Americanish

“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, was included in Entertainment Weekly’s “What to Watch” list published on Nov. 15. The film is now available via…

“Americanish,” the award-winning romantic comedy directed by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and one of the first hijabi American-Muslim filmmakers, will premiere in select theaters in California and Arizona on Oct. 6, 2023, before its video-on-demand release through…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer, was one of about 15 academics and practitioners worldwide selected to participate in a two-day laboratory focused on humor and human rights. The laboratory, which will take place June 15-16 in Padova, Italy,…

Sony Pictures International Productions has acquired the global rights to the award-winning comedy “Americanish.” The film by Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, marks her feature-length film directorial debut. “Americanish” is the first American Muslim romantic comedy…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, has received a Momentum Fellowship from the Sundance Institute. The Fellowship supports professional development for mid-career artists from historically marginalized communities as they explore and develop their creative practice. Zawahry is…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, has received the Grand Prize and Best Narrative Feature Award at the 2022 Amelia Island Film Festival, as well as the Director’s Choice Best Feature Comedy Award from the 2022 Sedona…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, was named Best Feature Director for her film “Americanish” at the LA Femme International Film Festival 2021. This premiere film festival celebrates, supports and advances content creation by women producers, writers…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, was awarded the Narrative Feature Grand Prize for her film “Americanish” from the 30th Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) in Indianapolis on Oct. 15. This is the fourth honor for “Americanish.”…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Media Production, Management, and Technology lecturer and award-winning filmmaker, recently received the Audience Award for her film “Americanish” from the Asian CineVision Asian American International Film Festival. This is the third Audience Award for “Americanish.” The film also received the…

Iman Zawahry, University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Telecommunication lecturer, and her new film are featured in “UF Lecturer’s New American Muslim Rom-Com, ‘Americanish,’ to Premiere May 23” published in the The Gainesville Sun on May 13. “Americanish” is the first American Muslim romantic comedy made by American…