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Zhawi Snjavi

Zhawi Snjavi

Zahavi Sanjavi was born in Arbil, Kurdistan, Iraq in 1967. In 1975 he sought asylum in Iran along with his family as a result of war which broke out in Kurdistan, Iraq. He pursued his studies in Sweden and Russia in the field of scriptwriting and filmmaking. He holds a M.Sc. in filmmaking from the University of Cinema in Moscow. He returned to Iraq in 2005 after an absence of 30 years, of being an immigrant and a refugee. He is now active in making feature and TV films as script writer and filmmaker.

Zahavi Sanjavi wurde 1967 in Arbil, Kurdistan, Irak, geboren. Als Folge des Krieges in Kurdistan (Irak) suchte er 1975 mit seiner Familie Asyl im Iran. Er studierte in Schweden und Russland Drehbuchschreiben und Filmemachen. Er erwarb einen Master of Science in Filmemachen an der Universität für Kino in Moskau. Heute ist er als Drehbuchautor und Filmemacher in der Produktion von Spiel- und Fernsehfilmen tätig.

Zehavî Sancawî di sala 1967an de li bajarê Hewlêrê, li Kurdistana Iraqê ji dayîk bûye. Di sala 1975an de ji ber şerê ku li Kurdistana Iraqê derketiye, tevî malbata xwe daxwaza penaberiyê li Îranê kiriye. Xwendina xwe li Swêd û Rûsyayê di warê senaryo û çêkirina fîlman de domandiye. Ew xwediyê bawernameya M.Sc. li Zanîngeha Sînemayê li Moskowê di çêkirina fîlman de. Ew niha di çêkirina fîlmên dirêj û TV de wek senaryo û fîlmçêker çalak e.

1 ) Sharabot Documentary 13 min 1999, Iraq
2 ) ame and Nothing Mor Short Film 8 min 2001, Iraq and Russia
3 ) Night Flight Documentary 18 min 2002, Russia
4 ) The Border Short Film 27 min 2005, Iraq and Russia
5 ) 1991 Karkuk TV Documentary 60 min 2006, Iraq
6 ) Eternal Him Documentary 17 min & 35min 2007, Iraq
7 ) All My Mothers Documentary 60 min 2008-2009, Iraq & Iran
8 ) The return Documentary 52min 2016,
9 ) Imad’s Childhood Documentary 1 h 17min 2021,

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