Bio:
Yaser Kassab is an award-winning Syrian filmmaker and producer based in Stockholm. Holding a Master’s in Film from Gothenburg University, his work focuses on representation and personal narratives. His acclaimed documentary trilogy, offering a poetic perspective on the Syrian tragedy, has screened at major festivals like Venice Biennale, IDFA, Cinema du Réel, and Vision du Réel, earning awards including IDFA’s Best First Feature and Cinema du Réel’s Joris Ivens Prize.
Awards
-Best Feature Documentary at Orna international film festival.
-The Best First Feature documentary at IDFA 2023
-The best short documentary, Sharjah film platform. 2020
-Joris Ivens / CNAP Prize, for the best first film at Cinema Du reel 2017.
-Best Mid-Length Documentary Award, in the 58th edition of Festival dei Popoli. 2017
-Best documentary and Best mid-length documentary at the 15th edition of Tirana Film Festival. 2017
-Prix du jury du 13ème Festival du Film de Famille, Nov 2018
Filmography:
“Chasing The Dazzling Light” 63 Min, 2023, World premiere at IDFA
“I Have seen Nothing I have seen All” 20Min, 2019, premiered at 50° Vision Du Reel
“On The Edge Of Life” 45Min, 2017, Premiered at 39° of Cinema Du reel
Collaboration:
Film Colorist "The Last Spring" by Alaa Shanana 2024
Film Colorist, audio mixing in film “ paradise Water” Deborah Elgeholm
Created a short promotional video about Bangladesh for the Bangladeshi Embassy in Stockholm in 2022.
Film Colorist for a short promotional video by the International Rescue Committee UK 2022.
Colourist in "My mother's island" (20 min) by Kaya Pakaslahti, 2021
Editor in "Strikingly Human" a Swedish short documentary by Uta Arning, 2019.
Cameraman and editor for TV reportages with a German TV, 2018.
Video Journalist for a TV show for children, in collaboration with DW TV.
