Directing
Nabil Maleh
- Born
- Sep 28, 1936 · Aged 79
- Died
- Feb 24, 2016
- Place of birth
- Damascus, Syria
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 9
Also known as (1)
- نبيل المالح
Biography
Nabil Maleh (September 28, 1936 – February 24, 2016) was a Syrian film director, screenwriter, producer, painter, and poet, widely regarded as a founding figure of modern Syrian cinema. Born in Damascus, he initially traveled to Czechoslovakia to study nuclear physics before discovering cinema and enrolling at the Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague (FAMU), where he earned a master’s degree in film and television directing. His formative years in Prague immersed him in an international cultural environment that deeply shaped his artistic outlook. Upon returning to…