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FOCUS LEBANON

For this 13th edition, a special focus was made on Lebanese cinema around several movies – old or new – and a panel discussion.

Sponsors : Darina Al Joundi, actress and writer, and Lyes Salem, actor and director

Born in 1968 in Beirut, in a Syrio-Lebanese family of intellectuals, Darina Al Joundi is inclassable. Actress since she was eight, she didn’t stop putting herself behind and in front of the camera. In 2001, when her father died, writing and acting became her new form of expression. She has been living in Paris since 2005. Her fame in France comes from her autobiographical plays – Le jour où Nina Simone a cessé de chanter and Ma Marseillaise. In her new book published in May of 2017, Prisonnière du Levant, Darina Al Joundi tells the story of May Ziadeh, the great Lebanese poetess and novelist from the early 20th century. Through her, she tells a part of her own personal story, the story of a free and feminist woman.

 

Born in 1973 in Algiers, Lyes Salem is a Franco-Algerian actor, screenwriter and director. After his Literature studies, he becomes a theater, television and cinema actor. On stage, he played in classical and modern representations ; in 1998, he stages and plays Djelloul, le raisonneur based on El Ajouad by Abdelkader Alloula. In cinema and television movies, he appears in works by Maurice Failevic, Benoît Jacquot and Hamid Krim. In 1999, he directs his first short film named Lhasa, followed in 2001 with Jean-Farès, obtaining the prize of best short movie at the 2002 Milan African film festival, as well as the Young audience prize in Montpellier. With Cousines, in 2003, Lyes Salem evokes the evolution of mentalities in a shifting society and accurately pictures a portrait of today’s Algeria. This short film is rewarded with many international prizes and a César. In 2008, Lyes Salem directs his first full-length movie, Mascarades, produced by Dharamsala, that was chosen by Algeria to represent the country at the Oscars.

# FOCUS LEBANON FEATURES FICTION
VERY BIG SHOT	JE VEUX VOIR	GO HOME	ET MAINTENANT ON VA OÙ	TOMBÉ DU CIEL
DUNIA	BEYROUTH FANTÔME	LA VALLÉE	L’INSULTE	INCENDIES

DANS LES CHAMPS DE BATAILLE

DOCUMENTARIES
PAYS RÊVÉ	ENFANTS DE BEYROUTH	ISMYRNE	AÏNATA	A FEELING GREATER THAN LOVE
CHRONIQUES DE BEYROUTH	THE LEBANESE ROCKET SOCIETY	HOME SWEET HOME	JEAN GENET, UN CAPTIF AMOUREUX, PARCOURS D’UN POÈTE COMBATTANT	194 NOUS, ENFANTS DU CAMP

CHACUN SA PALESTINE	TADMORE-PALMYRE

ANIMATION
CONTES SUR MOI

SHORT MOVIES FICTION
AYA	TERRAIN VAGUE	EN BLANC	FERRAILLE	TOPRAC
DOCUMENTARIES
5 DIRHAMS PAR TÊTE	CLOCH’ART	BIRDS	PARESSE AU PORT

# OTHER MOVIES MAGHREB & MIDDLE EAST FEATURES FICTION
VENT DU NORD	MASCARADES	L’ORANAIS	LE COUREUR	VOLUBILIS
MADAME COURAGE	METEORSTRASSE	RETOUR À BOLLÈNE	ALADIN ET LA LAMPE MERVEILLEUSE	NUMBER ONE

DOCUMENTARIES
ENQUÊTE AU PARADIS	SYRIE, LES DERNIERS REMPARTS DU PATRIMOINE	TERRE MERE	SHAKESPEARE A CASABLANCA	RAVING IRAN

ALLERS-RETOURS	LA BATAILLE D’ALGER, UN FILM DANS L’HISTOIRE	LES CHEBABS DE YARMOUK

#EVENTS FOLIES D’ENCRE BOOK STORE Around exile-related suffering Social, clinical and political aspects
BRÛLE LA MER	Literary brunch

URBAN CULTURES  Co-organized with the French Institute in Beirut and the youth service of Saint Denis
LES FLEURS DU BITUME	GRAFFITI MEN BEIRUT	BEYROUTH STREET

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY NETWORK OF THE PLAINE-COMMUNE
BEACH FLAGS Cine-kids workshop	Encounters with poetesses

THEATRE GERARD-PHILIPE
Literary encounter with Darina Al Joundi	TCHEKHOV À BEYROUTH