Ahd Kamel
Ahd Hassan Kamel is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, Wadjda (2014) and for her role as Fatima in BBC Two's Collateral (2018).
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- Birth Name
- Ahd Hassan Kamel
- Name
- Ahd Kamel
- Occupation
- Actress, Filmmaker
- Born
- 14 November 1980
- Birthplace
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Education
- Parsons School Of Design
- Nationality
- Saudi Arabia · United States
- Languages
- Arabic · English
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Ahd Hassan Kamel is an actress and filmmaker from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She is known for her role in the BAFTA-nominated film, Wadjda (2014) and for her role as Fatima in BBC Two's Collateral (2018).
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Ahd Kamel (born 1980) is an actress and film director, a national of Saudi Arabia and the United States. The actress was born in Riyadh. Ahd Kamel was educated at New York Film Academy and Parsons School of Design. Languages used include Arabic and English.
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• Birth Name — Ahd Hassan Kamel • Name — Ahd Kamel • Occupation — Actress, Filmmaker • Born — 14 November 1980 • Birthplace — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia • Years Active — 2007 - Present • Education — Parsons School Of Design
Education and Career
Education and Career
Kamel grew up in Saudi Arabia and moved to New York City in 1998. She received a BFA in Animation & Communication from Parsons School of Design in 2004 and a Directing degree from the New York Film Academy in 2005. Kamel then went on to study acting under the personal tutelage of William Esper at the William Esper Studio. As an Actor, Ahd has featured in numerous films and TV series, including a starring role in the 2014 BAFTA-nominated film Wadjda, and roles in productions for BBC, ITV, Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and MBC. Kamel has written, directed and acted in her two award-winning short films, The Shoemaker ‘Al-Gondorji’ (2009) and Sanctity ‘Hurma’ (2012). The themes of these films explore women issues in Saudi Arabia. As Hurma explores a widowed woman's attempts to save her unborn baby with limited means. The film was a selection of the Berlin International Film Festival. Ahd wrote and directed her award-winning feature film 'My Driver and I, which debuted at the 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival. Inspired by her childhood, the film unfolds against the backdrop of Jeddah in the 1980s and ’90s and traces the relationship of a rebellious girl and her Sudanese chauffeur. Ahd received the Red Sea Honoree Award at the 2025 Red Sea International Film Festival.
Filmography
Filmography
CINEMA • Year — Film — Role — Notes • 2006 — Razan — Razan • 2009 — The Shoemaker — Nidal — Writer/Director • 2010 — The Imperialists Are Still Alive! — Iraqi woman • 2011 — Yara with the Long Blond Braid — Mother • 2012 — Wadjda — Miss Hussa • 2013 — Sanctity — Areej — Writer/Director • 2013 — Djinn — Um Al Duwais — Voice role • 2014 — From A to B — Rana • 2015 — Rattle the Cage — Wafa • 2018 — Run(a)Way Arab — Halima • 2019 — Being — Agent Costa • 2022 — All the Old Knives — Laila Maroof • 2024 — My Driver and I — Writer/Director TELEVISION • Year — Series — Role — Notes • 2018 — Collateral — Fatima Asif • 2019 — The Rook — Samira • 2020 — Honour — Diana Nammi • 2022 — Ramy — Hanan • 2023–24 — Concordia — Fatemah
Festival selections
Festival selections
The Shoemaker • 2010 Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival /France • 2010 Brussels Short Film Festival • 2010 Women in Film/Canada • 2010 Festival Amal/Spain • 2010 Abu Dhabi International Film Festival • 2010 Arab Film Festival, San Francisco • 2010 Women in Film, Seattle • 2010 International Film Festival Bratislava/Slovak Republic • 2010 Ljubljana International Film Festival • 2010 Berlin Interfilm International Short Film Festival • 2010 Kettupäivät Short Film Festival, Helsinki • 2010 Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Amman Sanctity • 2013 Sarajevo Film Festival Shorts Program • 2013 Berlinale Shorts Program My Driver and I • 2024 Red Sea International Film Festival • 2025 International Arab Film Festival Zurich, Switzerland • 2025 Diriyah Islamic Arts Biennale • 2025 Saudi Film Festival • 2025 Beirut International Women's Film Festival • 2025 Rotterdam Arab Film Festival • 2025 Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth 2025
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Ahd Kamel is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the occupation actor.

Ahd Kamel on the red carpet of the 2017 Dubai International Film Festival
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1980
Ahd Kamel was born on 14 November 1980.
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Awards and nominations
• NOMINATED – Muhr Arab Award (The Shoemaker), Dubai International Film Festival, 2009 • WINNER - GOLDEN ALEPH for Best Short (The Shoemaker), Beirut International Film Festival, 2010 • WINNER – 2nd Prize, (The Shoemaker), Gulf Film Festival, Dubai, 2010 • WINNER - JURY AWARD (The Shoemaker), Oran Film Festival, Oran, Algeria 2010 • WINNER - Development Award (Sanctity) Doha Tribeca Film Festival, 2012 • NOMINATED – Golden Bear for Best Short (Sanctity) Berlinale 2013 • WINNER – 2nd Prize (Sanctity), Gulf Film Festival, Dubai, 2013 • WINNER - Best Feature Film (My Driver and I), 11th Saudi Film Festival, 2025 • WINNER - Feature Film Competition (My Driver and I), Sharjah Intl. Film Festival for Children and Youth 2025 • SPECIAL MENTION - Feature Film Competition (My Driver and I), Rotterdam Arab Film Festival 2025 • RED SEA HONOREE AWARD, Red Sea International Film Festival 2025
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- 1.A different kind of woman: Ahd Kamel. Arab News. June 23, 2013.
- 2.Connell, Christopher. International actresses find success on U.S. sets ShareAmerica. ShareAmerica. 20 September 2017.
- 3.Meet Ahd Kamel. Vogue Arabia. 27 September 2017.
- 4.Perrone, Jeanne. NYFA Filmmaking Alumna Ahd Kamel Stars in Netflix's "Collateral". New York Film Academy Blog. 11 August 2017.
- 5.Former Students. The William Esper Studio. 8 April 2014.
- 6.Breaking Through the Lens Unveils Shortlist for Pitching Platform at Cannes. Variety. February 25, 2020.
- 7.Saudi movie 'Hurma' to be screened at Berlinale. Saudigazette. 2013-02-13.
- 8.https://variety.com/2024/film/reviews/my-driver-and-i-review-1236241864/
- 9.https://redseafilmfest.com/en/press/red-sea-international-film-festival-presents-2025-closing-night-and-yusr-awards/
- 10.Vivarelli, Nick. Ahd: International Star You Should Know. Variety. 4 May 2013.
- 11.Meet Ahd Kamel. 27 September 2017.
- 12.Saudi filmmaker Ahd Kamel's 'Sanctity' to be part of Netflix's 'Because She Created' collection. 6 July 2022.
- 13.Saudi filmmaker Ahd Kamel's feature 'My Driver & I' commissioned as an OSN original. 7 December 2022.
- 14.ITV. Honour. www.itv.com.
- 15.Second Opinion Doctor. IMDb.
- 16.'Games Of Thrones' EP Frank Doelger To Helm Surveillance Thriller Series 'Concordia' For ZDF, MBC, France Télévisions and Hulu Japan. Deadline Hollywood. 2022-10-17.
- 17.Concordia. IMDb.
- 18.Dubai International Film Festival Films 2009 - Al Qundarji (The Shoemaker). Dubai International Film Festival. April 2021.
- 19.2010: 10th Edition Awards Beirut International Film Festival. Beirut International Film Festival.
- 20.Khaleej Times. Gulf Film Festival winners given awards. www.khaleejtimes.com. September 2025.
- 21.Archive — Doha Tribeca Film Festival Doha Film Institute. Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
- 22.Dubai International Film Festival NEWS 2017. Dubai International Film Festival. April 2021.
- 23.https://www.arabnews.com/node/2598274/lifestyle
- 24.https://variety.com/2025/film/global/sharjah-film-festival-global-youth-cinema-1236555307/
- 25.https://www.arabfilmfestival.nl/awards-2025/
- 26.https://redseafilmfest.com/en/press/red-sea-international-film-festival-presents-2025-closing-night-and-yusr-awards/
- 27.International Short Film Festival - Clermont-Ferrand. my.clermont-filmfest.com.
- 28.The Shoemaker. Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
- 29.SANCTITY. www.berlinale.de.
- 30.https://redseafilmfest.com/en/press/red-sea-film-foundation-celebrates-saudi-storytelling-at-the-11th-saudi-film-festival/
- 31.https://www.iaffz.com/en/program/movie/my-driver-i.html
- 32.https://biennale.org.sa/en/program/cinema-nights-my-driver-i
- 33.https://beirutwomenfilmfestival.com/program-2025
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