Tarik Saleh | |
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![]() Tarik Saleh at theStockholm Internationel Film Festival 2022. | |
Born | (1972-01-28)28 January 1972 (age 53) |
Occupation(s) | Television producer,animator,publisher,journalist,film director |
Years active | 2009–present |
Tarik Saleh (Arabic:طارق صالح; born 28 January 1972) is aSwedishtelevision producer,animator,publisher,journalist andfilm director. He was born in Högalids församling,Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominentgraffiti artists,[1] including co-creatingFascinate. He has also worked as a TV host forSveriges Television and is one of the founders ofproduction companyAtmo.
At the53rd Guldbagge Awards, his filmThe Nile Hilton Incident won five awards, includingBest Film. His filmBoy from Heaven was selected to compete for thePalme d'Or at the2022 Cannes Film Festival.
His work often contains techniques such asmontages,cut-out graphics and faces with manipulatedlip synching.