Shadi Chaaban

Director

Biography

Shadi Chaaban is a narrative focused cinematographer based in Brussels. Raised between Belgium and Lebanon, and a graduate of the American Film Institute Conservatory, his career took him on worldwide travels, working with Andrew Thomas Huang and Elia Suleiman. His first feature All This Victory premiered at the Venice 34th international film critics week, winning three awards including Best film. His second feature The Sea Ahead premiered in Cannes Directors Fortnight. Most recently, Warsha won Best Film at Sundance - He is currently in Post Production for his third feature “The Last Queen”, a period film shot in Algeria in co-production with Taj Intaj and Agat-Ex-Nihilo.