Malek Shafi'i

I'm a documentary filmmaker and art manager with more than 15 years experience. I studied cinema and sociology, and made about 35 documentary and short films. I'm founder and director of "Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival" and "Afghanistan Cinema Club" I like to create projects and make movies based on my own experience and life. I founded Afghanistan Cinema Club – BASA in 2006. I also worked as a senior advisor for the Radio Television of Afghanistan.
I made about 30 films. Some of them won international film awards from different international film festivals.
I was a Jury member of the Tolo TV Film Festival, Kabul Film Festival, Amnesty Award of CPH-DOX (Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival) category judge of BANFF and ADB My View.
I am founder and director of Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival.
I also organized the second and third editions of the Kabul International Documentary and Short Film Festival; and Second Take - a film festival with a principal focus on gender and cinema.
External Links:
AHRF - Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival, www.ahrfestival.org
BASA Film - Official website of Afghanistan Cinema Clop. www.basafilm.com