# Samer Najari

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Canadian filmmaker

**Samer Najari** (born 1976) is a Canadian filmmaker, who works predominantly but not exclusively with his wife [Dominique Chila](/source/Dominique_Chila).[1] They are most noted for their 2013 feature film *[Arwad](/source/Arwad_(film))*.[2]

Born in [Moscow](/source/Moscow) to a [Syrian](/source/Syria) father and a [Lebanese](/source/Lebanon) mother, Najari moved to Canada in 1994.[1] His 2009 short film *[Snow Hides the Shade of Fig Trees](/source/Snow_Hides_the_Shade_of_Fig_Trees) (La neige cache l'ombre des figuiers)*, won the [AQCC](/source/Association_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9coise_des_critiques_de_cin%C3%A9ma) award for Best Short Film (Fiction) at the 2010 [Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois](/source/Rendez-vous_du_cin%C3%A9ma_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois),[3] and was a [Jutra Award](/source/Jutra_Award) nominee for [Best Live Action Short Film](/source/Prix_Iris_for_Best_Live_Action_Short_Film) at the [12th Jutra Awards](/source/12th_Jutra_Awards).[4]

*[Rituals Under a Scarlet Sky](/source/Rituals_Under_a_Scarlet_Sky) (Rituels sous un ciel écarlate)*, his 2024 short film directed with Chila, was a finalist for the short films category at the [Prix collégial du cinéma québécois](/source/Prix_coll%C3%A9gial_du_cin%C3%A9ma_qu%C3%A9b%C3%A9cois),[5] and received a Quebec Cinema Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film at the [27th Quebec Cinema Awards](/source/27th_Quebec_Cinema_Awards).[6]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-rosser_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-rosser_1-1) Michael Rosser, ["Tiger directors: Samer Najari & Dominique Chila, Arwad"](https://www.screendaily.com/features/tiger-directors-samer-najari-and-dominique-chila-arwad/5065945.article). *[Screen Daily](/source/Screen_Daily)*, January 29, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Arwad: l'amertume de la perte, la douceur de l'intégration"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201402/01/01-4734672-arwad-lamertume-de-la-perte-la-douceur-de-lintegration.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, February 2, 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Rendez-vous du cinéma québécois: Un prix pour La Donation". *[Le Nouvelliste](/source/Le_Nouvelliste_(Quebec))*, March 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Jutra : liste des finalistes"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/nouvelles/201207/17/01-4549577-jutra-liste-des-finalistes.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, February 16, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14e_5-0)** Charles-Henri Ramond, ["Les finalistes du 14e PCCQ"](https://www.filmsquebec.com/finalistes-14e-pccq/). *Films du Québec*, January 16, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Québec Cinéma dévoile les finalistes aux Prix IRIS 2025"](https://ctvm.info/quebec-cinema-devoile-les-finalistes-aux-prix-iris-2025/). *CTVM*, October 8, 2025.

## External links

- [Samer Najari](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1474392/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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