Jalal is an animation filmmaker who graduated with a BA in Visual Communication from the University of Damascus in 2010. He worked as a teacher at Damascus University before leaving for Berlin in 2013, where he immediately started working on his animadoc SULEIMA. The film about a Syrian female activist was screened in many competitions of the most important animation film festivals worldwide. In 2019 he finished his master studies in animation directing at the Film university Babelsberg.
CEE Animation Talks •
10/08/2026
CEEA Talks: Producer Kristina Husová on EENY, MEENY, MINY, MOE!: “I value close collaboration over rapid growth”
Green Animation •
04/08/2026
CEE Animation at MIFA Conference – “Greening European Animation” Panel
CEE Animation Workshop •
26/07/2026
Third Module of the CEE Animation Workshop 2026 Heads to Budapest
CEE Animation Forum •
12/07/2026
