Film

Director

Hady Zaccak

Hady Zaccak

Born in Beirut, Hady Zaccak studied at the Institut d'Études Scéniques, Audiovisuelles, et Cinématographiques of Saint Joseph University in Beirut, eventually getting a diploma in audiovisual studies and a Master’s in cinema studies and film directing.
Zaccak also took part in workshops for film directing, editing, and production at FEMIS, INSAS, and HFF Konrad Wolf.
Since 1997, he has written and directed more than 20 documentaries, which have been broadcast on several TV stations in Lebanon, the Arab world, and Europe, and screened at several film festivals worldwide.
Zaccak is best known for his award-winning documentaries YA OMRI (104 WRINKLES) (2017), KAMAL JOUMBLATT, WITNESS AND MARTYR (2015), MARCEDES (2012), A HISTORY LESSON (2010), and 1000 AND 1000 NIGHTS (1999).
In addition to his work as a filmmaker, Zaccak has also been a professor at his alma matet since 1998, where he gives training courses on screenwriting, directing, history of cinema, and film genres.
He delivers workshops on documentary and cinema culture in several parts of the Arab world as well and is the founder of ZAC Films.