Anas Khalaf

Anas Khalaf is a Syrian filmmaker who currently lives in Jordan having left Damascus with his family as a result of the Syrian conflict He holds an MBA from the Normandy Business School and with his wife Rana Kazkaz he cofounded the production company Synéastes Films in 2010 He is the screenwriter and director of three short films including Mare Nostrum 2016 which has been selected for more than 30 festivals including the Sundance Film Festival and the Dubai International Film Festival and has won nine international prizes He also works as an actor having played roles in Dégradé 2015 With Premeditation 2014 and the television series The Bureau 2015