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Film Director, Producer and Actress
Country of origin
Switzerland

Director Aida Schlaepfer Alhassani, born in Baghdad in 1970 and based in Switzerland, is a filmmaker, producer, actress, and artist. She holds degrees in Accounting, Business Management, Art, and Media Design, and earned a master’s in film Directing. Aida directed the award-winning doc."Souls In Transit," which qualified for the 95th Academy Awards. She is founder and co-president of the IAFFZ (International Arab Film Festival Zurich) and has curated and programmed films at major international festivals. She is a member of Swiss, Egyptian, and Iraqi filmmakers’ associations & Egyptian critics.

Festivals

Festivals

Current issues

INTERFILM member Hans-Martin Gutmann traces a narrative arc from his departure for the KVIFF 2026, through his work on the festival’s Ecumenical Jury and its decision on the winner, right up to his return.
Obituary for the cultural politician, director of various film festivals and promoter of world cinema. By Peter Ciaccio, president of the Associazione protestante del cinema "Roberto Sbaffi".

Events

16.02.2025
Haus der EKD, Charlottenstraße 53/54, 10117 Berlin

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