I am the founder of DubbingPros, a studio built on one clear mission:
👉 To transform stories into culturally authentic, emotionally resonant experiences for Arabic-speaking audiences — bridging worlds through artistry, precision, and passion.

Through our Emotion-First Arabic Dubbing & Voiceovers, we help global media companies, streaming platforms, and creators adapt their content for the Arab world in ways that feel authentic, immersive, and true to the culture.

How many years have you been a judge?

This is my first year!

What excited you about judging for the Telly Awards?

I have been curious about Telly Awards for a while, I had already judged 2 years of SOVAS when I discovered that I can apply to become a Judge at Telly Awards. I am genuinely driven by my passion for creativity, art and real innovation, hence, Telly Awards is where all of them intersect.

What was your first job in the industry? What did it teach you?

I started off as a freelance voice over talent/voice actor in parallel with my main full time job as a Dubbing Project Manager at one of the biggest Arabic Dubbing Services’ providers.

These jobs taught me the managerial side of things in this industry, my creative side was nourished by my passion for voice-overs and voice acting; while my business-oriented side was rapidly growing due to its exposure to major titles. I am the product of business, art and passion.

What project are you most proud to have worked on?

Paramount/Nickelodeon – Hamsters of Hamsterdale (Arabic Dubbing), on this project we’ve managed to provide the full ensemble casting in Egyptian Colloquial Arabic, I was the creative director for as well as its main characters’ voice actor (Popcorn).

What’s the most challenging part about your job and/or the industry?

The most challenging parts are:
-> Having a chance to become a registered vendor with the biggest names (Netflix, Disney, etc).
-> Maintaining passion for genuine voice acting, voice-overs in our emotion-first approach, as many clients try to low-ball our industry.
-> AI advocates who are trying to take AI out of its “tool” scope, for it to become a replacement of Art, Creativity and Innovation, with reasons such as: Cheaper, faster, etc.

What do you look for to determine excellence in video?

Emotion… In an AI-washed world, emotion is what has become lacking/rare…
We notice this in everything, people just send AI e-mails, texts, responses… But what really touches listener/watcher’s heart is emotion…

What are your current roles and responsibilities and what do you love most about your job?

I am proud to say that I am the product of the following: –
-> Buiness and Project Manager, as this is what I have done the most as a managing director of creative products.
-> Voice Art, as I am a bilingual English/Arabic voice over artist and actor.
-> Creative Director, as I personally supervise most of our products and I do this passionately, if the product is well-produced, it makes its way straight to the receiver’s heart.

What initiatives or projects are you working on now that excite you?

Right now, I am creating Arabic Dubbing Demos/Samples of the projects I am most passionate about, planning to attempt being a registered vendor at the biggest suppliers’ vendor list, such as Paramount, Disney, Netflix, this has been my dream to be supply them directly. Alongside that, I am training, coaching and developing new voice actors/actresses as part of my journey.

Do you have any specific practices you lean on to spark creativity?

I love anime, I love critically watching creative products and wondering how they were created, I love gym and working out, and I love inline-skating (Roller Blading), I maybe 34 years old now but I still practice them.

What inspired you to pursue your career path?

My love for art and voice overs/voice acting, even when I tried to move away and go back to the 9-5 full time employee world, I just couldn’t… I was too passionate to accept pay over passion…

In your experience, what is a significant change you are seeing happen in the video, television, and/or film industry, and what insight can you share about how to navigate it?

In my experience, I see so many people thinking that AI will/must take their jobs, and place.
I believe that it won’t happen all of us the artists come together and ensure that our art is defined as “Art”, what makes humans special, is that we value things that are created with passion, precision and artistry.

Some of us nevertheless are trying to frame it as a matter of “productivity”, thus, “faster”, “cheaper”, “easier” etc. forgetting about the most important aspect of it, which is ART.
When I watch a movie, I watch it because I value the art in it, the acting, the sound design, the direction, the shots, the emotions that I feel as I watch it.. This cannot and will not be replaced with AI.