Ali has worked on short films and TV commercials for over 10 years. Ali set up his own production company AFM Films in 2006 In 2009, Ali’s and the UAE’s biggest achievement in film to date was released, “City of Life”.
Breaking box office records for an Emirati film, Ali’s first big budget feature captured the hearts and minds of a nation. Digital Studio magazine awarded him ‘2010 Young Filmmaker of the Year’ and Variety magazine quoted that he has proven to be the Gulf’s first director of international standing.
