Film Actors and Directors
- Ban Abdul, actress and dancer
- Kasim Abid, London-based cameraman and director of Iraqi origin
- Mohamed Al-Daradji
- Nazem Al-Ghazali, actor/singer
- Koutaiba Al Janabi
- Namaa Alward, actress
- Naguib el-Rihani, actor
- Abbas Fahdel, director of Dawn of the World
- Tariq Hashim
- Sophia Jawad, actress and model based in the United Arab Emirates
- Hind Kamel, famous actress
- Saaed Khalifa, actor
- Farid Majari, film maker
- Dina Mousawi, actress
- Lauren Nadada, actress
- Maysoon Pachachi, director of Return to the Land of Wonders
- Basam Ridha, actor
- Hiner Saleem, film director
- Saad Salman, film director known for his documentary Baghdad On/Off
- Samir, film director based in Switzerland, known for his documentary Forget Baghdad
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