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Joude Gorani
Joude Gorani (born 1980) is a Syrian cinematographer. She graduated from La Femis (French state film school) in 2005. She has since worked in documentaries such as ''Dolls - A Woman from Damascus'' directed by Diana El Jeiroudi, premiered at IDFA and Visions du réel documentary film festival in Nyon, Switzerland, ''Black Stone'' directed by Nidal Dibs and ''Black Lines'' directed by Danish filmmaker Camilla Magid. Her graduation film was ''Before Vanishing'' about the decline of Damascus' Barada river. In fiction, Joude Gorani worked on a few shorts before she filmed feature films by Nidal Dibs, Maher Kaddo and Joud Said. Gorani was a selector for DOX BOX DOX BOX ( ar, دوكس بوكس) is a nonprofit institution for support and training in documentary film-making. Based in Berlin since 2014, with one foot in Europe and the other in the Arab/African region, it proposes carefully designed programs ..., the international documentary film festival in Syria. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Femis
LA most frequently refers to Los Angeles, the second largest city in the United States. La, LA, or L.A. may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Music * La (musical note), or A, the sixth note * "L.A.", a song by Elliott Smith on ''Figure 8'' (album) * ''L.A.'' (EP), by Teddy Thompson * ''L.A. (Light Album)'', a Beach Boys album * "L.A." (Neil Young song), 1973 * The La's, an English rock band * L.A. Reid, a prominent music producer * Yung L.A., a rapper * Lady A, an American country music trio * "L.A." (Amy Macdonald song), 2007 * "La", a song by Australian-Israeli singer-songwriter Old Man River Other media * l(a, a poem by E. E. Cummings * La (Tarzan), fictional queen of the lost city of Opar (Tarzan) * ''Lá'', later known as Lá Nua, an Irish language newspaper * La7, an Italian television channel * LucasArts, an American video game developer and publisher * Liber Annuus, academic journal Business, organizations, and government agencies * L.A. Screenings, a tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana El Jeiroudi
Diana El Jeiroudi (a.k.a. Diana Aljeiroudi), ( ar, ديانا الجيرودي; born 1977) is a Berlin-based, Syrian independent film director and producer. El Jeiroudi’s films as director were celebrated at many festivals, including the Venice Film Festival, IDFA, DokLeipzig, Visions du Réel, CPH:DOX… among others. Her producing credits include the Sundance 2023 film ''5 Seasons of Revolution'', the Cannes Film Festival 2014 selection ''Silvered Water'', the IDFA 2013 selection ''The Mulberry House'', among others. She was the first Syrian to be a juror in Cannes Film Festival in 2014, when she was part of the first Documentary Film Award jury in the festival. Together with her partner Orwa Nyrabia, El Jeiroudi was also the first Syrian known to be invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2017. El Jeiroudi was also a co-founder of DOX BOX International Documentary Film Festival in Syria and DOX BOX e.V. non-profit association in Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) is the world's largest documentary film festival held annually since 1988 in Amsterdam. Over a period of twelve days, it has screened more than 300 films and sold more than 250,000 tickets. Visitors to the festival have increased from 65,000 in 2000 to 285,000 in 2018. The festival is an independent, international meeting place for audiences and professionals to see a diverse (in form, content, and cultural background) program of high-quality documentaries. IDFA selects creative and accessible documentaries, which offer new insights into society. In its mission statement, IDFA says it ‘strives to screen films with urgent social themes that reflect the spirit of the time in which they are made’. The festival was initially held at the Leidseplein area in the center of Amsterdam. It has since spread to a number of other locations, including Tuschinski Cinema and EYE Filmmuseum. Apart from its international film progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visions Du Réel
Visions du Réel (Visions of Reality) is an internationally renowned documentary film festival held in April each year in Nyon, Switzerland. Established in 1969 as the Nyon International Documentary Film Festival, the event adopted its current name in 1995 and is the largest Swiss documentary festival. At its inception, the festival promoted Swiss films and films that were otherwise inaccessible — that is, those created in the Eastern Bloc countries behind the Iron Curtain. Now open to worldwide entries, the week-long festival has been directed by film critic Jean Perret since 1995. The festival was founded by Moritz de Hadeln (who later headed the Locarno International Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, the Venice International Film Festival and the short-lived New Montreal FilmFest of 2005) and his wife Erika de Hadeln: Moritz de Hadeln directed the festival until 1979, and he assisted Erika when she took over as head of the festival from 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyon, Switzerland
Nyon (; outdated German: or ; outdated Italian: , ) is a municipality in Nyon District in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located some 25 kilometers north east of Geneva's city centre, and since the 1970s it has become part of the Geneva metropolitan area. It lies on the shores of Lake Geneva and is the seat of Nyon District. The town has () a population of and is famous in the sporting world for being the headquarters of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the European Club Association (ECA). It is connected to the rest of Switzerland by way of the Route Suisse, the A1 Motorway and the railways of the ''Arc Lémanique''. Name Nyon derives from one of the names used by the Romans for the town, ''Noviodunum'' or ''Noiodunum''. Other names for the town, particularly of colonies placed there, are ''Colonia Iulia Equestris'' or ''Colonia Julia Equestris'', ''Colonia Equestris Noiodunum'', ''Equestris'', ''Civitas Equestrium'', and ''Civitas Equestrium N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nidal Dibs (born 1970), former US Army major w ...
Nidal (in Arabic نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a given name in Arabic. It may refer to: *Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *Abou Nidal, Côte d'Ivoirian singer *Umm Nidal (1948–2013), Palestinian politician *Abu Nidal (1937–2002), founder of the militant Palestinian splinter group Fatah – The Revolutionary Council People with the given name *Nidal Algafari (born 1965), Bulgaria-based director * Nidal A. Ayyad, one of the convicted perpetrators of 1993 World Trade Center bombing *Nidal Baba (born 1972), U.S. football (soccer) player / midfielder *Nidal Fat'hi Rabah Farahat (1971–2003), creator of the Qassam rocket *Nidal Malik Hasan Nidal (in Arabic نضال meaning warrior in Arabic) is a given name in Arabic. It may refer to: *Mohammad Nidal al-Shaar (born 1956), Syrian politician and government minister *Abou Nidal, Côte d'Ivoirian singer *Umm Nidal (1948–2013), Palestin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camilla Magid
Camilla may refer to: People * Camilla (given name), including a list of people with the name ** Camilla, Queen Consort (born 1947), wife of King Charles III Places * Camilla, Georgia, a city in the United States * Camilla Castle, an alternative name for Hallyards Castle in Scotland Arts and entertainment * Camilla (mythology), daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla in Roman mythology * ''Camilla'' (1994 film), a 1994 comedy film * ''Camilla'' (1954 film), a 1954 comedy film * ''Camilla'' (Burney novel), a 1796 novel by Frances Burney (mentioned in Jane Austen's novel ''Northanger Abbey'') * ''Camilla Dickinson'', a.k.a. ''Camilla'', a novel by Madeleine L'Engle * '' Camilla'', a 1706 opera by Giovanni Bononcini * ''Camilla'' (opera), 1799 opera by Ferdinando Paer * ''Camilla'' (Fioravanti), 1801 opera by Valentino Fioravanti * '' Il trionfo di Camilla'', a 1696 or 1697 opera by Giovanni Bononcini * "Camilla", a song by Basshunter from ''Now You're Gone – The Album'' * Cami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Before Vanishing
''Before Vanishing'' is a French-language Syrian documentary film directed by Joude Gorani.* * * * Synopsis The director of the film sets out for a journey from the beginning to the end of the Barada , name_etymology = From ''barid'', meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages , image = Barada river in Damascus (April 2009).jpg , image_size = 300 , image_caption = Barada river in Damascus near the Four Seasons Hote ... river and discovers a number of facts, like unplanned urbanization and pollution. Production The documentary is directed by Joude Gorani as her graduation project. References 2005 films 2005 short documentary films Films directed by Joude Gorani Syrian documentary films Documentary films about water and the environment Student films {{environment-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Syria#Mediterranean east#Arab world#Asia , pushpin_label_position = right , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = Location of Damascus within Syria , pushpin_relief = 1 , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Governorate , subdivision_name1 = Damascus Governorate, Capital City , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Mohammad Tariq Kreishati , parts_type = Municipalities , parts = 16 , established_title = , established_date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barada
, name_etymology = From ''barid'', meaning 'cold' in Semitic languages , image = Barada river in Damascus (April 2009).jpg , image_size = 300 , image_caption = Barada river in Damascus near the Four Seasons Hotel. The water level is uncharacteristically high in this view from the spring of 2009. , map = , map_size = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_size = , pushpin_map_caption= , subdivision_type1 = Country , subdivision_name1 = Syria , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , subdivision_type3 = , subdivision_name3 = , subdivision_type4 = , subdivision_name4 = , subdivision_type5 = City , subdivision_name5 = Damascus , length = , width_min = , width_avg = , width_max = , depth_min = , depth_avg = , depth_max = , discharge1_location= , discharge1_min = , discharg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Kaddo
Maher may refer to: Name *Maher (given name), an Arabic given name *Maher (surname), list of people with the name Places *Maher Island, an Antarctic island *Maher, Colorado, an unincorporated community in the United States *Maher, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States *Maher Building, a historic building in Florida, United States *Mahers, Newfoundland and Labrador, a settlement in Canada Other uses *Maher Cup, an Australian rugby league football trophy *Maher (NGO), an Indian non-profit organization *Maher (community), a social group of India *Maher (god), an Aksumite god See also *''Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher'', leading case in Australian contract law *'' Maher v. Town Council of Portland'', Canadian constitutional law court decision dealing with the constitutional guarantees for denominational schools *Mehr (other) *Mahar (tribe) Mahar is a Sindhi and Punjabi tribe found in Sindh and Punjab, Pakistan Punjab (; , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
