Joana Hadjithomas
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| Joana Hadjithomas | |
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| Born |
Joana Hadjithomas 10 August 1969 Beirut |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
Joana Hadjithomas (Arabic: جوانا حاجي توما) is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter and producer. She often collaborates with Khalil Joreige. A Perfect Day (2005) is one of their most acclaimed films, and earned them the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival.[1] They also received acclaim for Around the Pink House, which was Lebanon's official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination.[2]
Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige participated in the 9th Gwangju Biennale (2012).[3]
Filmography
- The Agony of the Feet (1994)
- 333 Sycamore (1994)
- Faute d'identités (Lack of Identity) (1997)
- al-Bayt al-zahr (Around the Pink House) (1999)
- Khiyam (2000)
- Rounds (2001)
- Ramad (Ashes) (2002)
- al-Film al-mafqud (The Lost Film) (2003)
- A Perfect Day (2005)
- Open the Door please / Childhood (2007)
- Je veux voir (I Want to See) (2008)
- The Lebanese Rocket Society (2012)[4]
References
- ↑ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). "Hadjithomas, Joana (1969–)". Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. Cairo: American Univ. in Cairo Press. pp. 157–159. ISBN 977-424-943-7.
- ↑
- "Record 47 Countries In Oscar Contention" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 1999-11-22. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ↑ http://www.e-flux.com/announcements/roundtable-announces-participants/
- ↑ "The Lebanese Rocket Society". Abbout Productions. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
External links
- Website of Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
- Joana Hadjithomas at the Internet Movie Database
- Noorderlicht / Archive / Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige
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