Danielle Arbid
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Danielle Arbid born 26 April 1970 in Beirut
, is a Lebanese
film director.
She left her country at the age of 17 to study literature in Paris. In 1997 she started making films. Interested in different narrative forms, her work alternates between fiction, first person documentaries and video essays; and sometimes she experiments with mixing different genres. Selected by a number of festivals in France and around the world, her films like Alone with war or On borders and the serie Living room conversations have received both critical and public acclaim as well as several awards including the golden leopard and silver leopard at the Locarno film festival as well as the Albert Londres prize and a grant from the Villa Medicis.
Her two feature films In the Battlefields and A lost man have successively been selected for the Quinzaine des réalisateurs at the Cannes film festival and many others. Her work has been the focus of several retrospective screenings, notably the Bastia festival in 2006, Paris Cinéma in 2007, and the 2007 Gijon festival, and at the La Rochelle festival in 2008.
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, is a Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
film director.
She left her country at the age of 17 to study literature in Paris. In 1997 she started making films. Interested in different narrative forms, her work alternates between fiction, first person documentaries and video essays; and sometimes she experiments with mixing different genres. Selected by a number of festivals in France and around the world, her films like Alone with war or On borders and the serie Living room conversations have received both critical and public acclaim as well as several awards including the golden leopard and silver leopard at the Locarno film festival as well as the Albert Londres prize and a grant from the Villa Medicis.
Her two feature films In the Battlefields and A lost man have successively been selected for the Quinzaine des réalisateurs at the Cannes film festival and many others. Her work has been the focus of several retrospective screenings, notably the Bastia festival in 2006, Paris Cinéma in 2007, and the 2007 Gijon festival, and at the La Rochelle festival in 2008.
Filmography
- 19981998 in film-Events:* February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein.* Former child star Gary Coleman is charged with assaulting a young female bus driver at a California shopping mall.-Top grossing films:...
: Raddem (Short, fiction,17') - 19991999 in filmThe year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep...
: Le passeur (Short, fiction, 13') - 20002000 in filmThe year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....
: Seule avec la guerre [60'] (documentary) - 20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
: Étrangère (Fiction, 46’) - 20022002 in filmThe year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
: Aux frontières [60'](Documentary) - 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: In the battlefieldsIn the BattlefieldsIn the battlefields is a 2004 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Danielle Arbid.The film premiered on May 16 during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section where the film ran for the Caméra d'Or during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.It is the first feature film by...
(Feature) - 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: Nous / Nihna [2004, 13’] - 20042004 in filmThe year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
: Conversation de Salon 1, 2 et 3 [3x10’] - 20072007 in filmThis is a list of major films released in 2007.-Top grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2007...
: A lost manA Lost ManA Lost Man is a 2007 Lebanese film by the Lebanese director Danielle Arbid.The film premiered on 18 March during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section...
(Feature) - 20082008 in filmThis is a list of all major films made in 2008.-Highest-grossing films:Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top grossing films that were first released in the USA in 2008...
: This smell of sex [21'] - 20092009 in filmThe year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of this year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five .- Highest-grossing films :Please note...
: Conversation de salon 4, 5 et 6 [3x10'] - 20112011 in filmThe year 2011 is notable for containing the release of the most film sequels in a single year, at 27 sequels. The following tables list films that are in production or have completed production and will be released in the United States and Canada at some point in 2011.- Highest-grossing films :...
: Beirut Hotel [99'] (Feature)
Awards
- Best actor award at Mons Festival 1999.
- European Youth Jury Award 2000 at Angers European First Film Festival/ Le Passeur.
- Prize of the Ecumenical Jury 2000 at Leipzig DOK Festival/ Seule avec la guerre.
- Silver Leopard - Video 2000 at Locarno International Film Festival/ Seule avec la guerre.
- Albert Londres Prize audiovisual 2001.
- Best First Film Prize at Hot Docs Toronto
- Mediterranean Documentary Prize 2001 Calabre
- Jury Honourable Mention at Dei Popoli Festival, Florence.
- Grand Prix at the Vendôme Festival, 2002/ Étrangère
- Grant Villa Médicis Hors-les-murs 2002/ Aux frontières
- Honourable Mention at Oberhausen International Short Film Festival 2003/ Conversation de salon 1.
- Golden Leopard - Video 2004 at Locarno International Film Festival/ Conversation de salon 1-2-3.
- Cannes 2004, la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs / Prix Europa / Dans les champs de bataille
- Grand Prix at the Milan Festival 2004.
- Reflet d’Or of the Perspectives section at the Festival Cinéma-tout-écran, Geneva.
- Bayard d’Or of the best script at Namur Festival, Belgium.
- Lady Harimaguada de Plata Prize and José Rivero Prize of the best first film at the Festival Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain.
- Special Prize of the jury at Carthage Festival.
- GTC laboratories Prize at Montpellier Festival 2004.
- IMA Grand Prize 2004 at Paris Biennal of Arab Cinema/ Dans les champs de bataille.
- Best Script Grant at Montpellier Festival.
- First work Prize at Tetouan Festival.
- New Voices/New Visions Grand Jury Prize at Palm Springs International Film Festival 2005/ Dans les champs de bataille.