Nour Almoujabber

Nour Almoujabber (, , born 18 December 1994) is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and novelist.

Early life and education Born in Lebanon, he studied at the Sainte Famille Wadi Chahrour school, then obtained a bachelor's degree in TV and Cinema, and a master's degree in Film Directing from the Lebanese University - Institute of Fine Arts.

Early career

Nour Almoujabber's first short film The Stream (starring Christine Choueiri, Boutros Rouhana, Ralf Bou Chaya and Bissan Ahmad) toured the world to get Almoujabber his first awards.

In 2019, Almoujabber attended a masterclass led by Sesame Workshop in Jordan. He was chosen from 20 writers from the Arab World to co-write Ahlan Simsim , the Arabic-language co-production of Sesame Street. The show will soon air its seventh season.

Films and style

In 2019, Almoujabber’s masters’ short film What's Your Name was the key to the audience’s recognition of the writer and director’s style.

Almoujabber focuses on writing scripts in a closed space, so the viewers focus on the dialogue and the mastery of acting. What's Your Name starred Randa Kaady and Nassib Sebaaly .

The film toured 34 countries including Russia, Italy, Azerbaijan, the United States, Jordan, Australia, Canada, Netherlands, France, Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Poland, Sweden, Canada and his hometown Lebanon.

Following his studies, Almoujabber worked on TV series as a writer, and short films as a script doctor, assistant director, and editor alongside his independent short films: On The Edge ,starring Sany Abdul Baki and Joseph Akiki, and Another Conversation, starring Ramy Farah.

Current work

Almoujabber joined 2Pure Studios in 2022, diving into the world of voice-over writing. After a while, he worked on two consecutive docu-drama TV series. The Goal , a biography of Saudi football legend Saeed Al Owairan, which aired on Shahid, while the second project, currently entitled Ghayeb [En: Disappeared] is in the pre-production phase.

The success of his short film What's Your Name inspired Almoujabber to develop it into a feature film with the same title. He attended Rawi Residency in 2022 with Royal Film Committee in Jordan.

Nour Almoujabber is currently working on his first novel, The Excuses I Give Her.

Filmography Short films YearEnglish titleDirectorWriterEditorOriginal title 2015 The Stream Le Ruisseau 2019 What's Your Name ش و ا س م ك 2021 On The Edge هون وتحت 2022 Another Conversation Another Conversation

TV Series YearEnglish titleDirectorWriterNote 2022 The Goal Airing on Shahid 2023 Ghayeb In preproduction

Feature films YearEnglish titleDirectorWriterNote N/A What's Your Name In development