Raed Abbas - Biography

Raed Abbas is a Swedish/British filmmaker originally from Kuwait. Born in Kuwait January 24, 1977 He used to be known as the "family's director" since the age of 5. He made his first short stop-motion film at the age of 7 using transformers toys. 1990/91, during the second gulf war in Kuwait Raed made one of the first documentaries about the disaster in Kuwait. His footage are still archived and used by many TV channels. With a background in game development and CGI Raed was able to create stunning looking no-budget short and feature films. Raed was nominated for couples of Best Director awards. The name Raed means Pioneer.