RAZAN TAKASH
Filmmaker - Film Lecturer - Film Reviewer
Razan Takash is an award-winning producer and director from Jordan. She has an experience of over 9 years in the Middle East Film and Production Industry & 4 years in higher education teaching film and television production.
Her skills include directing and producing for television and film in a wide variety of projects, from intimate films and art house projects produced independently to local and regional series for television networks and was involved on the ground on Hollywood blockbusters and franchises. She has dedicated a large portion of her career working on independent films and reality and documentary television content focusing on using actuality to tell stories which has made her highly experienced in handling unpredictable productions.
Razan holds a Masters in Fine Arts from the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts (RSICA) in Jordan as part of a film MFA program under USC.
She has directed and produced multiple award-winning short films such as Shah Mat and IDI, the latter earning her a nomination for “Best Female Producer” at the Toronto International Women Film Festival. Her latest short science fiction film “M1das” has found success in more than 25 international film festivals and has won 10 awards including Best Sci-fi short at Florence Film Awards and Berlin Movie Awards and Best Female Director at the Indie Filmmaker awards. Currently, she is a Senior Film Lecturer in SAE Dubai.