Darin J. Sallam

Jordanian writer/director Darin J. Sallam holds an MFA from the Red Sea Institute for Cinematic Arts (RSICA), affiliated with the University of Southern California. To her credit are 5 award-winning shorts, including THE DARK OUTSIDE (2012) and THE PARROT (2016). A Berlinale Talent 2021, a Robert Bosch 2015 Film Prize recipient and recently inducted into the prestigious Asia Pacific Screen Academy, Sallam was selected to the 2017 La Cité Internationale des Arts residency and to the 2018 Global Media Makers fellowship by Film Independent. She was a jury member at international film festivals and is co-founder & managing partner at the Amman-based production company TaleBox. Her award-winning debut feature film FARHA (2021) had its world premiere at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival and continues to be selected to renowned film festivals worldwide. FARHA is also selected as Jordan's entry in the International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2023 and achieved a historic first win for Jordan by receiving the Best Youth Film award the 15th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), making Sallam the first Jordanian director ever to be awarded an APSA.