Tariq Rimawi is a Jordanian animated film director and scriptwriter. In 2010, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Animation from Newport Film School in the United Kingdom. He wrote and directed the short animated films ‘Missing’ in 2010, ‘Growing’ in 2013, and ‘Surprise’ in 2016. His shorts have been screened at more than 170 international film festivals and received 15 awards domestically and internationally. In 2014, Tariq completed his Ph.D. studies from The Animation Academy at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom. Currently, Tariq is the founder and the head of Animation & Multimedia Department at the University of Petra in Jordan.