Yalla Parkour is selected at the MEDIMED 2021. Producer Basel Mawlawi and director Areeb Zuaiter pitched the project in front of commissioning editors, distributors, sales agents, and financiers. The Film, currently in the late development phase, tells the story of 19-year-old Parkour player Ahmad, who left his hometown Gaza to achieve his dream of becoming an international Parkour champion.

MEDIMED focuses mainly on Euro-Mediterranean creative projects, with documentary producers and directors developing their own creative projects.

The story of Yalla Parkour

19-year-old Ahmad is determined to become an international Parkour champion, but his reality pulls him an inch away each day. Along with Mohammed, Jihad, and Abdallah, Ahmad is part of a team that practices. parkour, the sport of freedom, in Gaza, the city of restrictions. When. Mohammed survives a detrimental injury, Ahmad’s far-fetched dream of. building a Parkour Academy in Gaza becomes a necessity.

Director Areeb Zuaiter

Areeb Zuaiter is a multinational filmmaker whose work focuses on art, identity, and social issues. Areeb’s previous nominations include Annecy International Film Festival in France, Aichi Friendship Festival in Japan, Alexandria Festival, and Sony’s Outstanding Thesis Award in the U.S. Areeb’s debut short. won the Jury Prize at the European Film Festival in Lebanon and her latest short, Colors of Resistance gained awards from festivals around the world including Concepción Independent Film Awards, Colorado International Activism Film Festival and Spotlight Documentary Film Awards. Areeb participated in workshops such as EAVE, the DocCelerator Lab, the DFI, the RFC and INA. Areeb works as an adjunct professor in Washington, D.C.

Producer Basel Mawlawi

Basel Mawlawi is a producer and the founder of Kinana Films AB which is based in Sweden. He has received his Bachelor of Arts from Middlesex University in the U.K. and a Professional Diploma in Film Production from SAE Institute. Basel started his career as a production manager and line producer. His work is mainly focused on nonfiction storytelling and short narratives. Up to this point, he worked on several documentaries and more than ten shorts. He is passionate about collaborating with filmmakers and writers creatively to tell stories that matter and that can create a difference. Basel has participated in renowned producer-specific labs including DFI’s Producers Lab, EAVE, and Young Nordic Producers in Cannes.