Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for ''

Arzé ''Arzé'' () is a 2024 Lebanese comedy-drama directed by Mira Shaib in her feature directorial debut. The film stars Diamand Abou Abboud, Betty Taoutel, and Bilal Al Hamwi. The film was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award, but was ...

'', which had its North America premiere in

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and was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.

Education

Mira Shaib earned a

Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts (abbreviated B.A., BA, A.B. or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is the holder of a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the liberal arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts deg ...

in Film & Television from the

Lebanese American University The Lebanese American University (LAU; ) is a secular private American university with campuses in Beirut, Byblos, and New York. It is chartered by the board of regents of the University of the State of New York and is recognized by the Lebane ...

(LAU) in Beirut and a

Master of Fine Arts A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.) is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...

in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's ''

The Lesson ''The Lesson'' () is a one-act play by French-Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco. It was first performed in 1951 in a production directed by Marcel Cuvelier (who also played the Professor). Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at Pari ...

''.

Career

Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including

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, where she attended the

Film Academy Baden-Württemberg The Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg (German: ''Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg'') was founded in 1991 as a publicly funded film school in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Filmakademie is one of the most internationally renowned film ...

, Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency, the Red Sea Lodge, and the Torino Film Lab. Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund. Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was launched in 2019 in

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with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros' '' Mahbas'' and Cyril Aris's documentary feature ''The Swing''.

Filmography

Feature films

Short films

Plays

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaib, Mira Lebanese film directors Lebanese women film directors Lebanese emigrants to Canada Film directors from Montreal Naturalized citizens of Canada 1993 births Living people Concordia University alumni Lebanese American University alumni