Abdullah Moatasem
Chief Creative Officer / Co-Founder — Sinai.ai / Sinai Studios
Abdullah Moatasem is the Chief Creative Officer and co-founder of Sinai.ai and Sinai Studios, a hybrid animation production company creating culturally grounded work for Arab and wider MENA audiences. A professional character designer and animator with more than 13 years of experience, he has worked with Netflix Animation, Disney, SPA Studios, and Warner Bros. Animation.
His recent credits include the announced Disney project Oswald, directed by Jon Favreau. Through Sinai Studios, he is developing a production model that combines traditional animation craft with AI-driven workflows to bring authentic regional stories to international audiences.
At SACC, Abdullah will share insights from building animation across borders and developing hybrid pipelines where artistry and intelligent tools work together. He will also be part of the screening of City of Brass, a short film by Sinai.ai.