Photo by Öncü H Gültekin

“STAY GROUNDED BY RESISTING GRAVITY”

Bio

Anas Qadamani is a Syrian filmmaker, music producer and Audio-Visual Artist based in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Started his artistic career as a classical cellist, and later grew the passion for photography which turned into moving images and film productions.

His first solo —essay— film The Elephant & The Room received multiple awards internationally (UK, Greece, Paris). It was selected by Zefir7 and BNO as an outstanding graduation project from across The Netherlands, and was also selected at the International film festival Rotterdam (IFFR), and Movies That Matter film festival in 2025. The Elephant & The Room made a strong statement for Anas as a filmmaker, showcasing a unique and bold style of critique and narration.

In 2025, Anas announced his debut as a music producer and composer for T.V. As a solo composer and producer, he created the music for the Dutch national T.V docu-series De Opvolging.

Specialised:

Music Producer

Filmmaker

Editor

Sound Designer

Sound Mixer

Education:

  • Shabibat Al-Assad Music Institute — Classical Cello, 6-Year Study Program (Graduated 2014)

  • The Royal Conservatory of The Hague — Classical Cello (2016-2018)

  • Albeda College — Music Production (2018-2020)

  • Willem de Kooning Academy — Audio-Visual Design | BA (2020-2024)

  • Piet Zwart Institute — Lens-Based Media | MA (2024)