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Lebanese film director
Mira Shaib
Born (1993-10-07) October 7, 1993 (age 31)
Beirut, Lebanon
Education
Occupations
  • Film director
  • Screenwriter
Years active2016–present

Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for Arzé, which had its North America premiere in Tribeca and was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.

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

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, Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency, the Red Sea Lodge, and the Torino Film Lab. Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.

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.

Filmography

Feature films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2024 Arzé Yes No No BJIFF, Tribeca, CIFF

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2021 "Still ❤ Beirut" Yes Yes No
2017 "Lilacs" Yes Yes No Berlinale Talents
2015 "Diaspora" Yes Yes No

Plays

Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2013 The Lesson Yes No No

References

  1. "Egyptian-Lebanese Film 'Arze' to Participate in Tribeca Festival". Egypt Today. 20 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. Goodfellow, Melanie (25 October 2024). "Oscars: Lebanon Selects Mira Shaib's Beirut-Set 'Arzé' For Best International Feature Film". Deadline. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  3. "From idea to screen: Concordia's school of cinema transforms students into filmmakers". The Globe and Mail. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. "'Aldares' Auditions at The Lebanese American University". Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. "Director Mira Shaib's Short Film Lilacs Vies at the Aswan International Women Film Festival". Mad Films. Mad Solutions. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  6. "Film Independent's Global dia Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. Goodfellow, Melanie (1 October 2019). "Saudi's Red Sea International Film Festival unveils debut lab selection". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. "Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed". Arab News. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. "Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  10. Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2021). "Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. Al Mahmoud, Fatima (19 Aug 2019). "Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages". Beirut.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  13. 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.
  14. "Lilacs at Berlinale". Berlinale Talents. Berlin International Film Festival. Retrieved 6 February 2024.

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