Louay Khraish

Louay Khraish began his career in television, producing the Saudi weekly television magazine, Bayn El Wilayat, which was filmed in nine states, focusing on America's cultural heritage.^[5] He also developed content for the digital platforms at Baynounah Media Group in Abu Dhabi before moving back to New York City. ^[6] In 2018, he produced for Film Independent the film education webseries, Film Arabi.^[7][8]

In 2019, he optioned Lolly Winston's Good Grief with Faissal Sam Shaib, and the script they wrote based on the novel was a finalist at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition.^[9]

He is known for Arzé the Lebanese feature film that he co-wrote and produced with Faissal Sam Shaib.^[10][11] The script was an Official Finalist in the First Time Screenwriter Competition at the 2018 Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Awards.^[12] The film, which premiered at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival and had its North American premiere at Tribeca Festival, was a tribute to Lebanese women.^[13][14] The film was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.^[15]

He has consulted on feature film scripts, such as Sophie Butros' Solitaire^[16][17] and Jonathan Keijser's Peace by Chocolate.

He has participated on juries at festivals, including the Guanajuato International Film Festival in Mexico,^[18] the Luxor African Film Festival in Egypt, and Image Nation's Arab Film Studio Awards.^[19] He has also moderated panels at festivals, such as the Cairo International Film Festival^[20]

He has written for online publications, such as Sukoon Magazine^[21] and Raseef22.^[22]

He has taught film and communication courses at the American University in Dubai,^[23][24] Manhattan College, and City College of New York,^[25] where he developed and taught a course on Contemporary Arab Cinema.^[26]

• Louay Khraish at IMDb