Samira Elagoz is a Finnish/Egyptian artist based in Amsterdam. She graduated at the SNDO as a Choreography BA from the Academy of Theatre and Dance / Amsterdam University of the Arts in 2016. Educated in performative arts, she incorporates aspects of this medium with that of video and film, creating her own brand of “docu-fiction”. In 2014 Samira won the Blooom Award in Cologne out of 1200 applicants, with her first short Four Kings. Her first feature film will premiere at IDFA this Fall. Samira is awarded the André Veltkamp Award on 28 October 2016.