Nayla tells it like it is about going your own way.
Nayla Al Khaja and Omar Al Busaidy are two Emirati (UAE Nationals) entrepreneurs who have gone their own way, and seen the ugly side. They share their experiences at Dubai Media City with CreativeMornings. Supported by Taaleem.
About the speaker
Nayla is the founder and Director of D-SEVEN Motion Pictures and UAE's first female film
Producer/Director. Her aim is to produce a slate of feature films in the Middle East.
She has produced and directed five short films namely: Unveiling Dubai (2004), Arabana
(2006), Once (2009), Malal (2010) and The Neighbor (2013).
Her accolades include: âBest Emirati Filmmakerâ at the Dubai International Film Festival in
2007, âEmirates Woman of the Yearâ in 2005, and âThe Youngest Entrepreneurâ of the year in
2005 at the Global Businesswomen & Leaderâs Summit Awards.
Her short film, âThe Neighborâ, recently won the award for âBest Emirati Filmâ at the Abu Dhabi film festival 2014. It won best film amongst 50 other entries. She has served as an official juror in the feature film program headed by Abbas Kiarostami at the Middle East Film Festival in 2009 and was a jury member at the 2010 International Emmy Awards.
Nayla is currently a proud ambassador of CANON Middle East, a global leader in digital imaging products. She was announced among the top 50 most powerful personalities in Arab cinema (source: Variety Arabia, 13 Dec 2011).
She is currently working on her first feature film.
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