Zanyar Ali is a Kurdish-Syrian director, editor, and visual storyteller based in France whose artistic experience emerged from documentary image-making, conflict-zone media production, and independent visual storytelling shaped by the realities of war, displacement, and contemporary Syrian life.

He began his media career in Aleppo between 2012 and 2014 as part of the Aleppo Media Center, where he worked on filming and editing news reports, documentaries, and visual coverage connected to the Syrian conflict. His experience during those years developed within fast-changing and high-pressure environments that demanded both technical precision and visual sensitivity.

Later, he moved to Turkey and continued his work with independent Syrian media institutions in Gaziantep, including:

• Lmaba Media Production
• Radio Rozana

His work expanded across directing, editing, media supervision, digital content production, documentary storytelling, and live-streaming visual coverage, while also contributing to humanitarian and social media campaigns related to Syrian communities and refugees.

Alongside his media work, he directed and filmed several documentary and independent visual projects for international media organizations and NGOs. He also directed and filmed the Syrian web-series Banned in Syria and contributed to documentary productions connected to Al Jazeera and other regional media platforms between 2016 and 2018.

His visual language combines documentary realism with contemporary media rhythm, often focusing on human detail, emotional immediacy, and visual storytelling within unstable and rapidly changing environments.

Throughout his career, he also collaborated with several international organizations and visual campaigns, including projects connected to:

• Amnesty International
• SAMS
• CCSD
• Bright Vision

At the 4th edition of the Kobani International Film Festival 2023, Zanyar Ali participated as a member of the Narrative Films Selection Committee, bringing a perspective shaped by documentary cinema, independent media production, and firsthand visual experience from conflict zones.