Sudan
Director
Amjad Abu Alala is a Sudanese director and producer. He studied media at Emirates University. He made many short films, that were screened in different film festivals. Now he works as Head of Programming Committee at the Sudan Independent Film Festival. His debut feature, You Will Die At Twenty premiered at Venice Film Festival where it won the Lion of the Future - "Luigi De Laurentiis" Venice Award for a Debut Film, followed by an extensive festival tour throughout the world.