Two Lebanese women filmmakers win at a film festival in Beirut

Lebanese students, Michele Tannus and Kristel Bu Karam, won the prizes for the best short movies within the framework of the annual Beirut European Film Festival. Tannus, a Lebanese American University (LAU) graduate, has won for her film “Lamha” and received acclaim from the jury, especially for her skilled archival footage. Tannus was invited to attend the Cannes Film Festival 2017 with the support of the Institut Francais du Liban. Bu Karam, a Lebanese Academy for Fine Arts (ALBA) graduate, has won a recognition for the constant and unpredictable shifting in the events of her film “Ombre” which transcended the viewer to a location different from where it started. Bu Karam has also been invited to attend the 2017 Oberhausen International Film Festival with the complements of Goethe-Institut Lebanon. To recall, around 12 short films, representing 12 cinematic arts schools in Beirut, have been competing at the European Film Festival Short Film Contest this year. Among the schools are, ALBA, Kafaat (KU), LAU, AUT, AUST, Lebanese International University (LIU), Lebanese German University (LGU), Notre Dame University (NDU) Holy Spirit University of Kaslik  (USEK), Lebanese University (LU), Antonine University (UA) and University of St. Joseph (USJ). 

(Al Mustaqbal, L’Orient Le Jour, February 7, 2017)