br \/>&#8211; 1.Erbil International Film Festival 2014<br \/>&#8211; President of the interreligious jury at Visions du R\u00e9el Nyon 2015<br \/>&#8211; 31<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 2015<br \/>&#8211; The 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Muscat Int. Film Festival 2016<br \/>&#8211; 10<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Tangier Int. Film Festival 2017<br \/>&#8211; 8<sup>th<\/sup> Malm\u00f6 Arab Film Festival \u2013 MAFF 2018<br \/>&#8211; Global Science Film Festival 2019<br \/>&#8211; Sharjah International Film Festival for Children &amp; Youth (SIFF) 2022<br \/>&#8211; Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) 2023<br \/>&#8211; Semaine de la Critique_at Locarno Film Festival_2023<\/p><p>\u2013 She represented Iraq at the Festival of Creative Arab Women in Sousse, Tunisia, in<br \/>2010, where it on \u201cThe impact of modernity on creativity<br \/>spoke of women in Arab film \u201c.<\/p><p>Besides having their activities in film production, in 2013, she was the principal actress in the Film \u201eAl Haj Nejim\u201c for the Director Amer Alwan. The movie win the \u201ePrix de Meilleur film au 20\u00e8me EDITION du \u2013 Festival International du Cin\u00e9ma d\u2019auteur de Rabat 2014\u201d.<br \/><br \/>&#8211; Member of international independent observer at the election of President in Russia 2018<br \/>&#8211; Presentation at 21. ICO Conference 2018, \u201cWomen image in Islam,\u201c\u00a0 Salzburg, Austria<\/p><p>Member of:<br \/>\u2013 Professional Association of Swiss and European filmmakers<br \/>\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian filmmakers<br \/>\u2013 Professional Association of Iraqi filmmakers<br \/>\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian critics<\/p><p>In addition, her paintings have been exhibited throughout Lebanon, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Egypt. Besides her activities as a director and artist, she works in a production company and is the founder and president of the International Arab Film Festival Zurich. Aida credits her personal experience of having watched Lebanon and Iraq descend into war and anarchy with instilling within her a deep understanding of how destructive war is\u2014both physically and psychologically. This understanding and personal experience with war motivated Aida to complete a one-year professional training in mediation in Zurich; it was also the impetus behind the creation of Gangs of Baghdad. More than anything, Aida hopes to bring global attention to the plight of the vulnerable and galvanize action for change with her films.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biography Director Aida Schlaepfer was born in Baghdad to a Lebanese mother and an Iraqi father, and spent her childhood living between her parents\u2019 homelands. At age 20, she moved to Europe, where she studied German for several years before eventually settling in Switzerland. Always interested in film and the arts despite having been graduate as an accountant and business management, Aida earned a degree in Art and Media Design at F+F Schule f\u00fcr Kunst und Mediendesign in Zurich. In 2003, she relocated to Egypt to attend the High Cinema Institute at the prestigious Academy of Arts in Cairo, earning a post-graduate diploma in Film Directing. Aida has several films and advertising to her credit, including Shadow Black and White (2001) Video, Silent Screening inside a Woman (2002) Video, East and West Dancing (2003) Video, Marionette (2005) 35mm, educational film created in 2006 for the German School in Cairo, Gangs of Baghdad (2007)HD Doc., Homeland (2010)DVC Doc., \u201cAna Esmy Mwaten Masry\u201d my name is Egyption Citizens HD Egypt Doc (2011), To be we also want to be HD Swiss Doc. (2013), \u201cNoun\u201d Iraq Doc.(2015). Filmografie NouN (2015) (Documentaire) To be we also want to be (2013), (Documentaire) My Name Is Egyptian Citizens HD Egypt Doc (2011), (Documentaire) Homeland (2010), (Documentaire) Gangs of Baghdad (2007), (Documentaire) Educational film created in (2006) for the German School Marionette (2005)35mm, (Fiktion\/Fiction) East and West Dancing (2003); (Video art) Silent Screaming inside a Woman (2002), (Video art) Shadow Black and White (2001), (Video art) Marionette, in particular, received wide exposure and was screened at film festivals around the world, including Poland (2006), Houston (2006\u2014Bronze Medal winner), Cairo (National Festival of Cinema; Saqeyat Al Sawee Cultural Center; French and Russian Cultural Centers, 2006; Independent Film Encounter IFE, 2007), France (2007), Berlin (2007) and Tunisia (2007). Gangs of Baghdad was featured at the 11th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards \u2013 ArcLight Cinemas in California, USA (2007), the Russian Cultural Center in Cairo (2008), the French Cultural Center in Cairo (2008), the Gulf Film Festival in Dubai (2008), Al-jazeerah International Documentary Film Festival in Qatar (2008), and at the Horcynus Festival in Rome (2008). International Festival of Muslim cinema Golden Minbar Kazan (2008), ), My Name is Egyptian Citizen, HD Egypt Doc: Nominated for Best Short Film at the Al Jazeera International Film Festival 2012 for gold price.NouN Won best Arab Film, Golden Medallion and special mention at the 9th\u00a0Muscat Int. Film Festival 2016 and at Tangier Int. Film Festival Best Film \u201cGolden cave\u201d 2016. And was screen at several Festival over the world.NouN was shown at servel TV: SRI Swiss Italian TV, LRT Lithuania, RTL Klub Hungary, suroyotv Sweden and Iraqi TV.\u00a0 At Cinema: Lugano at Cinema Iride, (Switzerland), Vienna at Cinema Bellaria, (Austria), GOSFILMOFOND, Cinema Filum and \u00a0Illusion Cinema Moskau City Central (RUSSIA), at 21. ICO Conference 2018, (Salzburg, Austria).\u00a0 Also at several University and conference over the world. Souls In Transit (2021) (Documentary), 95th Academy Award Oscar Qualification 2023,Award winning, nominated for Remi Award 56th Worldfest-Houston Int. FF 2022, was shown at serval Int. FF. and Cinemas. Festival programming: \u2013 International Documentary Film Festival Baghdad 2012 Film curator:&#8211; Hurghada Asian Film Festival 2012&#8211; The 12th Moqavemat International Film Festival Aida was on the jury in: &#8211; \u201cThe Media School Film Festival\u201d in Polen in 2005&#8211; \u201cFIDADOC International Documentary Festival\u201d in Agadir, Marokko, im November 200&#8211; Festival du film arabe de Bruxelles 2009&#8211; The Third Jam-e-Jam TV Awards, International selection 2013&#8211; 1.Erbil International Film Festival 2014&#8211; President of the interreligious jury at Visions du R\u00e9el Nyon 2015&#8211; 31st\u00a0Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 2015&#8211; The 9th\u00a0Muscat Int. Film Festival 2016&#8211; 10th\u00a0Tangier Int. 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ICO Conference 2018, \u201cWomen image in Islam,\u201c\u00a0 Salzburg, Austria Member of:\u2013 Professional Association of Swiss and European filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Iraqi filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian critics In addition, her paintings have been exhibited throughout Lebanon, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Egypt. Besides her activities as a director and artist, she works in a production company and is the founder and president of the International Arab Film Festival Zurich. Aida credits her personal experience of having watched Lebanon and Iraq descend into war and anarchy with instilling within her a deep understanding of how destructive war is\u2014both physically and psychologically. This understanding and personal experience with war motivated Aida to complete a one-year professional training in mediation in Zurich; it was also the impetus behind the creation of Gangs of Baghdad. 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And was screen at several Festival over the world.NouN was shown at servel TV: SRI Swiss Italian TV, LRT Lithuania, RTL Klub Hungary, suroyotv Sweden and Iraqi TV.\u00a0 At Cinema: Lugano at Cinema Iride, (Switzerland), Vienna at Cinema Bellaria, (Austria), GOSFILMOFOND, Cinema Filum and \u00a0Illusion Cinema Moskau City Central (RUSSIA), at 21. ICO Conference 2018, (Salzburg, Austria).\u00a0 Also at several University and conference over the world. Souls In Transit (2021) (Documentary), 95th Academy Award Oscar Qualification 2023,Award winning, nominated for Remi Award 56th Worldfest-Houston Int. FF 2022, was shown at serval Int. FF. and Cinemas. Festival programming: \u2013 International Documentary Film Festival Baghdad 2012 Film curator:&#8211; Hurghada Asian Film Festival 2012&#8211; The 12th Moqavemat International Film Festival Aida was on the jury in: &#8211; \u201cThe Media School Film Festival\u201d in Polen in 2005&#8211; \u201cFIDADOC International Documentary Festival\u201d in Agadir, Marokko, im November 200&#8211; Festival du film arabe de Bruxelles 2009&#8211; The Third Jam-e-Jam TV Awards, International selection 2013&#8211; 1.Erbil International Film Festival 2014&#8211; President of the interreligious jury at Visions du R\u00e9el Nyon 2015&#8211; 31st\u00a0Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries 2015&#8211; The 9th\u00a0Muscat Int. Film Festival 2016&#8211; 10th\u00a0Tangier Int. Film Festival 2017&#8211; 8th Malm\u00f6 Arab Film Festival \u2013 MAFF 2018&#8211; Global Science Film Festival 2019&#8211; Sharjah International Film Festival for Children &amp; Youth (SIFF) 2022&#8211; Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) 2023&#8211; Semaine de la Critique_at Locarno Film Festival_2023 \u2013 She represented Iraq at the Festival of Creative Arab Women in Sousse, Tunisia, in2010, where it on \u201cThe impact of modernity on creativityspoke of women in Arab film \u201c. Besides having their activities in film production, in 2013, she was the principal actress in the Film \u201eAl Haj Nejim\u201c for the Director Amer Alwan. The movie win the \u201ePrix de Meilleur film au 20\u00e8me EDITION du \u2013 Festival International du Cin\u00e9ma d\u2019auteur de Rabat 2014\u201d. &#8211; Member of international independent observer at the election of President in Russia 2018&#8211; Presentation at 21. ICO Conference 2018, \u201cWomen image in Islam,\u201c\u00a0 Salzburg, Austria Member of:\u2013 Professional Association of Swiss and European filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Iraqi filmmakers\u2013 Professional Association of Egyptian critics In addition, her paintings have been exhibited throughout Lebanon, Switzerland, Czech Republic and Egypt. Besides her activities as a director and artist, she works in a production company and is the founder and president of the International Arab Film Festival Zurich. Aida credits her personal experience of having watched Lebanon and Iraq descend into war and anarchy with instilling within her a deep understanding of how destructive war is\u2014both physically and psychologically. This understanding and personal experience with war motivated Aida to complete a one-year professional training in mediation in Zurich; it was also the impetus behind the creation of Gangs of Baghdad. 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