Mazen Khaled Explained

Mazen Khaled
Birth Place:Beirut, Lebanon
Occupation:Screenwriter, Director
Years Active:2010 - present
Known For:Martyr
A Petty Bourgeois Dream
My Queer Samsara
A Very Dangerous Man

Mazen Khaled is a US based Lebanese director, Screenwriter, editor and producer.[1] [2] [3] He is mostly known for his 2017 feature film Martyr which was screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Queer Lion award.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] It was also selected for screening at the 2018 South by Southwest film festival in the Global section.[9] Khaled also won the award for Best Artistic Achievement at the 2018 Alexandria International Film Festival for his work on Martyr.[10] Khaled's 2010 short film My Queer Samsara (2010) premiered at the 2010 The International Film Festival Rotterdam.[11] His other notable works as a director include A Petty Bourgeois Dream (2016)[12] , A Very Dangerous Man (2012),[13] which was nominated for a Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Festival, and Our Gentleman of the Wings (2010).[14]

Life and career

Khaled obtained a bachelor's degree in political studies from American University of Beirut. He then completed his master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He also attended a film production program at Concordia University and the screenwriting MFA program at Florida State University. He started his career as a policy analyst and project manager and consequently he moved to advertising niche where he wrote and directed numerous ad films for around 12 years. His early works included experimental films with emphasis on "16mm film and contemporary art video".[15] In 2002, he produced and directed his first short film Cadillac Blues.[16]

He is also known as the co-founder of Beirut-based art collector organization EXIST.[17]

Filmography

YearFilmWriterDirectorProducerEditorFormatFilm Festival ScreeningNominated for
2002Cadillac BluesShort film
2010Our Gentleman of the WingsShort film
2010My Queer SamsaraShort film2010 The International Film Festival Rotterdam
2012A Very Dangerous ManShort film2012 Dubai International Film FestivalMuhr Awards
2013Hypnopompic[18] [19] Dance Video
2014Dans les Bras de Noir[20] Video
2015The Still Life Series[21] Tableau Vivant
2015In Search of Stillness[22] Video
2016A Petty Bourgeois DreamFeature Film
2017MartyrFeature Film2017 Venice International Film Festival (Premiere)Queer Lion

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beirut – Mazen Khaled. 2021-03-29. Beirut.com City Guide. en.
  2. Web site: Aguilar. Carlos. "Since It's About the Death of a Body, We Wanted the Language of the Film to Be Sensuality": Mazen Khaled on Martyr. 2021-03-29. Filmmaker Magazine. 22 December 2018. en-US.
  3. Web site: 13 LGBTQ films to watch from the fall's blockbuster film festivals. 2021-03-29. NBC News. 5 September 2017 . en.
  4. News: Morris. Wesley. 2018-12-13. 'Martyr' Review: Tight Bonds and Isolation in Beirut. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-03-29. 0362-4331.
  5. Web site: 2021-03-09. Martyr review – masterful, visceral study of grief. 2021-03-29. the Guardian. en.
  6. Web site: 2018-11-29. Review: Meditative Lebanese drama 'Martyr' bathes in the grace of grief and loss. 2021-03-29. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
  7. Web site: "A Quiet Place," Directed By And Starring John Krasinski, Set To Open SXSW Film Fest. 2021-03-29. SHOOTonline. en.
  8. Web site: Whittaker. Richard. January 31, 2018. SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List. 2021-03-29. www.austinchronicle.com. en-US.
  9. Web site: SXSW 2018 Schedule. 2021-03-29. SXSW 2021 Schedule. en.
  10. Web site: Mazen Khaled. 2021-05-17. IMDb.
  11. Web site: My Queer Samsara IFFR. 2021-03-29. iffr.com.
  12. Web site: 2018-07-19. Mazen Khaled face à la mer. 2021-03-29. L'Orient-Le Jour.
  13. Web site: AFAC. 2021-03-29. www.arabculturefund.org.
  14. Web site: IDAL – Sectors in Focus – Media – Lebanese Movies. 2021-03-29. IDAL.COM.
  15. Web site: About. 2021-03-29. Mazen Khaled. en.
  16. News: MARTYR A FILM BY MAZEN KHALED, Lebanon, Italy ov. Arabic 84' 2017.
  17. Web site: 2018-04-06. Cadillac Blues (2002) short film by Mazen Khaled. 2021-03-29. Gay Themed Movies. en-US.
  18. Web site: Shorts Program-Force of Stillness Rubin Museum of Art. 2021-03-29. rubinmuseum.org. english.
  19. Web site: Shorts 2. 2021-03-29. Aswat Palestinian Feminist Center for Gender and Sexual Freedoms. en-US.
  20. Web site: Mourad. Selim. filmmaker. 2021-03-29. Selim Mourad. en-AE.
  21. News: Martyr 2017 full movie online – Updates.
  22. Web site: Telo kao režim, BG SEEcult.org. 2021-03-29. www.seecult.org.

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