Bahraini filmmaker Saleh Nass studied film production at Bournemouth University in the UK. His award-winning shorts; Pick up (2015), Central Market (2014) and (Lu’bba) Game (2012) were official selections at more than 30 film festivals worldwide, including the Slamdance Film Festival in the USA, the Montreal World Film Festival, Tampere Short Film Festival and Dresden International Short Film Festival. His short films also include The Traveller (2004), Phone Call (2005) and The Body (2006). Nass writes, edits, directs, produces films and co-runs his production house in the Kingdom of Bahrain. In 2015, Saleh was chosen as a Goethe Institute scholar at the Beirut Film Station. He is currently working on his debut feature film Grace Period with producer Paul Baboudjian.