Dina Emam

Named one of Variety's 10 Producers to Watch in 2018, Dina Emam is an Egyptian-American film and commercials producer and educator working between New York and Cairo.

Her first feature, Yomeddine, had its world premiere at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival in the Main Competition where it was awarded the Prix François Chalais. Yomeddine was also chosen as Egypt’s submission for the 91st Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Emam was a part of the first cohort of the Creative Producer Indaba program for African producers (developed by Realness Institute in partnership with Sundance Institute, International Film Festival Rotterdam and EAVE).

In addition to producing, she teaches filmmaking/producing workshops and masterclasses for aspiring filmmakers in the US, the Middle East and Africa.

For International Women’s Day 2020, Emam was named a Female Champion of Change by the Canadian and Swedish embassies in Egypt for her outstanding achievement and contribution in building a stronger Egypt.

Prior to becoming a film producer, Emam worked in television market research and production management at MTV Networks in New York City. She also worked on Hulu’s Emmy-nominated miniseries The Looming Tower.

Emam holds a BS from New York University's Stern School of Business in Marketing and International Business with a specialization in Entertainment, Media and Technology and an MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts in Creative Producing with advanced study in Screenwriting.

She has previously served as an AmeriCorps volunteer.

Feature Film Development Workshop Designer and Instructor // DAHSHUR RESIDENCE / El-Dahshureya with support of US EMBASSY - CAIRO // Cairo, Egypt (2023)

Producing Instructor // SUNBIRD STORIES - CINEPHILIA PRODUCTIONS x FILMLAB PALESTINE // New York, NY + Ramallah, Palestine (2023)

Producing Instructor // SUNBIRD STORIES - CINEPHILIA PRODUCTIONS x FILMLAB PALESTINE // New York, NY + Ramallah, Palestine (2022)

Voices Amplified Festivals and Funding Mentor // ROYA FILM COMMISSION - JORDAN with support of the Swedish Institute and in partnership with Malmo Arab Film Festival (MAFF)) // (2022)

Development Masterclass // SEEN STUDIO TRAINING PROGRAM (supported by Embassy of Norway in Cairo, Embassy of the Netherlands in Cairo, and AFAC) – SEEN FILMS // Cairo, Egypt (2021)

Producing Instructor // SUNBIRD STORIES - CINEPHILIA PRODUCTIONS x FILMLAB PALESTINE // New York, NY + Ramallah, Palestine (2021)

Producing Masterclass // TORONTO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL // Toronto, Canada (2021)

Producing Workroom Instructor // CINEPHILIA PRODUCTIONS // New York, NY (2021)

Creative Producing Mentor // COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF THE ARTS // New York, NY (2020)

Filmmaking Team Mentor // STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE - RECLAIM OUR VOTE // New York, NY (2020)

Producing Instructor // SUNBIRD STORIES - CINEPHILIA PRODUCTIONS x FILMLAB PALESTINE // New York, NY + Ramallah, Palestine (2020)

Producing Mentor // STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE - RECLAIM OUR VOTE // New York, NY (2020)

EAVE ON DEMAND Script Development Lab Local Producing Mentor // Cairo Industry Days @ Cairo International Film Festival (2019)

Producing Masterclass // ASWAN INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL in partnership with US EMBASSY - CAIRO // Aswan, Egypt (2019)

Creative Producing Masterclasses // DOWNTOWN CONTEMPORARY ARTS FESTIVAL (D-CAF) // Cairo, Egypt (2019)

Creative Producing Masterclass // CINEDELTA FILM LAB in partnership with US EMBASSY - CAIRO // Alexandria, Egypt (2019)

Digital Filmmaking Workshop Producing and Production Design Instructor // ROYAL FILM COMMISSION - JORDAN // Amman, Jordan (2018)

Filmmaking Workshop Director + Producing and Production Design Instructor // SPARK! VENTURES // El Gouna, Egypt (2017)

Pitching the Short Film Guest Speaker // MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE - UG Film - Prof. Erin Greenwell // New York, NY (2022)

Demystifying Feature Filmmaking for Emerging Arab Filmmakers // TORONTO ARAB FILM FESTIVAL // Toronto, Canada (2020)

Producing the First Feature Guest Speaker // MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE - UG Film - Prof. Erin Greenwell // New York, NY (2020)

Producing the First Feature Guest Speaker // VCU CINEMA – SCHOOL OF THE ARTS - UG Film - Prof. Yossera Bouchtia // Richmond, VA (2020)

Is there life after co-productions? (Moderator) // CAIRO INDUSTRY DAYS @ Cairo International Film Festival // Cairo, Egypt (2019)

The Art and Science of Financing // CINEGOUNA @ El Gouna Film Festival // El Gouna, Egypt (2019)

Navigating International Co-Productions // PRODUCERS WITHOUT BORDERS @ Cannes Film Festival // Cannes, France (2018)

SELECT PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CREDITS

The Road to Brooklyn // Jay Z's Life & Times // New York, NY (2012)

Wall Street Journal Cafe: Regina Spektor // WSJ Online // New York, NY (2012)

Wall Street Journal Cafe: Cassandra Wilson // WSJ Online // New York, NY (2012)

The Business of Celebrity | Magic Johnson // WSJ Online // New York, NY (2012)

Coast Guard Alaska // The Weather Channel // New York, NY (2012)

Coast Guard Florida // The Weather Channel // New York, NY (2012)

Styled by June // Vh1 - MTV Networks / Ish Entertainment // New York, NY (2012)

Big Morning Buzz Live - Cycle 4 // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2012)

Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2012)

Hip Hop Honors // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2012)

17th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2012)

Vh1 Storytellers: My Morning Jacket // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Unplugged: Lykke Li // MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Storytellers: Kings of Leon // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

CMT Crossroads: Sting & Vince Gill // CMT - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

NewNowNext Awards // Logo - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Unplugged: Mumford & Sons // MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Storytellers: Cee Lo Green // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Storytellers: Death Cab for Cutie // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1’s Big Morning Buzz Live // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Storytellers: Maxwell // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Storytellers: Ray LaMontagne // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Unplugged: 30 Seconds to Mars // MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

MTV 30 // Vh1 Classic - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Do Something! Awards // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Vh1 Divas Live // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)

Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam // Vh1 - MTV Networks // New York, NY (2011)