Ziad Touma

Ziad TOUMA (1974, Lebanon) is a screenwriter, producer and filmmaker based in Montreal. He graduated from Concordia University’s communications programme in 1994. His student film Dinner at Bubby’s won best Canadian student film at the Montreal International Short Film Festival in 1995. He works in film, television and XR. In 1999, he founded a film, television and digital media production company named Couzin Films, with a focus on inclusion and identity issues within racialised and LGBTQ+ communities. His works have been screened and won awards at various festivals worldwide; for instance, his film Saved by the Belles was awarded Best Feature Film at Toronto’s Inside Out Film and Video Festival.