Hafiz Ali Abdulla
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Hafiz Ali Abdulla (Hafiz Ali Ali) is an established Qatari film Producer and Director with extensive experience in the arts. He began his creative endeavours in theatre while still in school, and has participated in numerous local and regional festivals. He has also and appeared in several television series.
Ali graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 1999 with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology and from Chapman University in 2005 with an MFA in Film and TV Directing. He obtained his Executive MBA degree from HEC Paris in 2014.
Between 2000 and 2009, he directed several television shows and documentary films for Qatar TV and Al Jazeera Children's Channel before working for the Qatar Foundation as Arts Programme Manager. Since 2013, Ali has been Heritage Houses Manager for Msheireb Museums, and was recently appointed Director of Msheireb Museums.
His films, which have been selected for many international film festivals and won several awards, include 'The Oryx Return' (2007) and 'Scents and Shadows' (2009).
Ali graduated from the California Institute of the Arts in 1999 with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology and from Chapman University in 2005 with an MFA in Film and TV Directing. He obtained his Executive MBA degree from HEC Paris in 2014.
Between 2000 and 2009, he directed several television shows and documentary films for Qatar TV and Al Jazeera Children's Channel before working for the Qatar Foundation as Arts Programme Manager. Since 2013, Ali has been Heritage Houses Manager for Msheireb Museums, and was recently appointed Director of Msheireb Museums.
His films, which have been selected for many international film festivals and won several awards, include 'The Oryx Return' (2007) and 'Scents and Shadows' (2009).