Layaly Badr

Layaly Badr is a Jordanian with Palestinian roots. She started working as a children’s story writer, before studying film-making in Germany and screenwriting in the New York Film Academy. She has two published books: ‘Lobana Wal Qamar’ and ‘Nahr Wa Shajara’. Badr haswon several awards for her films and television work. Her films are distinguished musicals, combining live action with animation. Her short movie “The Way To Palestine” won The Golden Lorbeer from the German TV, the best complete piece of work for children at the Arab TV Festival in Tunisia, the Pioneer Prize at the Damascus TV festival, and received a Special Mention at the Isphahan Children Film Festival. Badr was the head of ART Children's Channel, then moved into the cinema industry as a producer and distributor. She worked as a managing director in the two biggest networks in the Middle East: ART and Rotana. She has also worked as a consultant for two of Egyptian networks: Al Nahar and ON TV. Currently she works as a freelancer. (Courtesy Another Gaze Journal - Another Screen)