When Monaliza Smiled
- Logline
- Jordanian Monaliza and Egyptian Hamdi fall in love amidst their prejudiced communities full of quirky stereotypes.
- Talent
- Fadi G. Haddad
- Role of participant
- Writer and Director
- Talent Lab
- Script Station 2011
- Director
- Fadi G. Haddad
- Producer
- Nadia Eliewat
- Screenwriter
- Fadi G. Haddad
- Status
- finished
- Year of production
- 2012
- Running time
- 90 min
- Genre
- Comedy
- Country of Production
- Jordan
Festivals and Awards
- Theatrical release in Jordan: September 2012
- International premier at Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) – December 2012
- European premier at Arab Women's Film Festival – Den Haag, Netherlands - March 2013
- Theatrical release in Morocco - June 2013
-French premier at the IMAG'IMA Arab Film Festival - Paris, France - July 2013
- Multi-platform digital release - September 2013
- Malmo Arab Film Festival - Sweden - September 2013
- HUMAN SCREEN Film Festival, Tunisia - September 2013
- Oran Arab Film Festival - Algeria - September 2013
Won two awards: Best Actress Tahani Salim - Journalists Award
- DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival - Washington, D.C. - October 2013
- Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck - France - October 2013
- Arab Film Festival - Los Angeles, Berkeley and San Diego - October، November 2013
- The Franco-Arab Film Festival - France - November 2013
- Jordanian Film Days - Algeria, January 2014
- Sofia Middle East & North Africa Region Film Festival - Bulgaria, January 2014
-Muscat International Film Festival - Oman, March 2014
- International Film Festival of Kashmir - India - August 2014
Won: Best Feature Film Award
-Arab Film Festival of Leipzig - Germany, October 2014
-Beirut International Film Festival - October 2014
- International premier at Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) – December 2012
- European premier at Arab Women's Film Festival – Den Haag, Netherlands - March 2013
- Theatrical release in Morocco - June 2013
-French premier at the IMAG'IMA Arab Film Festival - Paris, France - July 2013
- Multi-platform digital release - September 2013
- Malmo Arab Film Festival - Sweden - September 2013
- HUMAN SCREEN Film Festival, Tunisia - September 2013
- Oran Arab Film Festival - Algeria - September 2013
Won two awards: Best Actress Tahani Salim - Journalists Award
- DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival - Washington, D.C. - October 2013
- Festival du Film Arabe de Fameck - France - October 2013
- Arab Film Festival - Los Angeles, Berkeley and San Diego - October، November 2013
- The Franco-Arab Film Festival - France - November 2013
- Jordanian Film Days - Algeria, January 2014
- Sofia Middle East & North Africa Region Film Festival - Bulgaria, January 2014
-Muscat International Film Festival - Oman, March 2014
- International Film Festival of Kashmir - India - August 2014
Won: Best Feature Film Award
-Arab Film Festival of Leipzig - Germany, October 2014
-Beirut International Film Festival - October 2014