Writer-Director-Storyteller

Adolf El Assal was born in Alexandria (Egypt). He has spent most of his childhood between the UAE, UK and Luxembourg. After graduating with a MA in Filmmaking in 2008, he directed the award-winning short films LA FAMEUSE ROUTE… and MANO DE DIOS. In 2014, he completed his first feature feature film LES FAMEUX GARS. He has recently completed his second feature film SAWAH. His latest project is BARAKI, a Belgian TV Series he co-directed. Ady is also a two-times Berlinale Talents alumni and a member of the European Film Academy as well as EAVE and Screen Leaders. He is the owner of Wady Films, a Luxembourg-based film production company.