Nasri Atallah
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Nasri Atallah | |
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.jpg) Atallah in 2013 | |
| Born | 12 November 1982 London, England |
| Education | |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, Producer |
| Notable work | |
| Title | Editor-in-Chief, Esquire Middle East |
| Spouse | |
| Website | nasriatallah |
Nasri Atallah (born 12 November 1982) is a British-Lebanese author, television host, producer, and media entrepreneur. He is the editor-in-chief of Esquire Middle East, Esquire Saudi and Esquire Qatar. He is the Head of Content at SRMG, a co-founder of Last Floor Productions, and a Contributing Editor at GQ Middle East.
Biography
[edit]Nasri Atallah was born and raised in London, United Kingdom, and attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle. His parents are Samir Atallah and May Francis. His father, Samir Atallah, is a Lebanese journalist and author.[1][2]
In 1997, Atallah relocated to Beirut, where he completed his secondary education. He subsequently attended the American University of Beirut,[3] studying politics. Atallah later earned a Master’s degree in International Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. His master’s dissertation focused on the deterritorialization of identity through transnational media.
Career
[edit]Atallah began his career at the United Nations Development Programme. He later worked in energy research and wealth management before transitioning into advertising, content creation, and production in 2009.
While at J. Walter Thompson as a conceptual copywriter, Atallah wrote a blog titled "Our Man in Beirut."[4] The blog led to a publishing deal with Turning Point Books,[5] and a print version was released in December 2011.
From 2011 to 2017, Atallah served as Head of Media at a creative agency focusing on culture from the Middle East, including music, publishing, and film.[6][7] In this role, he managed the Lebanese blues rock duo The Wanton Bishops,[8][9] Egyptian electro-singer and producer Bosaina,[citation needed] Montreal indie band Wake Island,[10][11] and krautrock band Lumi.[citation needed]
Since 2018, he has focused on creative projects in film and television as a producer and screenwriter, alongside writing creative non-fiction and fiction.[12]
Last Floor Productions
[edit]In late 2019, he co-founded Last Floor Productions with Firas Abou Fakher, a band member and composer from Mashrou' Leila, and Daniel Habib, a writer and screenwriting professor at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts.[13] Last Floor Productions creates films and television programs focused on stories about Arabs worldwide.[14] The company's first production, the 10-episode psychological thriller Doubt,[15] was written, shot, and released entirely during the early phase of the coronavirus lockdown in 2020. It was produced as a Shahid Original for the streaming service launched by MBC Group. Later in 2020, Last Floor Productions released a second TV series for Shahid, an 8-episode action comedy titled Fixer. The company has also created short documentaries for Apple[16] and the Victoria & Albert Museum.[17]
Other work
[edit]Atallah has written for various publications, including The Guardian,[18] GQ Magazine,[19] Time Out, Brownbook,[20] Little White Lies, Monocle, The National,[21] and L'Orient-Le Jour.
From 2018 to 2022, Atallah was a contributor to GQ Middle East.[22] He has also written essays, such as his account of the August 4th 2020 explosion titled "Inside Beirut's Broken Heart".[23]
In August 2022, Atallah was appointed Editor-in-Chief of Esquire Middle East[24] by ITP Media Group.[25]
He co-hosts the Bootleg Magic podcast with Alya Mooro and is a regular guest on the BBC World Service's The Arts Hour with Nikki Bedi.
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | RKOD | No | No | Executive |
| 2020 | Aziza | No | Yes | Yes |
| Charmland | No | Yes | Yes | |
| Doubt | No | Yes | Executive | |
| Fixer | No | No | Executive | |
| Apple: Illuminating Creativity Series | No | Yes | Executive | |
| 2021 | V&A: Jameel Prize 6 From Poetry to Politics | No | Yes | Executive |
| 2022 | It Gets Darker | No | No | Executive |
| 2025 | The Long Away Game | No | No | Executive |
Books
[edit]- A Lost Summer: Postcards From Lebanon (Contributor) (Saqi Books, 2008) ISBN 978-0863566868
- Our Man in Beirut (Turning Point Books, 2011) ISBN 978-9953021102
- Share This Book (Contributor) (SHARE Foundation, 2013) [26]
- Beyrouth, Chroniques et détours by Mashallah News and AMI Collective (Foreword) (Tamyras Éditions, 2014) ISBN 9782360860517[27]
- Haramacy: A collection of essays prescribed by voices from the Middle East, South Asia and the diaspora (Contributor) (Unbound Books, 2022)[28] ISBN 978-1800181328
Personal life
[edit]Atallah is married to the Lebanese fashion designer, Nour Hage. They have been together since 2013.[29]
References
[edit]- ^ Arab Media Forum – Samir Atallah http://www.arabmediaforum.ae/en/speakers/2013/speaker/samir-atallah-13.aspx
- ^ "President Sleiman awarded a medal of appreciation to journalist Samir Atallah". Presidency of the Republic of Lebanon. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
- ^ Adra, May (11 October 2012). "American University of Beirut's Blogger Community on the Rise". Beirut News Network. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Our Man in Beirut". NASRI ATALLAH. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
- ^ Popular Beirut Blogger Releases Book http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/Dec-03/155947-popular-beirut-blogger-releases-book.ashx
- ^ Lebanon Goes Digital By Alex Young | The Media Line | http://www.themedialine.org/news/lebanon-goes-digital/
- ^ Keeward Team http://keeward.com/keeward-team Archived 21 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Wanton Bishops Story on Keeward http://keeward.com/the-wanton-bishops/ Archived 27 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ The Wanton Bishops | La Boule Noire | Paris, retrieved 12 July 2023
- ^ Wake Island on Keeward http://keeward.com/portfolio/wake-island/
- ^ Meeting Wake Island | With Nasri Atallah, retrieved 12 July 2023
- ^ "- YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Un trio libanais qui veut innover sur le petit écran". L'Orient-Le Jour. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Badih, Samia (30 June 2020). "'Everything happened through a screen': How three friends created an entire TV show while housebound". The National. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Doubt (TV Series 2020– ) - Ratings - IMDb, retrieved 12 July 2023
- ^ Staff Reporter (12 May 2021). "Last Floor Productions partners with Shahid & Apple in India". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Upstream - Innovator Spotlight #1 – Last Floor Productions". Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Atallah, Nasri (4 January 2016). "An insider's cultural guide to Beirut: 'a beautiful, rowdy, intoxicated mess'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ GQ India https://twitter.com/aratiGQ/status/308859612029935616
- ^ Brownbook Magazine | The Falafel Issue Contributors | http://brownbook.me/the-falafel-issue/
- ^ "Nasri Atallah | The National". www.thenationalnews.com. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ GQ Middle East Nasri Atallah author page https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/author/nasri-atallah
- ^ Inside Beirut's Broken Heart | https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/Beirut-explosion-Inside-Beiruts-Broken-Heart
- ^ "Nasri Atallah, Author at Esquire Middle East – The Region's Best Men's Magazine". www.esquireme.com. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ Nasri Atallah appointed as Editor-in-Chief of Esquire Middle East | https://www.itp.com/press-rooms/nasri-atallah-appointed-editor-chief-esquire-middle-east
- ^ SHARE Foundation | Publications | http://www.shareconference.net/en/news/share-book Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ""Beyrouth, chroniques et détours"". RFI. 25 April 2014.
- ^ Balram, Dhruva; Joshi, Tara (25 November 2023). Haramacy. Unbound. ISBN 978-1-80018-132-8.
- ^ Less is More | A Magazine (Aishti) by Pip Usher http://blog.aishti.com/24819-2/
External links
[edit]
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Alumni of SOAS University of London
- American University of Beirut alumni
- British magazine editors
- British television producers
- English people of Lebanese descent
- Lebanese magazine editors
- Lebanese filmmakers
- Lebanese writers
- People educated at Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle
- Television personalities from London
- Writers from London