Mira Shaib Explained

Birth Date:7 October 1993
Birth Place:Beirut, Lebanon
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] but the festival was canceled due to the Israel–Hamas war.[3] [4]

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.[5] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson.[6]

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,[7] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency,[8] the Red Sea Lodge,[9] and the Torino Film Lab.[10] [11] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.[12] [13]

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.[14]

Filmography

Short films

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
scope=row2021"Still ❤ Beirut"[15]
scope=row2017"Lilacs"Berlinale Talents[16]
scope=row2015"Diaspora"

Plays

Notes and References

  1. News: Egyptian-Lebanese Film ‘Arze’ to Participate in Tribeca Festival . 27 April 2024 . Egypt Today . 20 April 2024.
  2. News: Elzaitony . Pasant . 45 CIFF Announces Lineup of Feature Films . 6 October 2023 . Sada El Balad English (See) . 3 October 2023.
  3. News: Vivarelli . Nick . Cairo Film Festival Canceled Due to Israel-Hamas War . 6 February 2024 . Variety . 18 October 2023.
  4. News: Rosser . Michael . Cairo film festival cancels 2023 edition due to Israel-Hamas war . 5 February 2024 . Screen Daily . 18 October 2023.
  5. News: From idea to screen: Concordia’s school of cinema transforms students into filmmakers . 5 February 2024 . The Globe and Mail . 4 February 2024.
  6. News: ‘Aldares’ Auditions at The Lebanese American University . 6 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Director Mira Shaib's Short Film Lilacs Vies at the Aswan International Women Film Festival . Mad Films . Mad Solutions . 7 October 2023.
  8. Web site: Film Independent’s Global dia Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent . Hollywood Reporter . 6 October 2023.
  9. News: Goodfellow . Melanie . Saudi's Red Sea International Film Festival unveils debut lab selection . 6 October 2023 . Screen Daily . 1 October 2019.
  10. News: Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed . 6 October 2023 . Arab News.
  11. Web site: Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020 . 6 October 2023.
  12. News: Goodfellow . Melanie . Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund . 6 October 2023 . Screen Daily . 6 September 2021.
  13. News: Vivarelli . Nick . Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Reveals Grants For Upcoming Arab Films, Including Toronto-Bound ‘Farha’ . 6 October 2023 . 6 Septembere 2021 . Variety.
  14. News: Al Mahmoud . Fatima . Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages . 6 October 2023 . Beirut.com . 19 Aug 2019.
  15. News: Louay Khraish and . Faissal Sam Shaib . One Year Later: Still ❤ Beirut – Global Media Makers Reflect on August 4, 2020 . 27 April 2024 . Film Independent . 6 August 2021.
  16. Web site: Lilacs at Berlinale . Berlinale Talents . Berlin International Film Festival . 6 February 2024.

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