Film Director, Producer and Actress
Country of origin
Switzerland
Director Aida Schlaepfer Alhassani, born in Baghdad in 1970 and based in Switzerland, is a filmmaker, producer, actress, and artist. She holds degrees in Accounting, Business Management, Art, and Media Design, and earned a master’s in film Directing. Aida directed the award-winning doc."Souls In Transit," which qualified for the 95th Academy Awards. She is founder and co-president of the IAFFZ (International Arab Film Festival Zurich) and has curated and programmed films at major international festivals. She is a member of Swiss, Egyptian, and Iraqi filmmakers’ associations & Egyptian critics.