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Zayn Alexandre (formerly Zayn Alexander) is a Lebanese American film director and actor based in New York City. Alexander's debut short film, "Abroad", an intimate drama that explores the life of a Lebanese immigrant couple, made its world premiere at the Oscar-qualifying Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Alexander's second directorial effort, "Manara", debuted during the 76th Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section (2019 Venice Days). Most recently, Alexander was selected to participate in the prestigious TIFF Filmmaker Lab that took place during the 46th Toronto International Film Festival with his debut feature film, "Plus One", currently in development. "Plus One" also picked up the "Best Pitch" award at the '22 Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF), and was invited to participate in the highly selective Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (IFF) that same year.

Zayn Alexander attends the MBC Studios afterparty during the 2nd edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Awards

Zayn Alexandre

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Carthage Film Festival

Reykjavik International Film Festival

SoHo International Film Festival

Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival

ECU European Independent Film Festival

IndieFEST Film Awards

European Independent Film Award

Alexandria Short Film Festival

BCT - Festival del Cinema e della Televisione Benevento

Lonely Wolf International Film Festival

Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto

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