Bio

Maytham is an Iraqi, Toronto based film writer and producer from a family of filmmakers in Baghdad. He honed his skills studying Cinema and Television at the University of Baghdad and attending numerous workshops on various aspects of film production. Maytham was selected for the Accelerator Fellowship, as well as the European Audio-Visual Entrepreneurs (EAVE) On Demand Access Program for producers presented by the National Screen Institute and Canada Media Fund. Most of Maytham films have also been awarded funding by the international and Canada, Ontario and Toronto Arts Council, Telefilm Canada, Red Sea Film Festival and others. Maytham’s work includes the feature film “Hanging Gardens” by Ahmed Yassin, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2022, and several short and feature films.

Intro

Producer, Writer:

• God’s Face, short fiction by Kwaish Sajjed

• HANGING GARDENS feature film by Ahmed Yassin

• THE MOTHER IS BACK, short fiction by Rami Al-Shatri

• The 4th Floor, short fiction by Semon Habeeb

• MP3, short fiction by Essam Al-Shamri

• The Weekend Thief, short fiction by Omar Bradosti

• Qadr, short fiction by Maytham Jbara

• Bloody Boys, feature film by by Shaker K. Tahrer

• THE GREET Method, feature film By Joshua David Pivato

• TAKE MY HAND TO HEAVEN, feature film By Osami Khairullah

• Hard Case, short fiction by Moe Abbas

Additional Crow:

Camera Assistant | THE JOURNEY, feature fiction by Mohamed Al-Daradji

Art Director |PATH OF MARYAM, feature fiction by Atea Al-Daradji

Production Manager | CHILDREN OF WAR, short fiction by Yahya Al-Allaq

Camera Assistant | IN THE SANDS OF BABYLON,feature fiction by Mohamed Al-Daradji

Camera operator | IN MY MOTHER’S ARMS, feature doc by Mohamed Al-Daradji

Cinematographer | MOSUL 980, short fiction by Ali Mohammed Saeed

Cinematographer | AIFA STREET, feature fiction by Mohanad Hayal

Editor | The Lost Desert, short fiction by Khadija bint Awwad

Editor | SHWK, short fiction by Nevin Abu Rakbeh

Production  Manager | War Nest, short fiction by Ahmed Abid

Editor | GIFT OF MY FATHER, short fiction by Salam Salman

Art Director | MY BIRD TWEETS, short fiction by Huda Al Kadhimi