Nadia Daniela Hamzeh

Nadia Hamzeh, a Los Angeles based Writer-Director-Actor-Producer, received her M.F.A in Film Directing from Chapman University/USA (as a Fulbright Fellow) and a B.F.A in Acting and is a member of SAG-AFTRA. Nadia won the acclaimed student Emmy® from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for her comedy film, ʻFiascoʼ (shot on 35mm), which she wrote-directed-produced-stars in. Other festival awards include Best Directing, Best Comedy and Audience Choice. ‘Fiasco’ screened in over 40 international film festivals worldwide and had its US Television Premiere on KCET TV in California. Nadia was selected for the Producers Guild of America (PGA) ‘Power of Diversity Producers Workshop’ with her feature film script ‘Country of the Sun', which is inspired by her own life experiences. Nadia has also been the Arabic voice/Producer at NBCUniversal’s Daily news broadcasts (Arabic Edition) in Los Angeles. Before moving to the United States, Nadia established herself as a successful A-list actress in the Middle East, well known for her leading roles in Film/TV. As a storyteller, Nadia has a passion for illuminating the struggles of characters’ challenges through a comedic or serious lens and due to having a multi-cultural background, she enjoys exploring cross cultural and social themes with the goal of provoking mutual understanding, building cultural bridges and tolerance between people from different nations. Nadia grew up multi-lingual speaking English, Arabic, German and French.