PRODUIRE AU LIBAN, LEBANESE PRODUCER ROUND TABLE, Sept 6th 2012 at INSTITU FRANCAIS

Soiree de clôture

"Beirut Hotel" Live Soundtrack
by Zeid Hamdan et Marc Codsi ( co-composer of the Soundtrack)
Maii (vocals) & musicians

SPECIAL GUEST : Ibrahim Maalouf

followed by a DJset of JADE

20$ including 1 drink

EVENEMENT : Rencontre et conférence avec Walid Aouni

Rencontre avec Walid Aouni et conférence "A l'ombre du corps, le mouvement dans le cinéma"  avec le soutien de Jocelyne Saab

Samedi 25 aout  - 22h

METROPOLIS EMPIRE SOFIL

Walid Aouni

Walid Aouni a commencé sa carrière en Belgique au moment de l›émergence du mouvement moderne de la danse théâtrale dans les années 80. Il fonde le «Tanit Dance Theatre» à Bruxelles et le «Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre» à l›Opera du Caire, où il présente plus de 25 spectacles, ainsi que le premier Festival International du Théâtre de Danse Moderne en 1999. Aouni a reçu plusieurs prix internationaux et hommages et a travaillé comme designer avec plusieurs réalisateurs arabes comme Youssef Chahine, Inas El-Dighadi, Jocelyne Saab et bien d›autres. Ce film est inspiré d›une de ses pièces.

Walid Aouni began his carrer in Belgium through the emergence of the modern dance theatre movement in the 80›s. He founded the «Tanit Dance Theatre» in Brussels and the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre at Cairo Opera House, where he presented more than 25 performances, and the First International Festival for Modern Dance Theater in 1999. Aouni received several international awards and tributes and worked as a designer with a number of Arab directors as Youssef Chahine, Inas El-Dighadi, Jocelyne Saab and others. This film is based on one of his plays.

Projection  « L’Histoire du papillon vierge »

Zahra s’est secrètement enfuie du sud au Caire, croyant que son père a assassiné son amant Metwalli. «Corsal», propriétaire du Casino au jardin Al-Azbakia la découvre: elle devient alors la chanteuse la plus renommée de son temps. Elle rencontre l›officier Anwar Ismail qui tombe amoureux d›elle, mais elle est accusée d›espionnage pour l›Armée Britannique de même que d›avoir assassiné le propriétaire du casino.

 

Zahra ran away secretly from south to Cairo behind her father›s back whom she thought has killed her lover Metwalli. She is discovered by «Corsal» Casino›s owner at Al-Azbakyia garden and becomes the super star singer of her time. She meets officer Anwar Ismail who falls in love with her but she is accused of being a spy for the British Army and assassinating the owner of the casino.

Conférence "A l'ombre du corps, le mouvement dans le cinéma" 

avec Walid Aouni, Caroline Hatem, Hady Zaccak

Walid Aouni  (Danseur, chorégraphe) évoquera  « La danse dans le cinéma américain de même que ses influences ». Le cinéaste Hady Zaccak brossera le tableau de la danse dans le cinéma libanais, de même que la danse et le cinéma dans  le film musical arabe, plus particulièrement libanais, et enfin, Caroline Hatem (comédienne, danseuse), nous présentera le rapport de Pina Bausch aux cinéastes.

EVENT : SOIREE VIDEO CLIP

 EVENT : LEBANESE BANDS VIDEO CLIP SCREENING

FRIDAY 24 AUGUST - 12am

ART LOUNGE

Adonis - Daw L Baladiyyi 

Directed by: Robert Cremona    

  

Adonis & Tina Yamout -Ma Kan Mafroud

Directed by: Robert Cremona

 

Michelle & Noel Keserwany - 3al Jamal bi wasat Beirut

Directed by: Rudy Bouchebel     

  

Mashrou' Leila -El hal romancy

Directed by: Haig Papazian

 

Zeid Hamdan- Balekeh    

Directed by:  Zeid Hamdan         

 

Eileen Khatchadourian -Karouna

Directed by: Fabrizio Rossetti

Aziza  -Fekra           

Directed by:  Rabih Haddad

Sae Lis - The Way you Treat me  

Directed by: Cyril Bassil 

    

Anthony Touma - Just to see your smile          

Directed by: Sam Andraos           

 

Anthony Touma -Morning Walk

Directed by: Nadim Hobeika

          

Pindoll - Stop Me     

Directed by: Fadi Kassem

 

Karimeh-Teaser #

Directed by: Karim Kneisser

Karim Kneisser -Wallahi Heyk ken Lebnen     

Directed by: Karim Kneisser         

Rayess Bek- La min?

Directed by: Rayess Bek

 

Rayess Bek- Schizophrenia        

Directed by: Rayess Bek   

"Eben Foulen & Rayess Bek"- Madinet Beirut

            Directed by: Rayess Bek

 

Fariq el Atrache + rappers - Traditions

Directed by: Merass Sadek          

OHO - Alone In Kathmandu

            Directed by:  Rannjan Joawn

 

Goldfish Parade - The Blues again 

Yann Charaoui       

C Rouge- Black Garden

            Directed by: Suzie Selman

       

Meen the band - ntebih ya batenjein

Directed by:  Nayla Tawil and Mary Mrad   

The Kordz - Last Call         

Directed by:  Nabil Mehchi         

 

Natacha Kozaily -Messages

Directed by: Bilko Cuervo

 

  

Sandmoon - Solitude

Directed by: Sandra Arslanian

Ramcess L'Hamorabi - El Madineh

Directed by: Tony h. Khoury        

 

Ashekman    - Yareit

Directed by: Ashekman

       

Safar Barlik   - Jabal                       

Mike Massy  - Khalasna Ba'a

Directed by:  Tanya nasr

 

Mike Massy - Law fiyyi tir 

Directed by:  Tanya nasr   

Tarek Yamani- Ashur

Directed by:  Naji El Mir

Wanton Bishops- Whoopy           

Directed by:  Roy Jamhouri  

      

 

Wanton Bishops - Bad Rhyme

Directed by:  Roy Jamhouri

 

Nadine Khoury -Rouge    

Directed by:  Rosemary Wallin    

Kimaera - The Taste of Treason 

Directed by Sam Andraos

EVENEMENT: Rencontre avec NADINE LABAKI

Rencontre avec NADINE LABAKI

SAMEDI 25 – 20h

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Après le succès de « Caramel » et de « Et maintenant on va ou ? », après une sortie internationale et une réussite spectaculaire pour un film libanais;

LFF organise une rencontre avec Nadine Labaki pour un échange intime sur ce que cela signifie pour elle, pour le cinéma libanais et pour le Liban.

Quelles sont les étapes à venir et quel nouveau challenge nous réserve Nadine?

After the success of "Caramel" and "Where do we go now? “, after an international release and a spectacular success for a Lebanese film;
LFF is organizing a meeting with Nadine Labaki for an intimate exchange about what it means to her, for the Lebanese cinema and for Lebanon.
What are the next steps and new challenges Nadine reserves to us?

Nadine Labaki est née en 1974 au Liban. Diplômée en études audiovisuelles de l'Université Saint-Joseph de Beyrouth (IESAV), Nadine Labaki réalise son film d'école, 11 rue Pasteur, en 1997, qui obtient Le Prix du meilleur court métrage à la Biennale du cinéma arabe à l'Institut du monde arabe (Paris) en 1998.

Elle tourne ensuite des publicités et de nombreux clips musicaux pour de célèbres chanteuses du Moyen-Orient et joue dans le film Al Bosta de Philippe Aractingi.

En 2004, elle participe à la Résidence du Festival de Cannes pour l'écriture de Caramel, son premier long-métrage Caramel. Sorti en 2007, il sera présenté à la Quinzaine des réalisateurs la même année.

En juillet 2008, Nadine Labaki a été faite chevalier des Arts et des Lettres par la France.

Son film Et maintenant, on va où ? sorti en 2011, a été choisi pour représenter le Liban aux Oscars 2012. Il remporte le prix du public au Festival international du film de Toronto en 2011.

Nadine Labaki (born 1974) is a Lebanese actress and director.

She obtained a degree in audiovisual studies at Saint Joseph University in Beirut, directing her graduation film, 11 Rue Pasteur, in 1997, which won the Best Short Film Award at the Biennale of Arab Cinema at the Arab World Institute in Paris, in 1998. She went on to direct advertisements and music videos for renowned Middle Eastern singers, for which she won several awards.

In 2004, she took part in the Cannes Film Festival Residence in order to write Caramel, her first feature film. In 2006, she directed and played one of the lead roles in Caramel. The film premiered at the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007. In 2008 the French Ministry of Culture and Communication gave her the insignia of Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters.

In 2010 she directed and starred in her second feature film, “Where Do We Go Now?”, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in the "Un Certain Regard" category in 2011. The film was an international success and won the Cadillac people’s choice award at the Toronto Film Festival in 2011. It also represented Lebanon at the 2012 Oscars.

EVENEMENT : Rencontre avec Tania El Khoury

RENCONTRE AVEC LA PRODUCTRICE TANIA EL KHOURY ET PROJECTION DE SON FILM « LES DESTRUCTIONS »

VENDREDI 24 AOUT

 21 : 30

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Synopsis de "Les destructions" : Épreuve et formation spirituelle d'un jeune homme d'aujourd'hui. Quand le risque de la jeunesse menace de tout emporter.

Biographie Tania El Khoury:

Après des études de cinéma et d’audiovisuel à l’Université Saint Joseph, Tania El Khoury  déménage à Paris en 2002 où elle obtient un DEA de cinéma à l’Université Sorbonne Nouvelle. Elle intègre l’équipe de Moby Dick Films en 2005 comme assistante de production et évolue pour devenir en 2006 directrice administrative et financière de la société. Récemment, elle développe en plus des coproductions internationales au sein de la société.

Moby Dick Film:

Moby Dick Films a été fondée par Frédéric Niedermayer en 1997. Depuis, il aura produit une dizaine de longs-métrages qui ont participé dans de multiples festivals internationaux. Produisant aussi bien Emmanuel Mouret, Emmanuelle Bercot que Jean-Claude Brisseau, Moby Dick Films est aujourd’hui une référence dans la production indépendante cinématographique française.

EVENEMENT: Rencontre avec Iara Lee

 RENCONTRE AVEC IARA LEE ET PROJECTION DE
"THE SUFFERING GRASSES"

DIMANCHE 26AOUT - 17:00

METROPOLIS EMPIRE SOFIL

Projection du dernier documentaire de Iara Lee suivie d’une rencontre avec la réalisatrice et présence de la camerawoman Sabah Haider.

Présentation de Cultures of Resistance

"THE SUFFERING GRASSES" SYNOPSIS

[ENG] Over a year later, with thousands dead and counting, the ongoing conflict in Syria has become a microcosm for the complicated politics of the region, and an unsavory reflection of the world at large. Against the backdrop of the Arab Spring, NATO’s toppling of Moammar Qaddafi in Libya, and the complicated politics of the region, this film seeks to explore the Syrian conflict through the humanity of the civilians who have been killed, abused, and displaced to the squalor of refugee camps. In all such conflicts, large and small, it is civilians—women and children, families and whole communities—who suffer at the leisure of those in power. While focusing on the plight of those caught in the crossfire of the hegemons, we seek to unravel the conflict by exploring the motivations of its actors—the Ba’athist regime of Bashar al-Assad, the Free Syrian Army and other geopolitical players like the United States, Israel, Russia, China, Iran, Lebanon, Turkey, the Gulf countries... When elephants go to war, it is the grass that suffers. This is a film about the elephants, but made for the grasses.

[FR] Plus d’un an après avoir éclaté, avec ses milliers de morts et la liste qui continue de s’allonger, le conflit civil se poursuit en Syrie, microcosme de la situation politique embrouillée de la région et reflet peu engageant du monde dans son ensemble. Ce film cherche à explorer le conflit syrien en examinant la condition humaine des populations civiles qui se font tuer, maltraiter, et se retrouvent chassées et confrontées à la misère des camps de réfugiés avec, en toile de fond, le Printemps arabe, le renversement par l’OTAN de Mouammar Kadhafi en Lybie et une situation régionale confuse. Dans tout conflit de ce genre, petit et grand, ce sont les civils qui souffrent – femmes et enfants, familles et communautés entières se retrouvent soumis à l’arbitraire de ceux qui accaparent le pouvoir. Tout en nous concentrant sur le sort de ceux qui sont pris sous les feux croisés des tout-puissants, nous tentons de démêler les raisons du conflit en explorant les motivations de ses acteurs – le régime baasiste de Bachar al-Assad, l’Armée syrienne libre, et les divers acteurs du jeu géopolitique, Etats-Unis, Israël, Russie, Chine, Iran, Liban, Turquie, pays du Golfe… Quand les éléphants vont en guerre, c'est l'herbe qui souffre. Il s’agit d’un film sur les éléphants, mais destiné aux herbes.

Biography:

Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder of CULTURES OF RESISTANCE NETWORK, an organization that promotes global solidarity and supports peace with justice projects. Iara is currently working on a variety of initiatives that brings together artists and changemakers from around the world. At the center of these initiatives is a feature-length documentary film entitled CULTURES OF RESISTANCE, which explores how creative action contributes to conflict prevention and resolution.

As an activist, Iara has collaborated with numerous grassroots efforts, including the International Campaign to Ban Cluster Munitions, the New York Philharmonic’s groundbreaking 2008 music-for-diplomacy concert in North Korea and creative resistance projects in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine. In May 2010, Iara was a passenger on the MV Mavi Marmara, a passenger vessel in the Gaza Freedom Flotilla which was attacked in international waters by the Israeli navy, leading to the murder of nine humanitarian aid workers. Among the many people who recorded the events on that ship, her crew was the only one to successfully hide and retain most of the raid footage, which she later released to the world after a screening at the UN. Iara is very dedicated to the support of Gazan civilians who have been victims of war crimes committed by the Israeli military during “Operation Cast Lead” and who suffer from the Israeli government’s ongoing acts of collective punishment.

At the onset of the Iraq war in 2003, Iara, eager to understand the conflict better, decided to travel and live in the MENA region (Middle East & North Africa). While residing in Lebanon in 2006, Iara experienced firsthand the 34-day Israeli bombardment of that country. Since then, moved by that experience, she has dedicated herself to the pursuit of a just peace in the region, and is an enthusiastic supporter of those initiatives which strengthen adherence to international law in enforcing human rights. In 2008 Iara lived in Iran and supported a number of cultural exchange projects between that country and the West with the goal of promoting arts & culture for global solidarity.

From 1984 to 1989 Iara was the producer of the Sao Paulo International Film Festival. From 1989-2003 she was based in New York City, where she ran the mixed-media company Caipirinha Productions to explore the synergy of different art forms (such as film, music, architecture, and poetry). Under that banner, Iara has directed short and feature-length documentaries including Synthetic Pleasures, Modulations, Architettura, and Beneath the Borqa.

Iara is a member of the Council of Advisors of National Geographic Society and The International Crisis Group (ICG), long time supporter of Greenpeace International, as well as a trustee to the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology (PUST), North Korea’s first and only university whose faculty is composed of international professors.

Cultures of Resistance (CoR) is the name of both a feature documentary and an activist network. This website, CulturesOfResistance.org, exists as an outreach site through which people inspired by the film can find ways to get involved around peace and global justice issues

"Worldwide, people from all walks of life are finding creative ways to oppose war and promote peace, justice, and sustainability. Culture—including film, music, and food—is fertile terrain for this struggle. Education that nourishes a critical mind and fortifies the soul is just as essential.”
http://www.culturesofresistance.org