Cinematographer and co-producer Ehab Assalʼs cinematic background started in the 1990s as a camera assistant on some iconic Hollywood films including The Apostle (1997) and The Insider (1999). Assal then returned to Palestine where he continued as a cinematographer on shorts and documentaries and first camera assistant on feature films. Now based in Nazareth, Ehab runs his newly formed production company, Yellowdawn Productions. Assal’s most recent works as a cinematographer include Elvis of Nazareth (2011), First Lesson (2010), Beatitudes (2009) and A Boy, A Wall and a Donkey (2008).
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
