穆罕默德·加扎拉

代表作：专著《阿拉伯世界的动画》《非洲动画》

评委简介：
穆罕默德·加扎拉，埃及动画电影人、学者与教育家，现任国际动画协会（ASIFA）副主席，同时担任沙特阿拉伯埃法特大学电影艺术学院副教授兼院长。

作为非洲与阿拉伯世界动画事业的重要推动者之一，他撰写了《阿拉伯世界的动画》与《非洲动画》两部专著，并创立了国际动画协会在非洲和阿拉伯世界的第一个分会。他的动画作品屡获国际认可，其中包括非洲电影学院奖最佳动画奖。

他常年受邀担任包括广岛国际动画节、斯图加特国际动画电影节、法国昂西国际动画电影节及萨格勒布世界动画电影节在内的众多国际电影及动画电影节评委，并作为策展人、演讲嘉宾及动画专家活跃于国际动画领域。

Representative Works: 
Monographs Animation in the Arab World and Animation in Africa

Profile:
Dr. Mohamed Ghazala is an Egyptian animation filmmaker, scholar, and educator, and Vice President of the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA). He is an Associate Professor and Chair of the School of Cinematic Arts at Effat University in Saudi Arabia.

A leading advocate for animation in Africa and the Arab world, he authored Animation in the Arab World and Animation in Africa. He founded ASIFA’s first chapter in Africa and the Arab world. His films have received international recognition, including the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Animation.

He has served on juries at numerous international film and animation festivals, including Hiroshima International Animation Festival, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb. Furthermore, he remains highly active in the international animation community as a curator, speaker, and animation expert.