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Maytham Jbara

Maytham Jbara is an Iraqi, Toronto-based film writer and producer from a family of filmmakers in Baghdad. He honed his craft by studying Cinema and Television at the University of Baghdad and attending numerous workshops on various aspects of film production.

Jbara has been recognized internationally for his work, including being selected for the Accelerator Fellowship and the European Audio-Visual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) On Demand Access Program for Producers, presented by the National Screen Institute and the Canada Media Fund.

Career

Jbara's work includes the award-winning feature film Hanging Gardens (2022), directed by Ahmed Yassin, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022. His filmography spans numerous short films and several feature films currently in development.

Jbara's projects have received funding and awards from various international and Canadian institutions, including:

Reference

Asian Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up

AMMAN FILM INDUSTRY DAYS

Filmography

Madness and Honey Days ( 2025 )

Mp3 (2023)

The Great Method (2023)

Gad's Face (2023)

Hanging Gardens (2022)

The Weekend Thief (2022)

Qadr (2021)

Mother Is Back (2021)

Bloody Boys.

Haifa Street

Mosul 980

Awards | Festival

LA Short Film Festival

Busan’s Asian Project Market

Arab Film Festival Zurich

International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto

Red Sea Souk

Terni Film Festival

AIU Film Festival

Montréal World Film Festival

São Paulo International Film Festival

Zlín International Film Festival

Göteborg Film Festival

New York Shorts International Film Festival

Seattle International Film Festival

Asia Pacific Screen Awards

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-== [[Hanging Garden (film)|Maytham]] Jbara ==
+== [[Hanging Garden (film)|Maytham Jbara]] ==
+[[File:Maytham Jbara.jpg|thumb]]
-Maytham Jbara is an Iraqi<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijaq |title=IRAQI JOURNAL OF AQUACULTURE |publisher=Marine Science Centre - The University of Basrah}}</ref>, Toronto<ref>{{Cite web |last=Toronto |first=Limo |last2=Toronto |first2=Limo |date=2011-03-06 |title=Toronto limo |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.4016/27539.01 |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=SciVee}}</ref> based film writer and producer from a family of filmmakers in Baghdad. He honed his skills studying Cinema and Television at the University of Baghdad<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-16 |title=Home |url=https://en.uobaghdad.edu.iq/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=University of Baghdad |language=en-US}}</ref> and attending numerous workshops on various aspects of film production. Maytham was selected for the Accelerator Fellowship and the European Audio-Visual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) On Demand<ref>{{Cite web |last=Institute |first=National Screen |title=Access BIPOC Producers: Announcing the 22 producers selected to develop their skills and companies to compete in the global market |url=https://nsi-canada.ca/media_release/access-bipoc-producers-participants-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=National Screen Institute |language=en}}</ref> Access Program for Producers presented by the National Screen Institute and Canada Media Fund<ref>{{Cite web |last=Craven |first=Stephen |date=2023-07-06 |title=Access BIPOC Producers: Announcing the 22 producers selected to develop their skills and companies to compete in the global market |url=https://cmf-fmc.ca/news/access-bipoc-producers-announcing-the-22-producers-selected-to-develop-their-skills-and-companies-to-compete-in-the-global-market/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Canada Media Fund |language=en-US}}</ref>. Maytham's work includes an award winning feature film "Hanging Gardens<ref>{{Citation |title=Hanging Garden (2022 film) |date=2023-05-19 |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Hanging_Garden_(2022_film)&oldid=1155665412 |work=Wikipedia |access-date=2023-07-19 |language=en}}</ref>" by Ahmed Yassin, premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-02-20 |title=La Biennale di Venezia |url=https://www.labiennale.org/en/homepage |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=La Biennale di Venezia |language=en}}</ref>, numerous short films and several feature films in development. Most of Maytham's projects have been granted funding and awards by various international and Canadian institutions and funds, among them Ontario and Toronto Art Councils<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Toronto Arts Council |url=https://torontoartscouncil.org/home |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=torontoartscouncil.org}}</ref>, Telefilm Canada<ref>{{Cite web |title=Telefilm Canada {{!}} Partner of choice |url=https://telefilm.ca/en |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=Telefilm Canada |language=en-CA}}</ref>, Red Sea Film Festival<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cycle 2 Winners – Red Sea Film |url=https://redseafilmfest.com/en/cycle-2-winners/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=redseafilmfest.com}}</ref>, Beirut DC with ART<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beirut Cinema Platform Edition 7 closure – Aflamuna |url=https://aflamuna.org/news/beirut-cinema-platform-edition-7-closure/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=aflamuna.org}}</ref>, and others.
+'''Maytham Jbara''' is an Iraqi, Toronto-based film writer and producer from a family of filmmakers in Baghdad. He honed his craft by studying Cinema and Television at the '''[[University of Baghdad]]''' and attending numerous workshops on various aspects of film production.
+Jbara has been recognized internationally for his work, including being selected for the '''Accelerator Fellowship''' and the '''European Audio-Visual Entrepreneurs ([https://eave.org/ EAVE]) On Demand Access Program''' for Producers, presented by the '''[[National Screen Institute]]''' and the '''[[Canada Media Fund]]'''.
+== Career ==
+Jbara's work includes the award-winning feature film ''[[Hanging Gardens (2022 film)|Hanging Gardens]]'' (2022), directed by Ahmed Yassin, which premiered at the '''[[Venice Film Festival]]''' in 2022. His filmography spans numerous short films and several feature films currently in development.
+Jbara's projects have received funding and awards from various international and Canadian institutions, including:
+* '''[[Ontario Arts Council|Ontario Arts Councils]]'''
+* '''[https://torontoartscouncil.org/home Toronto Arts Councils]'''
+* '''[[Telefilm Canada]]'''
+* '''[[Red Sea International Film Festival|Red Sea Film Festival]]'''
+* '''[https://aflamuna.org/film/madness-and-honey-days/ Beirut DC with ART]'''
+== Reference ==
+[https://streamlinedglobal.com/asian-project-market-2023-full-line-up/ Asian Project Market 2023: Full Line-Up]
-== Further Reading ==
 [https://www.smartbylighthouse.com/maythamjbara Maytham at smART]
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 [https://www.instagram.com/p/CuY2BCjodWw/ EAVE.]
+[https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Hanging-Gardens/0FTCX5ZFBEMS7P4B115XVA78WU Amazon Prime]
-== Reference ==
-<references />
+[https://playbackonline.ca/2023/07/07/nsi-cmf-eave-set-cohort-for-access-bipoc-producers-program/ Playback]
-== Filmography ==
-[[imdbtitle:10479910|Qadr (2021)]]
+[https://variety.com/2023/film/global/hanging-gardens-ahmed-yassin-al-daradj-new-project-saddam-hussein-1235825409/ Variety]
-[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21924012/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_4_prd Mother Is Back (2021)]
+== Filmography ==
-[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15175778/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_5_prd The Weekend Thief (2022)]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27985638/?ref_=nm_knf_i_3 Madness and Honey Days ( 2025 )]
-[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21378768/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_3_prd Hanging Gardens (2022)]
 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21924068/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_2_prd Mp3 (2023)]
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 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27801146/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_1_prd Gad's Face (2023)]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21378768/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_3_prd Hanging Gardens (2022)]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15175778/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_5_prd The Weekend Thief (2022)]
+[[imdbtitle:10479910|Qadr (2021)]]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21924012/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_4_prd Mother Is Back (2021)]
 [http://mad-distribution.film/movies/movie111537.php Bloody Boys.]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11160858/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_1_cin Haifa Street]
+[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9777854/?ref_=nm_flmg_i_2_cin Mosul 980]
+== Awards | Festival ==
+=== [[LA Shorts Fest|LA Short Film Festival]] ===
+[https://variety.com/2023/film/news/busan-project-market-winners-1235750354/ '''Busan’s Asian Project Market''']
+'''[https://www.iaffz.com/en/archiv22/6th-arab-film-festival-zurich-2022/movies.html Arab Film Festival Zurich]'''
+'''[https://iffsatoronto.com/ International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto]'''
+[https://redseafilmfest.com/en/red-sea-souk-awards-2023/ '''Red Sea Souk''']
+'''[https://www.istess.it/ Terni Film Festival]'''
+'''[https://www.aiu.edu.kw/film-festival AIU Film Festival]'''
+[[Montreal World Film Festival|Montréal World Film Festival]]
+[[São Paulo International Film Festival]]
+[[Zlín International Film Festival]]
+[[Gothenburg Film Festival|Göteborg Film Festival]]
+[https://www.nyshorts.net/ New York Shorts International Film Festival]
+[[Seattle International Film Festival]]
+[[Asia Pacific Screen Awards]]