Marhaba! I am confident you all enjoyed learning about the latest film festival in Tyre, a beautiful coastal city in Southern Lebanon. I think it’s really important to have some venues for cultural expression given all the craziness and turmoil that’s been happening in Lebanon, Syria, and other states in the Middle East. People need such exhibits to vent off and be able to enjoy something positive that will most certainly boost their spirits and morale. Below you will find the answers to the questions from the previous post, and a recent YouTube video depicting Tyre’s beautiful sites, commonplaces, ruins, and beaches. Hope you enjoy it, and that someday you will have the chance to visit in person!
Old Ruins in Tyre | Image by Heretiq
Answers:
يأمل أن يجد المهرجان الدعم من بلدية صور وفعاليات المدينة ووزارة الثقافة اللبنانية
(The organizer) hopes the festival gets support from the municipality of Tyre and the Lebanese Ministry of Culture.
يهدف المهرجان إلى تعزيز الثقافة السينمائية، والتحفيز على الإبداع، والعمل على إفساح المجال للشباب للقاء وتبادل الخبرات بالإضافة إلى الاحتفاء بالسينما اللبنانية والعربية والعالمية
The festival aims at enriching cinematic culture, encouraging creativity, and working towards opening up a space for youth to meet and share expertise, besides celebrating Lebanese, Arabic, and International cinema.
اشترطت إدارة المهرجان على الأفلام المقدمة للمشاركة ألا يتجاوز إنتاجها الثلاث سنوات وألا يتجاوز مدته الزمنية الـ 30 دقيقة كحد أقصى
The festival organizers have specified that the films presented for participation should not exceed 3 years in production and that its time limits should not exceed 30 minutes.
الإخراج والسيناريو والتصوير وأفضل دور رجالي وأفضل دور نسائي
(Choose two): Directing, Screen Writing, Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Actress.
“أعلن الممثل والمخرج قاسم اسطنبولي عن تنظيم مهرجان صور السينمائي “أيام الحمرا السينمائية” ليسجل بذلك أول مهرجان سينمائي في تاريخ المدينة”
Translation: Actor and Director Qassim Istanbul has announced that he will organize “The Cinema Days of Hamra”, a film festival in Tyre, thus registering the first film festival in the history of the city.
Salam everyone! Born as an American to two originally Arab parents, I have been raised and have spent most of my life in Beirut, Lebanon. I have lived my good times and my bad times in Beirut. I was but a young child when I had to learn to share my toys and food with others as we hid from bombs and fighting during the Lebanese Civil War. I feel my connection to Arabic as both a language and culture is severing and so it is with you, my readers and fellow Arabic lovers, and through you that I wish to reestablish this connection by creating one for you.
