Alfoz Tanjour was born in Salameih, Syria in 1975, and studied Filmmaking at the Academy of Fine Arts in the Republic of Moldova. He has made several projects as director, director of photography, editor or executive producer, including more than fifteen documentaries for the Al Jazeera Documentary Channel (Damascus City Symphony) (Beyond the City’s Walls) (Faraway, so Close from Borderline) . Tanjour’s short ‘A Little Sun’ (2007) won the Tanit de Bronze at the Carthage Film Festival. His documentary version of ‘Wooden Rifle’ (2013) took the Public Liberties & Human Rights Award at the Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival and the Gold Panda for Best Asian Production at the International Gold Panda Documentary Festival 2014. ‘Wooden Rifle’ is his first narrative feature.
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Babylon collaborates regularly with partner orgnanisations, including AHRC-funded Migrant and Diasporic Cinema Research Network.
Migrant and Diasporic Cinema Network
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Babylon is also a partner and advisory board member of Community Filmmaking and Cultural Diversity, a BFI-backed programme also funded by the AHRC.