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Lebanese film director
Mira Shaib
Mira Shaib
Born (1993-10-07 ) October 7, 1993 (age 30) Beirut, Lebanon
Education Occupations Film director Screenwriter Years active 2016–present
Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for
Arzé ,
[1] which had its North America premiere in
Tribeca and was selected in the Main Competition of the
45th Cairo International Film Festival ,
[2]
[3] but the festival was canceled due to the
Israel–Hamas war .
[4]
[5]
Education
Mira Shaib earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television from the
Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and a
Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from
Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal.
[6] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of
Eugène Ionesco's
The Lesson .
[7]
Career
Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including
Robert Bosch Stiftung , where she attended the
Film Academy Baden-Württemberg ,
[8]
Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency,
[9] the Red Sea Lodge,
[10] and the Torino Film Lab.
[11]
[12] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the
Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.
[13]
[14]
Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was launched in 2019 in
Ain Ebel with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros'
Mahbas and Cyril Aris's documentary feature The Swing .
[15]
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
Plays
References
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"Egyptian-Lebanese Film 'Arze' to Participate in Tribeca Festival" . Egypt Today. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ Mustafa, DJ Kamal (4 October 2023).
"45th Cairo Film Fest to feature 24 Egyptian and Arab films" . Broadcast Pro . Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Elzaitony, Pasant (3 October 2023).
"45 CIFF Announces Lineup of Feature Films" . Sada El Balad English (See). Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Vivarelli, Nick (18 October 2023).
"Cairo Film Festival Canceled Due to Israel-Hamas War" . Variety. Retrieved 6 February 2024 .
^ Rosser, Michael (18 October 2023).
"Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war" . Screen Daily. Retrieved 5 February 2024 .
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"From idea to screen: Concordia's school of cinema transforms students into filmmakers" . The Globe and Mail. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024 .
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" 'Aldares' Auditions at The Lebanese American University" . Retrieved 6 February 2024 .
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"Director Mira Shaib's Short Film Lilacs Vies at the Aswan International Women Film Festival" . Mad Films . Mad Solutions. Retrieved 7 October 2023 .
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"Film Independent's Global dia Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent" . Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (1 October 2019).
"Saudi's Red Sea International Film Festival unveils debut lab selection" . Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
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"Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed" . Arab News. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
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"Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020" (PDF) . Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2021).
"Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund" . Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Vivarelli, Nick.
"Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival Reveals Grants For Upcoming Arab Films, Including Toronto-Bound 'Farha' " . No. 6 Septembere 2021. Variety. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Al Mahmoud, Fatima (19 Aug 2019).
"Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages" . Beirut.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023 .
^ Louay Khraish and, Faissal Sam Shaib (6 August 2021).
"One Year Later: Still ❤ Beirut – Global Media Makers Reflect on August 4, 2020" . Film Independent. Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
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"Lilacs at Berlinale" . Berlinale Talents . Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 6 February 2024 .
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