Hany Abu-Assad
Nazareth, Israel

Hany Abu-Assad is a Palestinian-Dutch movie director and writer. Some of the famous movies Abu-Assad has directed so far include Rana's Wedding (2002), Paradise Now (2005) and Omar (2013), and The mountains Between Us (2017). He has been nominated twice for Academy Awards for 'Paradise Now' in 2006 and 'Omar' in 2014.