Berlin Beirut

Infobox_Film


caption =Movie Poster
name =BerlinBeirut
writer =Myrna Maakaron
starring = Maria Toma Myrna Maakaron Philippe Farhat Rhoda Fromme Richard Farhat Sami Cheikha Sven Philipp Tamara Cheikha Tatiana Smatt Cheikha Thomas Chacra Victor del Castillo Zeina Bassil
director =Myrna Maakaron
released =2004
runtime =23 min
country =flag|Lebanon flag|Germany
music =Frank Maakaron| website =http://www.berlinbeirut.de
budget =
cinematography =Jutta Tränkle | language =
producer =Susann Schimk Jörg Trentmann
distributor =Kurz Film Agentur Hamburg
imdb_id =0402058|

BerlinBeirut is a 2004 German Lebanese short film by the Lebanese director Myrna Maakaron.

ynopsis

Beirut has 6 letters. Berlin has 6 letters too.

Berlin and Beirut were occupied, destructed, divided, reconstructed and today people still say "East and West" in both cities.Through the whole film Berlin and Beirut become one city. One space. A space where you feel the weight of the past and the lightness of life sharing with Myrna her stories, adventures and memories.

Cast and Characters

*Maria Toma as "Girl in the Subway"
*Myrna Maakaron as "Herself"
*Philippe Farhat as "Children"
*Richard Farhat as "Children"
*Rhoda Fromme as "Girl with a Flute"
*Sami Cheikha as "Children"
*Sven Philipp as "German Man"
*Tamara Cheikha as "Children"
*Tatiana Smatt Cheikha as "Women on Balcony"
*Thomas Chacra as "Children"
*Victor del Castillo as "Cellist"
*Zeina Bassil as "Women on Balcony"

Awards

*Winner of the BERLIN TODAY AWARD 2004 [http://www.berlintoday.de/information.php?content=festivals_prizes Berlin Today Award ] ] .

*Winner of the DISCOVERY CHANNEL FILM PRIZE as BEST GERMAN DOCUMENTARY at the 47th International LeipzigFestival For Documentary And Animated Films

*Winner of the BEST DOCUMENTARY in Portugal at the FIKE 2004 - Évora International Short Film Festival

*Winner of the BEST SHORT FILM at the Carthage Film Festival 2004

*Winner of the BEST PRIZE at the Bayreuther Filmfest "kontrast 2005"

*WINNER of the BEST BERLIN FILM at Achtung Berlin Film Festival 2005

*Winner of the SEDICIORO as BEST SHORT, section documentary at the "2nd Film Festival Forlì City"- Italy 2005

*Special Mention at the 7ème Biennale des cinémas arabes à Paris - 2004

*Special Mention at the International Short Film Festival Hamburg - 2004

External links

* [http://www.berlinbeirut.de Official Website]
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/J00J002007/video/x431jj_berlin-beirut-teaser_shortfilms Teaser]
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