The LFF team meet the Lebanese President Michel Sleiman
Jessica: I live and breathe film. I have always had an interest in foreign films and I have been studying film for the past three years at the University of New South Wales. If I had to source my first point of interest, it would definitely have to be the work of Nadine Labaki.
Jessica: Lebanese cinema has so much potential and ability to introduce aspects of the country and the culture that not many people are informed about. There is everything from the heritage to historical events; war to suffering and endurance; and most importantly, an artistic and culinary facet that deserves expression and recognition. I think
What place do you think cinema has in Lebanese society?
Lebanese artists deserve to share their skills, talents and stories with the world, because the reality is, once the world is introduced to it, they will fall in
Camille: For Lebanon in particular, my view is that film is a way of portraying the many pains of growing up in Lebanon, which exists in a volatile region.
love.
What changes have there been in Lebanese cinema in recent times?