Sahim Omar Kalifa
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 July 1980 (46 years old)
Place of birthZakho, Kurdistan, Iraq
Known credits10
Biography
Sahim Omar Kalifa (born 1980 Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan) is a Belgian-Kurdish filmmaker based in Belgium. In 2001, he came to Belgium, and in 2008 he got his Master's degree in filmmaking at Sint-Lukas Film School, Brussels. Kalifa has won 96 international awards with his short films Land of the Heroes, Baghdad Messi, and Bad Hunter. The biggest achievements so far are: A-Jury Prize as Best Short film for 'Land of the heroes' at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival - Generation. B- 'Baghdad Messi' was shortlisted for the 87th Academy awards, the Oscars. It was one of the 10 finalists. C- 'B…
Baghdad Messi
2023 · Director
Iraq's Invisible Beauty
2022 · Director
Iraq's Invisible Beauty
2022 · Writer
Black-out
2020 · Tolk
Cornered in Molenbeek
2018 · Director
Cornered in Molenbeek
2018 · Writer
Zagros
2017 · Director
Zagros
2017 · Writer
Bad Hunter
2013 · Director
Bad Hunter
2013 · Writer
Bad Hunter
2013 · Producer
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections
2012 · Self
Land of the Heroes
2011 · Director
Land of the Heroes
2011 · Writer
Bread
2008 · Director
Bread
2008 · Screenplay
Bread
2008 · Producer
Iraq’s Invisible Beauty: Through Latif al-Ani’s Lens
Director
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