Toronto Arab Film
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Get to know the people behind TAF

WHO WE ARE

​Toronto Arab Film (TAF) is a non-for profit organization dedicated to bringing films from, and about the Arab world, to Toronto audiences. TAF began because of a need to fill a void that exists in film programming in Toronto, specifically a lack of films from the Arab regions and a desire to reinstate a tradition of going out of watch films that has been lost.

WHAT WE DO

​Through our first initiative, Layali El Cinema, we programme year-round film screenings in Toronto.
Through Mahrajan, our annual festival, we showcase Arab films from around the world. ​We also recognize the need to encourage interconnectedness between Arab filmmakers in Toronto and foster filmmakers, which we endeavour to do through the Shabaka initiative, where we support emerging talents through hosting networking events and running filmmaking workshops throughout the year. ​
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We hope you will join us for our inaugural online Mahrajan//Festival July 24-26, 2020!

OUR 2020 TAF TEAM

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Rolla Tahir 
co-founder,
​artistic director  

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Mason Hatahet
co-founder,
executive director

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Ahmad Alhaj
​lead festival programmer 
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Zeinah Kalati 
programmer
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Laura Brown 
technical director 

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Ghalia Saheb
festivals operations manager
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Lobna Mahdi 
​outreach and development coordinator 

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Iman Abbaro
marketing coordinator

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Azza Abbaro 
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web designer 

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Maya Kamal 
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graphic designer 
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Regan Amro
social media coordinator


OUR 2020 TAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Jutta Brendemuhl
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Cayley James
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Pacinthe Mattar
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Karam Masri 

2nd annual Toronto Arab Film Festival - may 27-30 2021 


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*Thank you to the MADVO Estate for granting permission to use stills from Jacques Madvo's films.
  • HOME
  • MAHRAJAN//FESTIVAL
    • Call for Submissions
    • Panel: Demystifying Feature Filmmaking
    • FESTIVAL AWARDS 2020
  • LAYALI EL CINEMA//CINEMA NIGHTS
  • SHABAKA//NETWORK
  • ABOUT TAF
  • Support//Contact
  • SHOP