Osama Rezg
Profession:
Producer | Director
City of residence:
Tripoli – Libya
Biography:
Osama Rezg is a director and producer. He holds a master’s degree from Bilg University in Turkey in cinema science and drama, and a grant from the British Council leader culture ship international (2009), as well as several certificates in film directing and production, most notably from London and Scotland.
He directed several commercials, documentaries, dramas, and films, including the documentary film “Al-Nayhum…The Master of Words”, which sheds light on the life of the Libyan philosopher “Al-Sadiq Al-Nayhum”.
In 2008 Rezg directed a comedy series “On the air”, participated in directing the drama series “Kol Youm Hkaia” (Every day a story), and then directed several professional international advertisements, most notably the Italian Lavazza coffee advertisement
Then, Rezg emerged in the world of directing with a series of dramas, one of which was the series “Phobia”, which achieved high viewership and received many Arab and local awards. He then directed the drama series “Dragunov” and the short film “The Random”, which participated in more than 20 film festivals and won the Oasis Award from the Gabes Film Festival and the Best African Film Award from the Arts Festival in Cameroon
Rezg also directed the series “Rubik”, which achieved great success in Libya, followed by the historical series “Zanghat Al-Rreeh”, which shed light on the history of Tripoli city in 1945, and the series “Elzaiman”, a historical series that talks about the history of the Libyan resistance against Italian colonialism. Then, he directed the series “Ghasaq” (2021), a Libyan drama series about the war against the terrorist organization ISIS inside the city of Sirte between 2014 and 2016. He also directed the feature narrative film “Al-Baroni”, which tackles part of the life of the well-known Libyan fighter Suleiman Pasha Al-Baroni, and most recently the series “Al-Saraya” that takes the subject of the last period of Ali Pasha Al-Qara Manli’s rule until his son Yussef came to power.
During Osama Rezg career he received more than 16 awards from international, Arab, and local festivals. He is a face representative of Libyan art. He seeks to change the image of Libyan drama to a more contemporary style through massive productions of high technical quality that are unusual or unexpected in the cinematic and television scene in Libya.