Film

Director

Tariq Rimawi

Tariq Rimawi

Tariq Rimawi is an independent Jordanian animated film director, scriptwriter, and academic member who graduated with a master’s in animation from the UK’s Newport Film School in 2010 before obtaining a PhD in animation from Loughborough University in 2014.

His films have received regional and international awards and have been screened at over 200 international film festivals.

In 2016, Rimawi established the Animation Department at the University of Petra in Jordan to equip its graduates with the latest storytelling and visual communication techniques.

He currently serves as the Section Head of the Multimedia and Production Studio at the Digital Learning and Online Education Office at Qatar University.

His filmography includes SURPRISE, GROWING, and MISSING.