Shawkat Amin Korki
A Kurdish filmmaker, Shawkat Amin Korki studied cinema in Iran and gained international recognition in 2006 with the completion of his debut feature film in Iraqi Kurdistan CROSSING THE DUST, which premiered at the Rotterdam International Film Festival.
Korki's biggest success to date is his film MEMORIES ON STONE (2014), which was chosen as Iraq's official entry for the Oscars.
His movies have been featured and won awards at several prestigious film festivals around the world, including Karlovy Vary, Busan, Cairo, Edinburgh, Tallinn, Goteborg, Hong Kong, and many others.
He also won Best Director at the Cinedays Skopje Festival of European Cinema for his film MEMORIES ON STONE, as well as Best Kurdish Director at the Duhok International Film Festival.
Furthermore, he was awarded Best Director at the Iraq and Neighbors Film Festival for his award-winning film KICK-OFF, and received the Best Director and Critic (Netpak) awards at the Singapore International Film Festival for his film CROSSING THE DUST.
Korki's biggest success to date is his film MEMORIES ON STONE (2014), which was chosen as Iraq's official entry for the Oscars.
His movies have been featured and won awards at several prestigious film festivals around the world, including Karlovy Vary, Busan, Cairo, Edinburgh, Tallinn, Goteborg, Hong Kong, and many others.
He also won Best Director at the Cinedays Skopje Festival of European Cinema for his film MEMORIES ON STONE, as well as Best Kurdish Director at the Duhok International Film Festival.
Furthermore, he was awarded Best Director at the Iraq and Neighbors Film Festival for his award-winning film KICK-OFF, and received the Best Director and Critic (Netpak) awards at the Singapore International Film Festival for his film CROSSING THE DUST.
