Laith Al-Juneidi (Arabic: ليث الجنيدي, born December 9, 1978, in

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), is a Palestinian film director and producer.

Biography

He studied for the

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degree in communication, Culture and Media at Coventry University Department of Media and Communication, graduating with a

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degree. He also took

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studies in Visual Cultures 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 as a bold statement questioning the representation of war in mainstream media. Early in his life, prior to joining

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, 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

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and Enjaaz of

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, in

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. The film was officially selected to premier at the prestigious

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. In 2011, he established Ishtar Creative Productions,Ishtar Creative Productions
/ref> a production house that specializes in producing documentaries and feature films.

References

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Coventry University

Coventry University School of Art and Design

Coventry University Department of Media and Communication
Ishtar Creative Productions
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