Né à Beyrouth Films

né.à Beyrouth began as an annual Lebanese film festival, organized in 2001. Rooted at the center of the film culture in Lebanon, our festivals grew to become a showcase hub for Lebanese filmmakers.
After having played a key role in the Lebanese film scene, the producers and directors of the né.à Beyrouth family decided to produce films themselves, under the same name, two years later.
In 2008, the né.à Beyrouth team expanded into the advertising world, as their television commercials channeled a whole approach to impact.
With a homegrown flavor, an intimate environment, and an ongoing thirst to seep into new grounds, né.à Beyrouth continues to rise while staying tied to its rich Beiruti roots.

PRODUCTION
Copilot
Capernaum
In Syria
Heaven Sent (Tombé du ciel)
Go Home
Rue Huvelin
Circumstance
Falafel
It's all in Lebanon
Chacun sa Palestine
Last Chance
An Army of Ants
Notre Dame des Seins
Le Temps de la Balle

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né.à Beyrouth began as an annual Lebanese film festival, organized in 2001. Rooted at the center of the film culture in Lebanon, our festivals grew to become a showcase hub for Lebanese filmmakers.
After having played a key role in the Lebanese film scene, the producers and directors of the né.à Beyrouth family decided to produce films themselves, under the same name, two years later.
In 2008, the né.à Beyrouth team expanded into the advertising world, as their television commercials channeled a whole approach to impact.
With a homegrown flavor, an intimate environment, and an ongoing thirst to seep into new grounds, né.à Beyrouth continues to rise while staying tied to its rich Beiruti roots.

PRODUCTION
Copilot
Capernaum
In Syria
Heaven Sent (Tombé du ciel)
Go Home
Rue Huvelin
Circumstance
Falafel
It's all in Lebanon
Chacun sa Palestine
Last Chance
An Army of Ants
Notre Dame des Seins
Le Temps de la Balle

Source:
www.facebook.com/neabeyrouth/
www.neabeyrouth.com/



..né.à Beyrouth Productions Limited

Production House


Cinematographic Films

2003:
Production of "Martine et Alia" short film / Super 8 mm
Written & directed by Nadim Tabet
Festivals::
- "Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpelliers", France
- Abu Dabi Film Festival, UAE

2004:
Co-Production of "Hizz ya Wizz" short film / Super 16 mm.
Written & directed by Wissam Charaf
Festivals:
- Belfort Film Festival, France
- "Premiers Plans", Angers, France
- International Short FIlm Festival, Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Rennes Film Festival, France
- "Côté Court" Film Festival, Pantin, France
- Ebensee Film Festival, Austria
- Cork Film Festival, Ireland
- Lebanese Film Festival, Liban
- "Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpelliers", France

Production direction of "Falafel" feature film / Super 16 mm.
Production "Roy Films", Lebanon
Written & directed by Michel Kammoun

2005:
Co-Production of "Ce sera beau, from Beyrouth with love" Doc / Super 16 mm
Written & directed by Wael Noureddine
Festivals:
- "Côté Cour" Film Festival - Pantin, France
- Joenju International Film Festival - Korea
- International Leipzig Festival - Germany
- "Les Ecrans documentaires" - France
- Belfort Film Festival - France
- French Cinémathèque - Lebanon
- Serralves Museum - Portugal
- Roetthampton University - Great Britain
- "Tous Courts" Festival - Aix, France
- "Festival des cinémas différents" - Paris, France
- International Short FIlm Festival - Clermont-Ferrand, France (Mention Spéciale Jury)

Production of "La bonne question" Doc / Digital
Written & directed by Nadine Naouss & Léna Rouxel
Preparation for shooting

2006:

Production of "Violente" short film / Super 8mm
Written & directed by Nadim Tabet
Based on a short story by Marcel Proust

Production of "Le testament" feature film / 35 mm
Written & directed by Nadim Tabet
Development phase
Selected at the "Produire au Sud" seminar, Nantes 2005
Selected at the "Media Film Development" Seminar, Morroco, 2006
Selected at the "Mediterranean Films Crossing Borders" Seminar, Cannes 2006

TV series productions

2003: EUROPA

Social & political talk show about the actions of the EU in Lebanon.
Duration: 90 min. with reports
Frequency: monthly
Number of episodes: 11
Presented by Véronique Ruggirello & Wadih Safieddine
Broadcaster: National Broadcasting Network, NBN (Lebanon)
www.europasurnbn.com

2004: CINEMA BEYROUTH

Talk show about the Lebanese cinematographic scene.
Duration: 90 min.
Frequency: weekiy
Number of episodes: 21
Presented by Wadih Safieddine
Broadcaster: National Broadcasting Network, NBN (Lebanon)
www.cinemabeyrouth.org


2005: EURO-MED

Talk show about the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and the European Neighborhood Policy.
Duration: 26 min.
Frequency: weekiy
Number of episodes: 28
Presented by Isabelle Eddé
Broadcasters: National Broadcasting Network, NBN (Lebanon) & Deutsche Welle (Germany)
This project is financed by the European Commission.
www.euro-med.tv

2005: LA CITE IDEALE

Talk show about the theme of "The ideal city". Several group of children coming from different countries of the Arab region imagined how should be the ideal city. They came to present their ideas on TV in front of Lebanese officials and intellectuals.
Duration: 90 min.
Number of episodes: 1
Presented by Wadih Safieddine
Broadcasters:
- National Broadcasting Network, NBN (Lebanon)
- Arab Syrian Television (Syria)
- Egyptian National Channel (Egypt)
- National Palestinian Television (Palestine)

This projects was presented by the "Chaire UNESCO d'Etudes Comparées du Dialogue des Religions", at Saint-Joseph University (Lebanon).


Corporate & Institutional Productions

2003
Société Générale de Banque au Liban, SGBL (Lebanon)
Care of events (Lebanon)
National Museum of Beirut (Lebanon)

2004
"Dar al Amal", Lebanese NGO (Lebanon)

2005
Red Bull KSA (Dubai, UAE)
British council: site-specific theater (Lebanon)

Music Videos

2004
"Sayyad" (HD)
Artist: Bachar Darwiche (Syria)
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Melody, Future TV

"Mensafer" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Issa Ghandour (Lebanon)
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Melody, Future TV
www.issaghandour.com


2005
"Waynik" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Joe Achkar (Lebanon)
Production: Music is my life
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Rotana, LBC, Nagham, New TV
www.joeashkar.com


"El Omer Mashi" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Diana Karazon (Jordan)
Production: Music Master
Director: Wissam Sharaf
Broadcaster: Future TV, Melody

"Bahebbak" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Ayman Al A3tar (Lybia)
Production: Music Master
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Future TV, Melody

"Bahebbak wa dari" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Madelaine Mattar (Lebanon)
Production: Madelaine Mattar
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Rotana

"Mas w Louli" (35mm)
Artist: Diana Haddad (Lebanon) & Khaled (Algeria)
Production: Al Abdool (UAE)
Director: Leila Kanaan
Broadcaster: Melody

2006
"Aachaak ana" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Pamale Kouaik (Lebanon)
Production: Pamela Kouaik
Director: Georges Homsy

"Marid" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Joe Achkar (Lebanon)
Production: Joe Achkar
Director: Georges Homsy

"Aadi" (Super 16mm)
Artist: Diana Haddad (Lebanon)
Production: Al Abdool (UAE)
Director: Leila Kanaan

"Be3tal hammik" (DV)
Artist: Joe Achkar (Lebanon)
Production: Joe Achkar
Director: Henri-Jean Debon


Lebanese Film Festival

The mission of the Lebanese Film Festival involves two aspects: promoting Lebanese cinema in Lebanon and abroad and encourage the Lebanese filmmaking industry.
The Lebanese Film Festival, which is organized by..né.à Beyrouth is an annual cinematographic rendezvous (the event's sixth edition is taking place in 2006), which enables all Lebanese directors to screen their films and meet with the public.
In organizing this rendezvous, our first objective is to explore Lebanon's memory through its cinematographic memory and to share the results of our search with the largest possible number of people. The second objective is about discovery since in our quest for quality, we are interested in all movies, whatever their subject, method of treatment, format or media used. We are interested in films that reveal their authors' search for a proper cinematographic language. Our third objective has a social character: change mentalities and raise people's awareness through cinema.
The organization of this annual Lebanese event, a cinematic rendezvous that is independent, open, experimental, and free of charge, takes place within a difficult context and we will only mention here the major difficulties identified to date. Needless to say, the absence of a movie industry in Lebanon is a sad reality and it's only too true that a country without cinema means a country without identity and a people without memory. Moreover, cinema is also one of the best means to spread culture; it is a tool of creativity and one of the most complete means of expression. Thus, we have much to do if we decide to help improve the cinematographic situation in Lebanon.
We have identified the following shortfalls:

Collective memory
In our quest for identity, we are trying to understand, through time, through history, the history of our cinema and all of the small stories that unfold in our lives, what has really happened to this country, which is ours. We want to understand in order to move forward. But to begin with, most of the work on memory still needs to be done through the restoration and conservation of the archives of the National Film Library.

Access to films
Lebanon suffers from a lack of cinematic culture and thus from a critical spirit, mainly because most of the films that are offered to audiences by distributors are commercial hits that the public "consumes" by default.

Teaching
The audiovisual course programs offered by Lebanese universities are lengthy and often costly and do not offer students any real specialization in the end. Thus, the emergence of new talent remains the result of individual initiatives. To remedy this problem, we believe that specialized teaching by qualified instructors is a top priority.

Cinematographic infrastructures
As we have mentioned, there is a real institutional gap when it comes to the development, production and distribution of cinematographic work. We lack true production companies and the Ministry of Culture hardly participates in financing filmmaking. However, the various concerned players should understand the stakes and the actual economic benefits of a healthy cinematographic industry. But directors search elsewhere in order to finance their movies, which is frustrating and complicated.

The evolution of mentalities
There is much we must do in Lebanon to reach the degree of freedom of expression that would enable each person to define his/her real identity. The first step toward progress concerns censorship. When, through "a miracle," Lebanese films can be edited abroad, there is a strong chance they'll be cut to remove all aspects of sensuality or sexuality, verbal or physical violence, religious or political positions - upon their airing in Lebanon, while we can have access to everything through cable TV or the Internet.

Studio de Communication

..né.à Beyrouth launched in 2004 a Communication Studio under the supervision of Mrs. Karine Wehbé, creative director.

The Communication Studio delivers top of the line services for below the line usage:

Graphic design concept & applications
Advertisement
Illustration
Web design & development
DVD and CDrom design & authoring
Promotional items
Presentation
Signage

We understand and fulfill your needs within the required time constraints and with the expected quality or output. This makes it ideal for clients seeking to outsource their communication activities while keeping a high level of customization.

Karine Wehbé
Creative director
karine@neabeyrouth.org
+961 3 361520

Marwa Arsanios
marwa@neabeyrouth.org