The Toronto International Film Festival is among global industry
interests expressing concern about Orwa Nyrabia, a Syrian filmmaker and
festival organizer who disappeared last week en route to Egypt.
Nyrabia is believed to have been detained by Syrian security services as he prepared to board a flight from Damascus to Cairo.
On Thursday, a TIFF news release expressed its concern about Nyrabia, who has not been seen since Aug. 23.
“Nyrabia belongs to the emerging generation of Syrian filmmakers
passionate about world cinema and passionate about freedom. We are
extremely concerned by his arrest — filmmakers must be allowed to
express themselves through their films, without fear of reprisal,” the
release said.
Nyrabia's wife, Diana El-Jeiroudi, issued a statement last week
saying she had had no contact with him and had heard from the airline
that he did not board the plane. Film industry professionals in Europe
and New York have also called on Syrian authorities to account for his
whereabouts.
Nyrabia and his wife formed the first production company in Syria
independent of the government and founded Dox Box, a festival that
brought international documentaries to Syria.
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