Samer Battikhi

Place of birth: Amman, Jordan
Fame for: Directing

Biography

Samer Z.M. Battikhi is a film director and writer who has been working in the film industry in Jordan since 2015. He began his career as an assistant director, working with several veteran local and international filmmakers. He has directed, written, and produced several short films under his own production company Sierra Bravo Productions. Most notably the film "Arnoos" which was selected in several international film festivals, the film "Kroka" that had its world premiere at the Red Sea International Film Festival, and the film "For Good Luck" which he received the Sunbird Stories awards from FilmLab Palestine. He is working on developing his first feature film titled" To Each His Own" and two Series bibles, "Propaganda" which is now in talks to be produced with an international streamer, and "The Shopping Square" that was developed under the Halaqat program at The Royal Film Commission in Jordan.