Mira Shaib

Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for Arzé, which was selected in the Main Competition of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival in 2023.[1][2]

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

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,[3] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency,[4] the Red Sea Lodge,[5] and the Torino Film Lab.[6][7] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.[8][9]

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.[10]

Filmography

Feature films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2023 Arzé Yes No No CIFF 2023

Short films
Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2018 "Lilacs" Yes Yes No
2015 "Diaspora" Yes Yes No

References
  1. Mustafa, DJ Kamal (4 October 2023). "45th Cairo Film Fest to feature 24 Egyptian and Arab films". Broadcast Pro. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. Elzaitony, Pasant (3 October 2023). "45 CIFF Announces Lineup of Feature Films". Sada El Balad English (See). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. "Director Mira Shaib's Short Film Lilacs Vies at the Aswan International Women Film Festival". Mad Films. Mad Solutions. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. "Film Independent's Global dia Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. Goodfellow, Melanie (1 October 2019). "Saudi's Red Sea International Film Festival unveils debut lab selection". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. "Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed". Arab News. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. "Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020" (PDF). Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. Goodfellow, Melanie (6 September 2021). "Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund". Screen Daily. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. Al Mahmoud, Fatima (19 Aug 2019). "Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages". Beirut.com. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
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