Animation Magazine

Rising Tides Films Animates the True Story of Peace by Chocolate in ‘Shokolata’

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Rising Tides Films in Hollywood to bring the true story of the Hadhad family’s escape from war-torn Syria to rebuild their dreams in an upcoming animated feature, Shokolata...

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The Wrap

Turkey’s 9D Medya and Los Angeles’ Rising Tides Films to Launch Partnership on Diverse Slate of Animated Films

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As Conan O’Brien joked during the Oscars, after Latvian film “Flow” won the Best Animated Feature — beating out Pixar’s “Inside Out 2,'...American studio Rising Tides Films...

CBC TV News

Peace by Chocolate story to become animated film​

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In an interview with the CBC's Amy Smith, Tareq Hadhad explains how the project came about and why he wanted to tell his family's story through animation.

Variety

Traveling Picture Show Company (TPSC) and Rising Tides have joined forces for the screen adaptation of Soniah Kamal’s bestselling novel “Unmarriageable.” The production team includes Carissa Buffel and Luisa Iskin from TPSC, Sadia Ashraf and Shahla Khan from Rising Tides...

The Todd Veinotte Show

Ep 294 - | December 12, 2025

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Listen on Apple Podcast or Youtube or radio. Sadia Ashraf, Founder of Rising Tides Films, and the feature writer-director, presents “Shokolata”, an animated feature adaptation inspired by Peace by Chocolate. 

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Listen at 1:34

Animation Magazine

Our film, Tomorrow, Directed by: Aryasb Feiz and Produced by: Sadia Ashraf, BadStache Animation Studio

was longlisted for the Oscars...

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Qualifying win: Best Animated Short Film at Foyle Film Festival...
 

Variety

The inaugural Tasveer Film Market has unveiled over 40 projects selected from more than 300 submissions.

The lineup also features the adaptation of Soniah Kamal’s “Pride and Prejudice” adaptation “Unmarriageable,” led by Sadia Ashraf. 

Variety

Kevin Matusow, Carissa Buffel, Luisa Iskin and Johnny Wunder of TPSC are producing with executive producer Sadia Ashraf under her Rising Tides banner. 

Rising Tides is on a mission to highlight stories from rich cultures, who are often underrepresented on screen,” Sadia Ashraf said.