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Charles Gilibert producer 24 Frames, Ahmad Kiarostami Son of AK, Ali Kamali Assistant to AK, Ensieh Maleki Sound Supervisor

Michel Hazanavicius presenting Redoubtable

Fisher Stevens presenting Before The Flood

Fisher Stevens

Mark Kidel

Mark Kidel presenting Becoming Cary Grant

Diana Moukalled, director of History of Lebanese Cinema presenting her movie

Diana Moukalled again with her son

Diana Moukalled during Q&A

Audience asking questions

Prayer Before Dawn and Rita Dagher producer

Jean Stephane & Rita Dagher presenting A Prayer Before dawn

Q&A Jean Stephane Sauvaire & Rita Dagher

Q&A History of Lebanese Cinema

Second screening A Prayer Before Dawn – Rita Dagher & Jean Stephane Sauvaire

Audience A Prayer Before Dawn

Ghina Daou, director As We Go & Reyan Tuvi director No Place For Tears

Alkim Ozmen director Story of a Job Interview, Cem Ozay director Passenger, Abd al Rahman Dukmak director Wameed & Karim Rahbani director Cargo & Karim Lakzadeh director A Girl In The Room

Cem Ozay director Passenger & Alkim Ozmen director Story of a Job Interview

Yagiz director Toprak & Bader al Homoud director The Bliss of Being No One

Onur Yagiz director Toprak

Nathalie Attallah director water & Sand

Mehdi Noormohammadi director Shleltered in Oak, Jaafar al Madhoon director Rattled, Myriam Rey director Only My Voice

Q&A Group 2 & Group 4

Foundation President Alice Edde

Miche Hazanavicius - Director, Redoubtable

Diana Moukalled - Director, History of Lebanese Cinema

BIFF Co-Chair Caline Maaraouio

BIFF Co-Chair Lina Shamaa

Jury Co-Presidents Jonathan Nossiter & Santiago Amigorena

Raya & Adib Dada

Hyam Saliby with Ziad Doueiri

Member of Parliament Bassem el Chab next to Dolores Fonzi actress in La Cordillera

Ceremony Host Pierette Katrib opening evening

General view of guests VIP block

Santiago Mitre, Director La Cordillera and Actress Dolores Fonzi Introducing the movie

Minister of Culture Mr. Ghattas Khoury arriving for opening night

Hugh Welchman director Loving Vincent with distributor Gianluca Chakra –Frontrow entertainment

Pierrette Katrib, ceremony host

Jury members left to right: Santiago Amigorena, Vahina Gicante & Ziad Doueiri

Vahina Giocante giving Jury statement

2nd Best Short Film Winner, Cem Ozay director Passenger

Special Jury Mention Winner – Bade Al Homoud director The Bliss Of Being No One

SGBL representative Joanna Baloglou, with Jury Co-President Santiago Amigorena

Best Short Film Winner, Karim Lakzadeh director The girl In The room

Audience Vote Award Winner, I Am Not Your Negro, represented by distrtibutor Gianluca Chakra, Frontrow Entertainment

Winner Best Documentary, Reyan Tuvi director No Place For Tears, with Jury Members

Reyan Tuvi giving her word

Winners of all prizes

Colette Naufal presenting Director of Loving Vincent, Hugh Welchman

Hugh Welchman director Loving Vincent

Closing night general view of theater

Minister of Culture Mr. Rony Arayji, DG Ministry of Tourism Mrs. Nada Sardouk, Festival Director Colette Naufal

Mrs. Caline Maaraoui, Minister Arayji, Mrs. Arayji

Nada Sardouk, Alice Edde, Colette Naufal

Colette Naufal & Jury members: Nada Doumani, Carlos Chahin, Pierre Abi Saab

H.E. UK Ambassador & H.E. Swiss Ambassador Mr. Francois Barras

H.E. UK Ambassador & Mrs. Zalfa Hraoui

Jury members Carlos Chahine & Nada Doumani

Ceremony host Pierrette Katrib & Colette Naufal

Michael Haddad

Nada Sardouk

General View of Audience

Actor Camille Salameh & Mrs Salameh

Young student showing her design

BIFF Team with Alice Edde before the evening starts

General view of Hall before evening starts, Pierrette Kartrib, Elias Doummar & Rany Sarouphim

Anne Zovighian & Roderick Cochrane

Watching the screen while waiting for the cinema to fill up

Front row: Nada Sardouk, Alice Edde, Colette Naufal, Nada DOumani, Carlos Chahine & Pierre Abi Saab

Ceremonies Host Pierette Katrib opening the festival

View of the Cinema before the screening

Colette Naufal, Minister of Tourism H.E. Mr Michel Pharaon, Alice Edde

Ceremony Host Pierrette Katrib, Minister Michel Pharaon

Jury members Carlos Chahine & Pierre AbiSaab

Elie Chahine taking his prize 3rd Best Short Film, The Holy Pole

Ghina Abboud taking her prize for Best Documentary “Robert”

Group Photo

Alice Edde with friends

Actress Randa Asmar

Nadia Turincev & Karim Rahbani

Friend of Malass twins taking prize for them

Mme. Nada Sardouk - Director General Ministry of Tourism, Mme. Alice Edde - President Beirut Film Foundation, Ms. Colette Naufal - Director BIFF, Mme. Marly Fiani - Ministry of Tourism

Mme. Marielle Michel Moawad

Mme. Nadar Sardouk, Mme. Alice Edde with Ambassador Emmanuel Bonne of France

General view of the theater, before the opening ceremony commences

Host Pierette Katrib opening the evening

Minister of Tourism Mr Michel Pharaon giving the opening word

Carmen Bsaibes giving a word after she received her prize

Anna Rizk taking the prize for Pierre Aboujaode director for Heaven Sent You

Mr. Tarek Chehab, general Manager SGBL announcing the Best Short Film Prize

Tarek Chehab giving the prize to Christelle Younes, director of Samir Sheikh el Chabeb

Christelle Youness giving a word

Philippine Ambassador taking the prize for TAKLUB by Brillante Mendoza, that won the Audience Vote

Rami Kodeih winner of Best Documentary for Wheels of War, giving a word

Ramy Kodeih

Group photo at end of ceremony, left to right: Alice Edde, Minister Mr. Michel Pharaon, Rami Kodeih, Carmen Bsaibes, Christelle Younes, Anna Rizk, The Philippina Ambassador, Colette Naufal, Tarek Chehab

Arrival at Rafick Hariri Intl Airport of Julie Gayet, and French delegation, being met by Director Colette Naufal

Helena Noguera, Pascal Ferran

Ziad Doueiri arriving with French delegation

Juliette Binoche with Antoun Sehnaoui

View of Abraj opening night – before the opening

General view of press and red carpet before evening commences

General view of the press at bottom of stairs in Abraj

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Julie Gayet speaking to the press as she goes down the red carpet opening night in Abraj

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Juliette Binoche posing for the cameras before she enters the VIP Lounge

Guests in VIP Lounge before entering the theater

General view of The main theater opening night 2014..Before the Stars enter

The stars taking their seats

Colette Naufal, Juliette Binoche, Julie Gayet – final photo before ceremony commences

Ceremony hostess Pierette Katrib opening the evening

View of theater No.1 (450 seats)

View of theater, as President of the Jury, Julie Gayet goes to the stage

BIFF Press team

Opening dinner, Hong Khau-director of Lilting, Joelle Touma-member of jury, Alesia Weston-member of Jury, Mike Goodridge-member of jury, producer of Lilting, Guy Lodge-Variety

Ziad Doueiri, Joelle Touma

Marielle Moawad, Nayla Moawad, Julie Gayet

Juliette Binoche, Roderick Sursock Cochrane

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Members of the Jury being introduced by Ceremony Host Ms. Charabaty

Mme. Nada Sardouk, Director General Ministry of Tourism, being interviewed on opening night

Member of the Jury Nigol Bezgian taking to the stage

General view of the theater from the front to back

View of the theater, before ceremony commences. Front row: Left to right – Jury members, Nigol Bezgian, Diana Moukalled, Mouna Mounayer, and the next lady Mrs. Nada Sardouk, Director General Ministry of Tourism

View of the theater

Members of the jury reading out the prizes, from left to right: Diana Moukalled, Mouna Mounayer, Nigol Bezgian

Sonia Habib winner of Best Documetnary receiving her prize from Mouna Mounayer

Sonia Habib giving a word

Group picture with Ceremony host Ms. Charabaty, members of the Jury and festival director Colette Naufal

BIFF family photos in Surscock Palace Gardens

Lead Actress

Producer Nibal Arakji and Director Lara Saba

Zeina Sfeir

Marie Therese Maalouf

View of theater before opening ceremony, seated infront: Giuliano Vincenti, Mrs. & Mr. Joseph Vincent, Alice Edde, Emile Chahine member of Jury, Colette Naufal and Rita Daguerre member of jury

Director Lara Saba, presenting cast and crew of film

Aleph Awards being laid on the table

Host Pierrette Katrib opening the ceremony

Elie Fahed, winner of a short film prize

Mike Malajalian winner of a short film prize

Members of the BIFF Team at the end of the closing night

Some of the BIFF celebrating the closing of the 13th edition of BIFF

Host Pierrette Katrib opening the 2011 edition

Jury President Luca Guadagnino introducing the members of the Jury

Zeina Sfeir and Rany Sarouphim friends of BIFF

Lebanese actress Randa Asmar

Yahya Alaq, Director of Best Documentary film “COLA”

Iranian actress Tina Amiri, in Kurdiish/Iranian Feature Mandoo

Pierre Abi Saab, Lina Mroue

Elie Fahed director of short film “HAPY BIRTHDAY” and friend

Mano Khalil, Director of Culinary film “Our Garden of Eden”

Jassim Mohamad Jassim, Iraqi Director of short film “SEMI ILLUMINATED”

Members of the jury Maysoon Pachachi, Christina Piccino

Aleph awards waiting to be distributed

Luca Guadagnino President of the Jury, Christina Piccino & Maysoun

Film director Karin Albou member of the Jury

The ceremony commences by singing the National Anthem

Members of the Jury on stage waiting to distribute the prizes Left to right: President Luca Gadagnino, Italian film director, Maysoun Pachachi,-Iraqi documentary filmmaker & Christina Piccino-Italian film critic, Karin Albou, French-Tunisian film director

Ceremony Host Pierrette Katrib opening the ceremony

Jury members watching the announcement of the next prize

Egyptian Director of “HAWAS”, receives Special Jury Prize for his short film

Luca Guadagnino reading out the next prize

Jury watching Ljuca Gadagnino announcing the next prize

Jury member Karin Albou, giving her word on how the prizes were distributed

Alice Edde & Lina Mroue announcing a short film prize

Nora Niasiri, thanking Alice Edde & Lina Mroue for her prize

Giving a word after receiving her prize

Nora Niasiri receiving her frist prize for Best Director for Documentary for “UNDER THE BRIDGE”

Nora Niasiri receiving her second prize “Special Jury Prize”, for UNDER THE BRIDGE

Yahya Alaq greeting the Jury before he receives his prize

Yahya Alaq receiving his prize Best Documentary for “COLA”

Mr Garzuel , General Manager SGBL giving a word

Director Hassan Ali Mahmood, giving a word after receiving his prize for Best Director Feature film for “QUARTER OF THE SCARECROW”

Patrice Begay-France 24, giving a word on the BIFF – France 24 partnership

Patrice Begay, France 24

The audience enjoying the word being said

Actress Tima Amiri taking the Special Jury Prize Feature Film “MANDOO”, in the absence of the director

The winners and the Jury

Left to right: Guclu Yaman, Hassan Ali Mahmood, Mohamed Ramadan, Colette Naufal, Luca Guadagnino, Maysoon Pachachi, Lina Mroue, Alice Edde, Yahya Alaq, Karin Albou, Christina Piccino, Nora Niasiri, Tima Amiri

The winners

Ceremony Host Pierrette Katrib closing the ceremony and announcing the closing film

Nora Niasiri carrying her two prizes

Some of the BIFF team in the theater, relaxing after the closing film unspools… Left to right: Serena Chami, Jamile Chami, Christelle Chami, Carel

General view of the closing dinner in Sursock Palace Gardens

Canadian Ambassador arriving for the opening

President of Jury, Robert Daudelin

Kalki Keochlin, member of Jury

Opening ceremony, front row: left to right: Alice Edde, Danis Tanovic, Kalki Keochlin, Arsinee Khanjian, Cedomir Kolar

View of the theater before the screening

Before the ceremony, left to right: Colette Naufal, Luca Guadagnino, Director of closing film “I Am Love”, and Mrs. Guadagnino, his mother

Lina Mroue with arsine Khanjian member of Jury – waiting to enter theater

Elie Khalife, Director of feature film Yanoosak in competition

Moez Kamoun, director of feature film in competition Late December

Left to right: Lina Mroue, Colette Naufal, Carlo Antonelli, Luca Gudagnino, Mrs. Guadagnino (mother of Luca), Alice edde, Arsinee Khanjian, Robert Daudelin-Preisdent of the Jury

View of the theater before the ceremony commences

View of the theater singing national anthem before ceremony

Elie Mitri ceremony host opening the evening

Jury President & member Arsinee Khanjian, along with Lina Mroue & Alice Edde waiting to distribute prizes

Arsinee Khanjian reading the winnerss of 3rd Best Short Film

Tariq Al Rimawi with his prize for “Missing” 3rd Best Short Film

Amjad al Rasheed, giving a word after receiving prize for 3rd Best Short for his film Bitter Days ex-quo with Missing

Abdallah Al Eyaf, giving a word after receiving 2nd Best Short Film for his “Aayesh” short

Ahd Kamel Winning 1st Best Short Film for her short “The Shoemaker”

Ahd Kamel with Alice Edde on left, and right Jury President Robert Daudelin and member Arsinee Khanjian

Shawkat Amin Korki, taking his prize for Best Screen Play Feature Film, for “Kick Off”

Raja Amari, takingher prize from Jury President Robert Daudelin for Best Director Feature Film for “Buried Secrets”

Raja Amari

Degaulle Eid with Jury President Robert Daudelin, Jury member Arsinee Khanjian

The audience celebrating Degaulle Eids’ prize… all standing clapping

Degualle Eid thanking the Lebanese Public for their support

SGBL Representative Joumana Hatem, reading the Best Feature Film Prize to “Kick Off” by Shawkat Amin Korki

Shawkat Amin Korki, with Joumana Hatem, Robert Daudelin and Arsinee Khanjian

The winners Abdallah Al Eyaf, Colette Naufal, Alice Edde, Degaulle EId, Arsinee Khanjian, Amjad al rasheed, Raja Amari, Ahd Kamel, Shakat Amin Korki, Tareq al Rimawi, Lina Mroue, Joumana Hatem & Rodert Daudelin

Director Colette Naufal inviting Luca Guadagnino to give a word before the screening of his film I Am Love, the closing film

Luca Guadagnino giving a word, beside him his producer Carlo Antonella

Luca giving a word and Carlo with Festival Director Colette Naufal to the left

Gudagnino thank Festival Director Colette Naufal

BIFF Family Team in UNESCO before leaving for the closing dinner

Anne Dominique Tousaint – producer

Nadim Mulla & Diana Moukalled

Mrs. Coppola walking into UNESCO with Nada Sardouk, Director General Ministry of Tourism

Khaled Mouzannar and wife Director, Nadine Labaki

Khaled Abol Naga, Jasmine Delal, Mrs. Coppola, Lina Mroue Front row

Director Colette Naufal, welcoming Francis Coppola to the stage

Coppola on the stage while the cameras click

Coppola giving a word

View of theater watching Coppola

View of UNESCO before the screening of TETRO

Aimee Boulos and May Arida in Lobby of UNESCO after the screening of Tetro

Ceremonies director sitting with Khaled Aboul Naga Jury member discussing ceremony, before closing ceremony

National anthem before ceremony begins. General view of UNESCO Pala theater

Elie Mitri host opening the closing ceremony

Third Best Short Film “LE Temps des Cerise”, prize taken by friend of director Robert Cremona

Second Best Short Film Director of “Shourouk/Ghouroub Mohammed Aldhahri standing with Alice Edde and Lina Mroue

Best Short Film Prize being taken by two of the directors present: My Name is Mohammed by Yahya Talbe Hassan, Amir Ali Gebara, Wamid Hussein Hamdan, Rania Haddad, Ahmed Yassine Kharit

Alice Edde, the two directors of Best Short Film present, Lina Mroue and Khaled Aboul Naga member of the Jury

Nada Sardouk Director General of the Ministry of Tourism giving Cherien Dabis athe prize for Best Director Feature Film for Amreeka

Cherien Dabis with her prize – Nada Sardouk left and Khaled Aboul Naga behind

Cherien Dabis giving a word

Nada Sardouk giving the prize for Best Screenplay to Abbas Fahdel for his feature film L’Aube du Monde

Abbas Fahdel with his prize

Cherien Dabis just received her second prize for Audience Vote Best Feature Film for Amreeka. She is holding both prizes.

Cherien Dabis with her two prizes

Cherien Dabis giving a word

Group photo of the winners

General view of the dinner at sursock palace

Nada Sardouk, Director General Ministry of Tourism

Marly Fiani Miistry of Tourism

UNIFIL Italian Contingent Officers, came to Beirut to attend the famous IL DIVO film by Paolo Sorrentino

Babak Payami, Presidentof the Jury, Iranian Director of Silence between Two Walls

Indian Ambassador Mrs. Nengcha Luvum, next to Babak Payami

Left to right: Babak Payami, Indian Ambassador, Nengcha Luvum, Alice Edde, Nada Sardouk, Colette Naufal, Marly fiani

Elie Mitri, host, opening up the ceremony

Nadine Labaki with husband Khaled Mouzannar, after the screening

View of the Lobby before the opening

Hany Tamba director of closing film Melodrama Habibi, and Emile Chahine

Left to right: Marly Fiani, Colette Naufal, Khaled Mouzannar, memrs of the Jury- Nadine Labaki, Hala Khalil, Babak Payami

National Anthem before the ceremony begins

Ghassan Abu Chacra, head of CNC, Ministry of Toursim, giving a word

President of the Jury Babak Payami reding the first prize

Members of the Jury on stage Nadine Labaki & Hala Khalil

Jihane El Bahhar receiving from Nadine Labaki the prize Best Screenplay Short Film, for Shift+Suppr

Basheer al Majed receiving the prize Jury Special mention for his short film: Personal Calendar

Lucien Bourjeily – giving a word after receiving the prize for Best Director Short film, for Taht al Aricha

Malik Amar giving a word for the prize Best Short Film for his film “Dead Fish”

Jacki Reem Salloum receiving the prize for Audience Vote Best Feature Film for “Sling Shot Hip Hop”

The Jordanian Consul standing in for Amin Matalqa, for the prize Best Screenplay Feature film – for “Captain Abu Raed”

Jackie Reem Salloum with Nadine Labaki, after taking her 2nd prize for Best Director Feature Film, for Sling Shot Hip Hop

Colette Naufal introducing director of closing film Hany Tamba

Director of Melodrama Habib, Hany Tamba intgroducing the cast and crew of his film

Cast and Crtew of Melodrama Habibi

Fadel Jeaibi with the two przes he won for his film “Junuun”, Jury Special Prize Best Actor, and Best Feature Film

Composer of the music for Melodrama Habibi, Khaled Mouzannar signing the DVDs

Opening night: Left to right: Colette Naufal, George Gund III, Minister Ogasapian, Roger & Alice Edde, Mr. & Mrs Joseph Vincenti

Minister Ogasapian giving a word during opening ceremony

George Gund III giving a word during opening ceremony

Colette Naufal, Ziad Doueiri & Hyam Saliby before opening ceremony

Directors Hala al Abdallah & Ammar el Beik, presenting their film: I am the one who brings flowers to her own grave

Dinner, Left to right: Director of Venice, Marco Mueller, Cristina Demaria and Santiago Amigorena director of 9 Days in September. In the background, Nigol Bezgian, Director Road Full of Apricots

Bader ben Hirsi, presenting his film, A New Day In Old Sanaa

Emanuele Crealese, presenting his film The Golden Door

Emanuele Crealese giving a word on closing night

General view of the theatre before one of the screenings

Niki Karimi member of the jury with Ed Solomon, director of Levity

From left to right: Niki Karimi, Ed Solomon, Yasmine Malek Nasr, Bahman Kiarostami

Nawfal Saheb Etaba director of The Bookstore

Tod Solondz director of Storytelling, and member of the jury

Ed Solomon presenting his film Levity

Lebleba entering theater

Members of the jury: Tod Solondz with Lebleba

Bahman Kiarostami chatting with Rubina Khan

Discussing before a screening, left to right: Ed Solomong, Director Colette Naufal, Bahman Kiarostami & Nigol Bezgian

Niki Karimi & Lebleba

Hania Mroue talking to Zeina Sfeir on the right

Zalfa Boueiz

Ed Solomon talking to Massoud Amrallah al Ali

Anne Dominique Toussaint, presenting Grazias Island, which she produced

Jilani Saadi, presenting his film Khorma, Enfant du Cimetiere

Abbas Tahvildar, director of documentary Baptists of Iran

Hani al Shaibani director of short film Jawhara at his press conference

Jury press conference. From left to right, Tod Solondz, Lebleba & Niki Karimi

Winners and guests and members of BIFF all in one family photo

View of Entrance of Monot Theater

Kiarostami group being received in Monot Theater by Aimee Boulos

Kiarostami and Homayoun Ershadi arriving at Monot Theatre, received Colette Naufal & Aimee Boulos

General view of Theatre Monot, during round table with Kiarostami

Q&A during round table

From left to right: Aimee Boulos, Dean of IEASAV, Peter Scarlet Director San Francisco Festival, Colette Naufal, Director BIFF, Katayoun Beglari, wife Peter Scarlet, Abbas Kiarostami, Homayoun ershadi actor Taste of Cherry, Niki Karimi-leading Iranian actress, Joleh Sarshar producer

Kiarostami honoured by BIFF, given BIFF statuette

Kiarostami honored by BIFF, given the Aleph by Director of BIFF, Colette Naufal

Tribute to Kiarostami from Ministry of Culture presented by Ghassan Abou Chacra, Head of CNC Lebanon