Horizons of Arab Cinema Competition Jury
He studied filmmaking in Paris after engineering studies in Beirut. His short films have participated in prestigious international festivals and have been widely broadcasted. His debut feature film FALAFEL won top international awards, participated in major film festivals worldwide and earned international acclaim. His second feature film BEIRUT HOLD’EM was released in 2022. He is currently working on THE BROTHER, his third feature film. Michel teaches Cinema and collaborates with international institutions. He is a tutor at the La Biennale di Venezia’s College Cinema and is head of Script Development at the Red Sea Lodge.
A Tunisian producer, director and visual artist. She produced and directed several award-winning fiction and documentary films that were selected in prestigious international film festivals. Her films were part of La Fabrique Cinéma du Monde (72th Cannes Film Festival), Berlinale Talent, Qumra (Doha Film Institute), Durban International Film Festival and Sarajevo Film Festival. Her last film production STREAMS by Mehdi Hmili premiered at the Locarno Film Festival. The film won numerous awards such as the Best Acting Performance at the Cairo International Film Festival and the Best Director Award at the Kolkata International Film Festival.
Moufida is a key figure in the Tunisian artistic and cultural landscape. Her work is the subject of studies by academic researchers and publications such as the “Narratives of Social Protest: Personal and Political” at Columbia University.
An Egyptian costume designer whose portfolio includes more than 30 works in cinema, television, and theatre. It includes films such as NAWARA (2015) which earned her Best Costume Design Award from The Film Society Festival For Egyptian Cinema, CLASH (2016) which opened the Un Certain Regard competition at Cannes Film Festival and earned her an award from Arab Cinema Awards, as well as EXT. NIGHT (2018) which had its world premiere at Toronto International Film Festival, and competed in the Cairo International Film Festival and won her an award from Egyptian National Film Festival. Her work also includes TV Series such as EVERY WEEK HAS A FRIDAY, and COCO CHANEL musical play. Her latest work includes ABU SADDAM (2021) which competed in CIFF, in addition to Marvel Studios’ MOON KNIGHT in which she took part as a costume consultant.