Festival Coming Soon, July 2-5
In 2009 the festival will bring you a strong and exciting program of Arab films from around the world - features, docos, shorts, animations and music video clips. Keep your eye on this space for further updates on our program. Yallah! We’ll see you at the Movies.
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Filmmakers
Saad Hendawy»
Saad Hendawy is an Egyptian filmmaker who has directed seven short films, six documentaries and most recently, his first feature. He has been making films for over fours years. He studied film directing at Higher Institute of Cinema, Egypt and holds a Bachelor degree (1994) and a Graduate Diploma (1996). Hendawy’s love for films is inspired [...]
Oday Rasheed»
Oday Rasheed was born in Iraq in 1973. He attended the Institute for Electrical Science and the Institute for Applicable Art in Baghdad. Shortly after completing his studies he worked for local newspapers writing critical essays and articles on cinema. In the late 1990’s, Rasheed produced several experimental movies. His works include Mud Whiteness (1997), [...]
Nadine Labaki»
born in Lebanon in 1974, Labaki studied Media at Saint-Joseph University in Beirut, graduating in 1997. 11 Rue Pasteur, her university film project was awarded First Prize for Short Films at IMA’s Biennale du Cinéma Arabe, Paris in 1998.She has since directed commercials and music videos for well known Middle-Eastern entertainers. In 2004, Labaki attended [...]