OFFICIAL SELECTION:
CINEPHILIA FILM & TV DEVELOPMENT WORKROOM, November 2024
OFFICIAL SELECTION: CINEPHILIA LAB 2023, A COHORT OF FILM & TV WRITERS
2023 OFFICIAL SELECTION
Feature Films:
Futures by Jonathan D'Rozario
Guardian by Sina Sultani
Ceramic Tissues by Rimah Jabr
The Feast by Marwan Imam
Television Series:
Wander by Samah Fadil
Work in Progress by Mira Nimri
Cinephilia Lab 2023 Mentors & Speakers:
Rukayat Giwa (Agent, CAA)
Sergio Lira (Film Executive, A24)
Ellie Foumbi (writer/director)
Maryam Keshavarz (writer/director/producer)
Areej Noor (founder of Statement Films)
Darine Hotait (writer/director; founder of Cinephilia)
Brad Saunders (writer and script consultant)
CINEPHILIA INCUBATOR NEW RELEASES
“GOODBYE JULIA” WORLD PREMIERE AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL 2023,
pROJECT SELECTED AT CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 4th edition Sunbird Stories 2023
Films for Arab Youth & Children
Cinephilia Productions and Filmlab Palestine are pleased to announce the official selection of the 4th edition of the Sunbird Stories 2023 program. Sunbird Stories aims to develop and produce thought provoking short films for Arabic speaking children audiences by professional filmmakers. A jury of industry professionals will award one project $20,000 production prize.
Selected Projects:
Sanaam, by Mahmoud Assi (writer/ director), Mark Lotfy (producer); Egypt
Little Zoe and Chill by Jamil Lahham; Syria/ Canada
Zizou by Khaled Moeit (writer/ director), Ahmad Sobhy and Marwa Tammam (producers); Egypt
Goodbye Habibi by Mohammed Elsherif (writer/ director); Palestine/USA
Jad’s Mistake by Hiba Chaari (writer/ director), Bahija Essoussi and Samuel Gagnon (producers); Morocco
The Bulldozer by Mira Sidawi (writer/ director); Palestine/ Lebanon
Sunbird Stories is a program launched by Filmlab Palestine and Cinephilia Productions, supported by The British Council and the Danish House in Palestine.
“TALLAHASSEE” OUT NOW ON THE NEW YORKER
“Tallahassee makes an unconcealed nod to the loneliness and secrecy around mental illness, and the crushing solitude of lying. One of the triumphs of “Tallahassee” is its generosity. ””
“Nominated Best Narrative Short”
“Audience Award Best Narrative Short”
“CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2020” JURY PRIZE WINNER
JURY CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2020
OFFICIAL SELECTION: 4th CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2020
DOCUMENTARY
Chronicle of a Winter, Tehran 1979 (Iran)
Do You Love Me (Lebanon)
House of Shadows (Algeria)
One Day I Too Go Fly (Ghana)
NARRATIVE
Afloat (Turkey)
Goodbye Julia (Sudan)
The Land Beyond (Egypt)
The Sea Needs To Heave (Jordan)
CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES 2019 AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT
For the 3rd edition of Cinephilia Bound Cannes program, Cinephilia is pleased to announce the recipient of Cinephilia Bound Cannes 2019 Award, Lina Soualem for her project "Their Algeria". The award of $5,000 was announced on May 19th during the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.
JURY MEMBERS “CINEPHILIA BOUND CANNES AWARD”
Cinephilia Bound Cannes 2019 Jury
EMILIE BUJÈS (Artistic director of Visions du Réel, program advisor at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight)
DINA EMAM (Producer of Yomeddine, 2018 Cannes Main Competition)
LAURINE PELASSY (Producer of Elia Suleiman’s It Must Be Heaven, 2019 Cannes Main Competition)
SABINE SIDAWI (Producer of more than 20 international titles such “Carlos” by Olivier Assayas...)
ALESSANDRA SPECIALE (Consultant at Venice International Film Festival and head of the project of Final cut in Venice).
