Yasmin Fedda is a Palestinian film director, artist, film programmer, arts producer, and academic.  

Her work has been multi award winning,
Bafta nominated, and screened at Sundance, CPH:DOX, Edinburgh FF, Carthage FF, and numerous other festivals across the world. It has screened online, in galleries, in public spaces, and on broadcast television.

Yasmin has a Masters in Visual Anthropology (University of Manchester), and a PhD in Trans-Disciplinary Documentary Film (University of Edinburgh). She is Senior Lecturer in Film and is a Fellow of the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at Queen Mary University of London.

She has hed artists residencies at the Mothlight Micro Cinema, Detroit, the British School at Rome, Italy and the National Theatre Immersive Storytelling Studio.

Yasmin has taught film around the world with universities, NGOs, and media and civil society organisations. 

Contact Yasmin here.

AwardsAwards Eurimage Award, for Best Prototype for The Pathogen of War at CPH:DOX, 2022

Commendation, RAI Film Prize, Royal Anthropological Institute Film Festival, 2021

Best Documentary Feature, Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, Minneapolis, Queens of Syria, 2016

Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature, Twin Cities Arab Film Festival, Minneapolis, Queens of Syria, 2016

UNHCR/CONARE Director Prize, CineMigrante Festival, Argentina, Queens of Syria, 2015

Tanit de bronze for Best Documentary, Carthage Film Festival, Queens of Syria, 2015

Best Documentary Film Award, Salé International Festival of Women's Film, Morocco, Queens of Syria, 2015

Special mention from the UNHCR, Human Screen Film Festival, Tunis, Queens of Syria, 2014

Black Pearl for Best Director from Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival, Queens of Syria, 2014

Special Jury Mention, Gdansk DocFilm Festival, Breadmakers, 2009

Palme Dewar Award, Heartland Film Society, Breadmakers, 2008

Black Pearl Short Documentary Award, Middle East Film Festival, Abu Dhabi, Breadmakers, 2008

Best Short Film, Emotions Film Festival, Greece, Breadmakers, 2008

Scottish Short Film Award, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Breadmakers, 2007

BAFTA nomination for best short film, Breadmakers, 2007

Debut competition Jury Prize, Moscow Visual Anthropology Film Festival, Milking the Desert, 2006
One World Broadcasting Trust award, Milking the Desert, 2004

My works has show at many festivals, screenings, galleries, and more. Here is a short selection of some:

Film Festivals (selection)
RAI Film Festival, 2021
CPH:DOX 2020; 2024
Carthage Film Festival, 2014
Abu Dhabi Film Festival, 2013
Full Frame, 2008
True/False, 2006
The Middle East International Film Festival, 2008
Sundance, 2008
Krawkow Film Festival, 2008
Docudays, Beirut, 2007
Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2007

Exhibitions and Screenings (selection)
Ayouni (group show), Art of the Revolution, Beit Farhi, Damascus, 2025

The Pathogen of War, Kunsthall Charlottenburg, CPH:DOX, Copenhagen, 2024

The Pathogen of War, Battersea Art Centre with Shubbak Festival, 2023

Abu Hawash (group show), Syria Off Frame, Fondazione Cini, Venice, (L. Benetton Collection), 2015

Breadmakers (group show), Art on the Underground, Canary Wharf Screen, 2014

Siamo Tornati & Breadmakers (group show), Studio Osk, ZKU, Berlin, 2014

Siamo Tornati (group show), Centro Luigi Sarro, Rome, 2014

Siamo Tornati, Breadmakers, A Tale of Two Syrias (solo show), Upper Lab, Bergamo, 2013

Siamo Tornati, Breadmakers, Spring Mostra, British School at Rome, 2013

Special Olympics World Summer Games, Athens, Greece, 2011

Moving Pictures, GV5, The Lot, Edinburgh, 2008