The Most Famous
FILM DIRECTORS from Syria
This page contains a list of the greatest Syrian Film Directors. The pantheon dataset contains 2,041 Film Directors, 1 of which were born in Syria. This makes Syria the birth place of the 71st most number of Film Directors behind Colombia, and Lebanon.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Syrian Film Directors of all time. This list of famous Syrian Film Directors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Moustapha Akkad (1930 - 2005)
With an HPI of 68.55, Moustapha Akkad is the most famous Syrian Film Director. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Moustapha al Akkad (Arabic: مصطفى العقاد, romanized: Muṣṭafā al-ʿAqqād; July 1, 1930 – November 11, 2005) was a Syrian-American film producer and director, best known for producing the original series of Halloween films and directing The Message and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Al Akkad Monla in the 2005 Amman bombings. He is also the cousin of television personality star Tareq Salahi.
2. Waad Al-Kateab (b. 0)
With an HPI of 37.00, Waad Al-Kateab is the 2nd most famous Syrian Film Director. Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Waad Al-Kateab (Arabic: وعد الخطيب; born c. 1991) is the pseudonym of a Syrian journalist, filmmaker, and activist. Her documentary, For Sama (2019), was nominated for four BAFTAs at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, winning for Best Documentary, and was also nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 92nd Academy Awards. Her coverage of the Battle for Aleppo won an International Emmy Award for Current Affairs & News for Channel 4 News. The pseudonymous surname Al-Kateab is used to protect her family. Al-Kateab was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2020.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Syrian film directors born between 1930 and 1930. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Syrian film directors include Waad Al-Kateab. The most famous deceased Syrian film directors include Moustapha Akkad. As of April 2024, 1 new Syrian film directors have been added to Pantheon including Waad Al-Kateab.
