Roua Alazzawi is an Iraqi writer, director and editor. In 2012, she obtained her master degree in Cinematic Arts. She has five years of professional experience in writing TV series and shows, short films and feature films. She directed four short films; one of them was selected at the “Project Market Amman 2015” of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. Her feature film “Baghdad Perfume” was selected at “Rawi/Sundance Screenwriters’ Lab” and “Med Film Factory”. As for her film “The Last Hour”, it was screened on BBC Arabic channel and selected at 16 festivals winning many awards. Roua got a fellowship at Leeds Beckett University in UK where she does training in directing and writing.