Layal
Moukahal
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company
Film Pudding
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position
Founder & CEO
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website
about the jury
Layal Moukahal is the founder and CEO of Film Pudding Productions, living and working in Dubai, since 2003. As a passionate production entrepreneur, she has grown the company to have branches in Riyadh and Beirut.
She has worked for clients like Netflix, Uber, Saudi Airlines, Infiniti, Ford, Nakheel, Nike, ENBD, Coca-Cola, among many others. She has so far produced over 500 commercial films. Besides being on all kinds of sets across the Middle East, Layal has produced films all over the globe, from Seattle to Brisbane to Tokyo to Helsinki to Marrakesh…
Her most recent venture was launching a content focused creative production company, Très Content, along with other partners in Dubai in 2021.
Prior to moving her life and career to Dubai, Layal was an agency producer at Grey Worldwide, and Saatchi & Saatchi in Lebanon. Layal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication Arts/TV/Film from the Lebanese American University, with honors.
When she isn’t globe-trotting with her directors and producer or waiting for the magic hour for a particular perfect shot, Layal is spending time with her husband and 3 children, at home or also mostly globe-trotting!
