Bassam Al-Thawadi

Bassam Mohammed Al-Thawadi ( , born December 13, 1960) is a veteran Bahraini filmmaker and film director, known for producing Bahrain's first feature film, The Barrier, in 1990. Regarded as a regional pioneer in film-making, he is a founding member of the GCC Cinema Society and is also the founder and director-in-general of first Arab Cinema Festival in Bahrain. He had directed numerous short films and also commercials, educational & cultural programmes during his tenure in the Bahrain Radio and Television Corporation as well as performing in plays.

Filmography Year Title Director Producer Writer Actor Notes 1990 The Barrier well received and screened at several film festivals worldwide 2004 Visitor widely acknowledged as being Bahrain's second feature film 2006 A Bahraini Tale described as an epic drama, this movie is set during the Six-Day War, and revolves around the personal story of a middle-class Bahraini family and around the hopes & faith of the Arab world had in Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Egyptian president. The film was critically acclaimed by critics 2008 Four Girls 2010 Longing Haneen

Awards On April 10, 2012, Al-Thawadi was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 5th Gulf Film Festival in recognition of his lifetime work in Gulf film making.