Laith Al-Juneidi is a Palestinian film director and producer. He studied Bachelors of Arts in Communication, Culture and Media at Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

The Department of Media and Communication is part of Coventry School of Art and Design in Coventry University. It is located within the Ellen Terry Building, which is a £7 million refurbished 1930s cinema in the centre of Coventry, UK....

, graduating with First Class Honours degree then his post-graduate studies in Visual Cultures

Visual culture

Visual Culture as an academic subject is a field of study that generally includes some combination of cultural studies, art history, critical theory, philosophy, and anthropology, by focusing on aspects of culture that rely on visual images.- Overview :...

 at the same university. He produced a number of short fictional and factual films as well as training videos and commercials. Despite its short duration, his film War vs. Peace got international recognition for being a bold statement questioning the representation of war in mainstream media. Early in his life and before joining Coventry University

Coventry University

Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University...

 he worked as a producer at a local radio station. He produced and directed The Invisible Policeman, a feature documentary following Palestinian Lieutenant Nidal, who lives an extreme paradoxical life. The film was co-produced and co-funded by the Jan Vrijman Fund in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 and Enjaaz of Dubai International Film Festival

Dubai International Film Festival

The Dubai International Film Festival is an international film festival based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Launched in 2004, it aims to foster the growth of filmmaking in the Arab world.-Overview:...

 in the United Arab Emirates. The film was officially selected to premier at the prestigious International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam. In 2011 he established Ishtar Creative Productions, a production house that is specialized in producing documentaries and feature films.



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Coventry University

Coventry University School of Art and Design

International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

Coventry University Department of Media and Communication

The Department of Media and Communication is part of Coventry School of Art and Design in Coventry University. It is located within the Ellen Terry Building, which is a £7 million refurbished 1930s cinema in the centre of Coventry, UK....

Ishtar Creative Productions

Ishtar Creative Productions Facebook page

The Invisible Policeman documentary film official website

The Invisible Policeman documentary film official Facebook page

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