MK 2016

Editorial Cartoons

Amjad Rasmi | Jordan

Member of the Visual Artists Association and a founding member of the Cartoonists Association in Jordan. Rasmi won the Arab Journalism Award and was a returning member of its jury thereafter. He is presiding the jury in the Naji Ali International Award.

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Graphic Novels

Ahmad Nady | Egypt

Studied Oil Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University. Nady started his career as the designer of Sesame World’s characters in its first season, as well as the creative writer and storyboard illustrator of the Cartoons intervals between episodes. He participated in the production of many animations in studios and production companies, and drew comic strips and illustrations for several comic newspapers.

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Comics

Mohammad ElMu’ti | Jordan

After having studied graphic design for two years, I spent five years working in animation as a cartoonist, character designer, and storyboard artist. One day, I took an animation course in Los Angeles, came back to Amman and decided to work in comics and storytelling.

Graphic Illustration

Bahij Jaroudi | Lebanon

Studied graphic design at the Lebanese American University. In 2009, Jaroudi completed MA in animation at Kingston University. He works at the animation department of Future Television, while doing freelance illustration and children’s books. In 2012, he received the “Kitabi” prize for Arab children’s literature. He maintains a zeal for cartooning and animation.

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Children’s Book Illustration

Azza Hussein | Lebanon

Studied Fine Arts at the Lebanese University and the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, and Image Synthesis & Computer Animation at Hogeschool voor de Kunsten (Netherlands). She is a part-time Instructor  in Digital Media, Drawing and Sketching at the School of Architecture & Design – Lebanese American University.

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