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Lebanon Oscar Entry ‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ Sells to International Distributors...
“A Sad and Beautiful World,” Lebanon’s Oscar submission for the international feature race, has been acquired by a raft of distributors around the world. Paradise City Sales has closed deals for the film in France (UFO Distribution), Germany/Austria (Neue Visionen), Spain (ADSO...
Oscars: Lebanon Chooses Cyril Aris’ Tumultuous Romance ‘A Sad and Beautiful...
Cyril Aris’ “A Sad and Beautiful World,” a love story spanning three decades in Beirut against the backdrop of its tumultuous history, has been selected as Lebanon’s candidate for the Oscars best international feature film category. The film stars Mounia Akl (“Costa...
Venice Documentary ‘Do You Love Me,’ a ‘Love Letter’ to Beirut, Picked Up...
Light Dox has acquired sales rights to Lana Daher’s documentary “Do You Love Me,” which has its premiere in Venice Days, a sidebar to the Venice Film Festival. Variety debuts an exclusive clip. “Do You Love Me” is “a playful and personal journey through...
Lebanese Director Karim Kassem Had Two Weeks to Improvise a New Film on the Fly
Two weeks before the cameras were set to roll, everything fell apart. At that point, “Moondove” director Karim Kassem had spent two years developing his fourth feature and then painstakingly getting the project off the ground. The nonfiction film was supposed to follow a young woman who returns...
Après le match France-Israël, le cri du cœur de Jad, étudiant franco-libanais : « Je suis...
Après le match de l’Equipe de France contre Israël jeudi soir au Stade de France, un étudiant franco-libanais de 19 ans, vêtu d’un tee-shirt « Free Palestine, Free Lebanon, Free World », a discuté avec de nombreux supporters.
Venice Award Winner Ahmad Ghossein on Absurdist Comedy ‘The Side Effects of Trusting Life’ and...
Five years after his feature debut “All This Victory” took the Grand Prize and the audience award at Venice’s Critics’ Week, Lebanese filmmaker Ahmad Ghossein is gearing up to shoot his next film. The filmmaker’s sophomore effort, “The Side Effects of Trusting Life,” was selected as...
‘Tripoli / A Tale of Three Cities,’ Exploring the Queer Experience in the Islamic World, Picked...
Prague-based sales outlet Filmotor has secured international rights for Lebanese director Raed Rafei’s documentary “Tripoli / A Tale of Three Cities,” which has its world premiere in the Frontlight section of IDFA film festival. In the film, queer director Rafei returns to Tripoli...
Cedars Art CEO Sadek Sabbah on Launching New Shows at Mipcom Amid Lebanon Bombings: ‘What’s...
Beirut-based production powerhouse Cedars Art Productions is not slowing down despite the ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon. Sadek Sabbah — who is CEO of the prominent Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region TV and film company that also has offices in Cairo, Casablanca and Dubai...
‘The Jacket,’ About a Palestinian Man in a Lebanese Refugee Camp, Boarded by Pluto Ahead of...
Berlin-based sales agent Pluto Film has boarded the feature debut “The Jacket” by Mathijs Poppe ahead of its international premiere in IDFA’s Luminous selection. “The Jacket” is a portrait of Jamal Hindawi, a Palestinian man who lives in exile with his family in the Shatila...