Omar Hilal is a multi-award-winning and seasoned commercial director with a background in writing. He wrote for Ad agencies for five years before embarking on a twenty-year career in directing adverts with intelligence, humor, grand cinematic execution and powerful characters.
Hilal has received the Grand Prix and Gold Awards from various awards shows, including the Cannes Lions, LIA, Dubai Lynx, Kinsale, Sharks, Creative Circle Asia, Euro Critals, and African Cristals.
Voy! Voy! Voy! (2023) is his first feature-length film.
Omar Hilal is a multi-award-winning and seasoned commercial director with a background in writing. He wrote for Ad agencies for five years before embarking on a twenty-year career in directing adverts with intelligence, humor, grand cinematic execution and powerful characters.
Hilal has received the Grand Prix and Gold Awards from various awards shows, including the Cannes Lions, LIA, Dubai Lynx, Kinsale, Sharks, Creative Circle Asia, Euro Critals, and African Cristals.
Voy! Voy! Voy! (2023) is his first feature-length film.
Some might say he's demanding, he says he's determined. However you describe him, in his dogged pursuit of quality, director Omar Hilal will hound clients out of their comfort zones, battle 'tired' ideas and turn down shabby scripts. And he's got award-winning work to show for it…
