Razan Takash

Filmmaker at Head of Film at SAE, Dubai

Speaker

Razan Takash is an award-winning Writer, Director, and Producer from Jordan, currently based in the UAE, with over 14 years of experience in film and television production across the Middle East. Her work spans from independent films to major Hollywood blockbusters, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts (RSICA). She currently serves as Head of the Film Department at SAE Dubai and headlines Razz Reviews, her popular movie review channel. Her acclaimed projects include the 48Hour Film Project 1st Place winner Shah Mat (2016) and a Mary Shelley Award nomination at the 2020 Other Worlds Austin Film Festival. Her sci-fi short M1das screened at over 24 international festivals, including Burbank International film festival & Miami International Science Fiction Film Festival (MiSciFi). She recently completed Karayr, a big budget post-apocalyptic short film.