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'''Mira Shaib''' is a Lebanese filmmaker known for ''[[Arzé]]'', which was selected in the Main Competition of the [[Cairo International Film Festival|45th Cairo International Film Festival]] in 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mustafa |first=DJ Kamal |date= 4 October 2023 |title=45th Cairo Film Fest to feature 24 Egyptian and Arab films|url=https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/45th-cairo-film-fest-to-feature-24-egyptian-and-arab-films/|access-date=6 October 2023|website=Broadcast Pro|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elzaitony |first1=Pasant |title=45 CIFF Announces Lineup of Feature Films |url=https://see.news/45-ciff-announces-lineup-of-feature-films |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Sada El Balad English (See) |date=3 October 2023}}</ref>
'''Mira Shaib''' is a Lebanese filmmaker known for ''[[Arzé]]'',<ref>{{cite news |title=Egyptian-Lebanese Film ‘Arze’ to Participate in Tribeca Festival |url=https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/131714/Egyptian-Lebanese-Film-%E2%80%98Arze%E2%80%99-to-Participate-in-Tribeca-Festival |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Egypt Today |date=20 April 2024}}</ref> which had its North America premiere in [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca]] and was Lebanon's submission to the [[List of submissions to the 97th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film|97th Academy Award]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Oscars: Lebanon Selects Mira Shaib’s Beirut-Set ‘Arzé’ For Best International Feature Film |url=https://deadline.com/2024/10/oscars-lebanon-selects-beirut-arze-for-best-international-feature-film-1236158529/#:~:text=EXCLUSIVE%3A%20Against%20the%20odds%2C%20Lebanon,at%20the%2097th%20Academy%20Awards. |access-date=25 October 2024 |publisher=Deadline |date=25 October 2024}}</ref>

==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|Concordia University's]] Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal.<ref>{{cite news |title=From idea to screen: Concordia’s school of cinema transforms students into filmmakers |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/adv/article-from-idea-to-screen-concordias-school-of-cinema-transforms-students/v |access-date=5 February 2024 |publisher=The Globe and Mail |date=4 February 2024}}</ref> In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of [[Eugène Ionesco|Eugène Ionesco's]] ''[[The Lesson]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=‘Aldares’ Auditions at The Lebanese American University |url=https://www.beirut.com/en/directory/aldares-auditions-at-the-lebanese-american-university |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Mira Shaib is an alumni of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including [[Robert Bosch Stiftung]], [[Film Independent|Film Independent's]] Global Media Makers LA Residency, the Red Sea Lodge, and the Torino Film Lab <ref>{{cite web |title=Film Independent’s Global Media Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/film-independents-global-media-makers-program-include-south-asian-talent-1241312/ |website=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1740066/spa/page_view_timing/aggregate |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Arab News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020 |url=https://www.torinofilmlab.it/public/library/pdf/pdf-4-20-2023-2-43-13-PM-tfl-catalogue-2020.pdf |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref>Her first feature film was was among the first recipients of the Red Sea International Film Festival’s Production Fund.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/red-sea-international-film-festival-unveils-first-recipients-of-14m-fund/5163021.article |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Screen Daily |date=6 September 2021}}</ref>
Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including [[Robert Bosch Stiftung]], where she attended the [[Film Academy Baden-Württemberg]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Director Mira Shaib's Short Film Lilacs Vies at the Aswan International Women Film Festival |url=https://mad.film/press/Director-Mira-Shaib-s-Short-Film-Lilacs-Vies-at-the-Aswan-International-Women-Film-Festival.php |website=Mad Films |publisher=Mad Solutions |access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref> [[Film Independent|Film Independent's]] Global Media Makers LA Residency,<ref>{{cite web |title=Film Independent’s Global dia Makers Program Expands to Include South Asian Talent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/film-independents-global-media-makers-program-include-south-asian-talent-1241312/ |website=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> the Red Sea Lodge,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Saudi's Red Sea International Film Festival unveils debut lab selection |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/saudis-red-sea-international-film-festival-unveils-debut-lab-selection/5143374.article |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Screen Daily |date=1 October 2019}}</ref> and the Torino Film Lab.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saudi, Arab winners of $500k film production grants revealed |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1740066/spa/page_view_timing/aggregate |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Arab News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Torino Film Lab Catalogue 2020 |url=https://www.torinofilmlab.it/public/library/pdf/pdf-4-20-2023-2-43-13-PM-tfl-catalogue-2020.pdf |access-date=6 October 2023}}</ref> Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the [[Red Sea Film Festival Foundation]] Production Fund.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodfellow |first1=Melanie |title=Red Sea International Film Festival unveils first recipients of $14m fund |url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/red-sea-international-film-festival-unveils-first-recipients-of-14m-fund/5163021.article |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Screen Daily |date=6 September 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Vivarelli |first1=Nick |title=Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Reveals Grants For Upcoming Arab Films, Including Toronto-Bound ‘Farha’ |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/saudi-arabia-red-sea-films-film-toronto-farha-1235057094/ |access-date=6 October 2023 |issue=6 Septembere 2021 |publisher=Variety}}</ref>


Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make Lebanese cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was lunched in 2019 in [[Ain Ebel]] with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros' ''[[Mahbas]]'' and Cyril Aris's documentary feature ''The Swing''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al Mahmoud |first1=Fatima |title=Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages |url=https://www.beirut.com/en/58284/check-out-the-amazing-initiative-bringing-lebanese-cinema-to-remote-villages |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Beirut.com |date=19 Aug 2019}}</ref>
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''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al Mahmoud |first1=Fatima |title=Check Out The Amazing Initiative Bringing Lebanese Cinema To Remote Villages |url=https://www.beirut.com/en/58284/check-out-the-amazing-initiative-bringing-lebanese-cinema-to-remote-villages |access-date=6 October 2023 |publisher=Beirut.com |date=19 Aug 2019}}</ref>


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==

=== Feature films ===
=== Feature films ===
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!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|-
!scope=row| 2023
!scope=row| 2024
| ''[[Arzé]]''
| ''[[Arzé]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| [[Cairo International Film Festival|CIFF 2023]]
| [[14th Beijing International Film Festival|BJIFF]], [[Tribeca Festival|Tribeca]], [[Cairo International Film Festival|CIFF]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
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!scope="col"|Notes
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|-
!scope=row| 2018
!scope=row| 2021
| "Still ❤ Beirut"
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| <ref>{{cite news |last1=Louay Khraish and |first1=Faissal Sam Shaib |title=One Year Later: Still ❤ Beirut – Global Media Makers Reflect on August 4, 2020 |url=https://www.filmindependent.org/blog/watch-still-%E2%9D%A4-beirut-shorts-global-media-makers-fellows-reflect-on-august-4/ |access-date=27 April 2024 |publisher=Film Independent |date=6 August 2021}}</ref>
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|-
!scope=row| 2017
| "Lilacs"
| "Lilacs"
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Berlinale Talents<ref>{{cite web |title=Lilacs at Berlinale |url=https://www.berlinale-talents.de/bt/project/profile/210367 |website=Berlinale Talents |publisher=Berlin International Film Festival |access-date=6 February 2024}}</ref>
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|
|-
|-
!scope=row| 2015
!scope=row| 2015
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|
|}

=== Plays ===
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!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|[[Film director|Director]]
!scope="col"|[[Screenwriter|Writer]]
!scope="col"|[[Film producer|Producer]]
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
!scope=row| 2013
| ''The Lesson''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 00:20, 10 November 2024

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,[1] which had its North America premiere in Tribeca and was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.[2]

Education

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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.[3] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson.[4]

Career

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Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including Robert Bosch Stiftung, where she attended the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg,[5] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency,[6] the Red Sea Lodge,[7] and the Torino Film Lab.[8][9] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.[10][11]

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.[12]

Filmography

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Feature films

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

Short films

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Year Title Director Writer Producer Notes
2021 "Still ❤ Beirut" Yes Yes No [13]
2017 "Lilacs" Yes Yes No Berlinale Talents[14]
2015 "Diaspora" Yes Yes No

Plays

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

References

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  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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