Amer Albarzawi (born in 1987 to Syrian parents), grew up in Damascus. He has always been passionate about music, theatre and cinema and, after studying economics at the University of Damascus, he joined a theatre dance group. He has worked with several theatre groups and participated in many Arab and international dance festivals.He directed the stop motion film, FADE TO BLACK, which received the Special Jury Award from the Toronto Urban Film Festival. His stop motion film, YAMAN, was awarded Best Short Film Award at Dhaka International Film Festival.
