Lauand Omar

Actors 🎬 this is for you. THE SHOWREEL LAB Welcome to your 2-day on-camera experience! Audition. Rehearse. Shoot. You’ll work on a scene tailored to your casting type and your strengths. No generic material. Just focused, cinematic work that gets you noticed. Berlin - June 13–14 - Limited Spots What you get: • A cinematic showreel scene by writer-director Lauand Omar • Professional headshots by Jakob Stolz • Direct feedback from an industry professional guest (TBA) • A vertical “About Me” clip (for casting & socials) • IMDb credit opportunity Investment: €750 Early Access: €650 (until April 30) Payment plans available. Comment showreel for more info and application link. Willkommen zu deiner 2-tägigen On-Camera Experience. Vorsprechen. Proben. Drehen. Du arbeitest an einer Szene, die auf deinen Typ und deine Stärken zugeschnitten ist. Kein generisches Material. Nur fokussierte, cineastische Arbeit, die dich sichtbar macht. Berlin 13.–14. Juni - Limitierte Plätze Was du bekommst: • Eine cineastische Showreel-Szene von Writer-Director Lauand Omar • Professionelle Headshots von Jakob Stolz • Direktes Feedback von einem Industry Guest • Ein vertikales “About Me”-Video (für Casting & Social Media) • Möglichkeit auf IMDb Credit Investment: 750€ Early Access: 650€ (bis 30. April) Ratenzahlung möglich. Kommentiere „Showreel“ für mehr Infos und den Bewerbungslink. #showreel #actorslife

BITTEN SOON by @lauandomar at the Marché du Film of the Cannes Film Festival. @marchedufilm festivaldecannes On May 17, Sunday, at 3:30 PM, we will present an exclusive cut of 4 episodes and a season 1 preview, alongside 28 other projects from 17 countries with strong international potential, selected by the curatorship of @fantasticpavilion . The Vertical Cinema Showcase is an official platform dedicated to genre films in the vertical 9:16 format, focused exclusively on horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller – connecting projects with sales agents, distributors, festivals, and streaming platforms. "See you Sunday in Cannes!" -Jerry Jingle 📍Vertical Cinema Showcase + Fantastic Pavilion - Marché du Film, Cannes Film Festival 📅 May 17, 2016 - 3:30 PM 📌 Riviera J1

BITTEN SOON by @lauandomar at the Marché du Film of the Festival de Cannes. ✨🫦 @marchedufilm @festivaldecannes On May 17, Sunday, at 3:30 PM, we will present an exclusive cut of 4 episodes and a season 1 preview, alongside 28 other projects from 17 countries with strong international potential, selected by the curatorship of @fantasticpavilion . The Vertical Cinema Showcase is an official platform dedicated to genre films genre films in the vertical 9:16 format, focused exclusively on horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller - connecting projects with sales agents, distributors, festivals, and streaming platforms. See you Sunday in Cannes! 🩸 📍Vertical Cinema Showcase + Fantastic Pavilion - Marché du Film, Festival de Cannes 📅 May 17, 2026 - 3:30 PM 📌Riviera J1

🪽 Bad boys just landed at @festivaldecannes . @fantasticpavilion with @bittensoon by @lauandomar @crawford_talents @marchedufilm . Bad Boys in Cannes OFFICIAL SELECTION — FANTASTIC PAVILION CANNES 2026 | VERTICAL SERIES Bitten Soon, written and directed by Lauand Omar, has been selected for the Fantastic Pavilion Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. “La Sinclair’s Bad Boys” is the official end-credits song for Season 1 of this multi-season vertical series. The horror-comedy, which follows a film crew hunted by a vampire from the Holy Land, marks the second collaboration between the two. La Sinclair previously starred in and provided the soundtrack for Lauand Omar’s 2016 Iraqi box office hit “Curse of Mesopotamia”. Bitten Soon stars Robert Maaser (“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”, “Ballerina”), Amer El-Erwadi (“Dune: Part Two”), and Patricia Meeden (“Wilsberg”). #BittenSoon #Cannes2026 #FantasticPavilion #LaSinclair #LauandOmar . Music by @imawemusic @yosoy_bam @lasinclair

Talking vertical cinema, @fantasticpavilion Cannes Showcase and…a new kind of Vampire 🩸 #horror #scifi #director @bittensoon Produced with @crawford_talents @everlife_ig Produced with @gina.carroccia and Caprice Crawford

BITTEN SOON OFFICIAL SELECTION — FANTASTIC PAVILION @fantasticpavilion CANNES 2026 | VERTICAL CINEMA SHOWCASE 1. They tried to erase a people. Now their King rises… in Blood. @amerelerwadi is VK 2. Cannes loves a rising star, especially one who’ll never age. @sofiabolotina as Scarlet the Starlet 3. The Stuntman’s job is to keep the actors safe. But who’s saving him? @aristo_luis as Romario. @samuelsfranklinofficial as Jerry Jingle 4. She stopped begging for roles. Now she hunts souls. @patriciameeden is Jennifer Lalala 5. Why can’t we all just co-exist? What about Vegan Blood? @leahhlavinia is Alex 6. Fangs don’t discriminate! #Bi(TE)Sexual @goran.jurenec as Tom Dwayne & Amer El-Erwadi as VK 7. Jumping off cliffs? Easy. Resisting a seductive vampire harem? Absolutely impossible. @da4rth is BB 8. Erst Multi Kulti and now they’re mixing species? This is going too far! @stacythunes as Vera Krone 9. What if the monster isn’t who you think? @robert_maaser as “The Mystery Man” 10. Thanks to our Partners and Supporters From writer/director @lauandomar Produced by Caprice Crawford @crawford_talents & Lauand Omar 📸 @jakobstolzphoto 🎵 @5iamand #BittenSoon #Horror #Cannes #FantasticPavilion

2026 Cannes | The Fantastic Pavilion ** Bitten Soon ** Produced by Caprice Crawford aka CrawfordTalents & Lauand Omar. is an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema Showcase. Congratulations to Crawford Talents director, writer & producer Lauand Omar for Bitten Soon, featured as part of the inaugural Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema Cannes 2026 showcase at the Marché du Film. With submissions from more than 17 countries and a highly selective curation process, the showcase presents 28 international projects in the vertical 9:16 format across horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and thriller — proving that vertical storytelling is not a limitation, but an entirely new cinematic language. Featuring Crawford Talents clients Amer El-Erwadi (Dune: Part Two) · Leah Lavinia · Samuel S. Franklin (Girl You Know It’s True) · David Burnell IV (Gunpowder Milkshake) · Goran Jurenec · Chris Arend. The horror-comedy follows a film crew hunted by a Vampire King from the Holy Land — where myth collides with modern storytelling. #CRAWFORDTALENTSREPRESENTING #BITTENSOON #CANNES2026 #FANTASTICPAVILION #CRAWFORDTALENTS AMERELERWADI LEAHLAVINIA SAMUELSFRANKLIN DAVIDBURNELLIV GORANJURENEC CHRISAREND

OFFICIAL SELECTION — FANTASTIC PAVILION CANNES 2026 | VERTICAL CINEMA SHOWCASE We’re proud to share that Bitten Soon @bittensoon written and directed by @lauandomar has been selected for the @fantasticpavilion Vertival Cinema Showcase at the @marchedufilm @festivaldecannes Cannes Film Festival 2026. What began as a proof-of-concept—produced by @crawford_talents and Lauand Omar—is now evolving into a multi-season vertical series. This horror-comedy follows a film crew hunted by a vampire from the Holy Land—where myth collides with modern storytelling. Featuring Crawford Talents clients: Amer El-Erwadi, Leah Lavinia, Samuel S. Franklin, David Burnell IV, Goran Jurenec, and Chris Arend. Also featuring an outstanding international cast: Aristo Luis · Robert Maaser · Patricia Meeden · Sofia Bolotina · Jules Elting* · Samia Hofmann · Sebastian Judea · Stacy Thunes · Bella Krieger · Tua El-Fawwal · Mohamed Chahrour · · Hana Rodic · Eva Ariane H. · Caroline Tegethoff · Grecia De La Paz · Kim Michele Kneissl · Adele Khalilz · Melo Nsuka · Veronica Kenzler · Takia Thomas · Mahir Karakoyun A bold step onto the international stage—where stories find their next life. CRAWFORDTALENTSREPRESENTING #BittenSoon #Cannes2026 #FantasticPavilion #VerticalSeries #LauandOmar

Thank you @realqueenofhorror for this fun interview for the Bloody Disgusting Podcast @bdisgustingpod Here’s a little Vorgeschmack of our convo — full episode link coming soon. Zena was the first U.S. media platform to reach out to me a decade ago regarding Curse of Mesopotamia — and now we’re back together, w fangs and all, a first again for @bittensoon She’s still killing it… and judging by those looks, maybe she was a vampire all along 🔥🔥🔥 I can’t wait to share the full story of our Vampire King with the world. Stay tuned — and always remember: when injustice draws blood, justice bites back 🫦🍉🩸 #crawfordtalents #director #horror

Writer/Director Lauand Omar talks Bitten Soon. Produced by @lauandomar and Caprice Crawford @crawford_talents #bittensoon #horror #comedy #writer #director #producer #lauandomar #capricecrawford

See you in Cannes?

Serving face. Serving resistance. 🎬💋✌🏼 The dynasty of repetition is fading. The old industry can keep recycling the same script — we’re writing new ones! In every language. Every color. Every perspective. Film festivals are where tribes can find each other. Where stories collide. Where the future quietly organizes. Unite. Create. Make that film! Grateful to the industry rebels who create & organize the events that make it possible 🖤 Also a special Thank You to @jakobstolzphoto for capturing the first official image of What’s Next: @everlife_ig Culture is the revolution 🎬✨