This Is Beirut 2024-09-09 14:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
At TIFF, Red Sea Film Foundation highlights Arab cinema with panels and screenings. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) showcases this year a dynamic slate of films supported by the Red Sea Film Foundation (Red Sea FF), an example for Arab cinematic talent. Among the films supported by the Red Sea Film Foundation highlights at the ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-09 11:31 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
The Paris Paralympic Games came to a spectacular end on Sunday, during a ceremony that blended emotional tributes, breathtaking artistic performances and a celebration of French electronic music, capping off an extraordinary summer filled with sports and togetherness. The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games concluded in style on Sunday evening at the ...
2024-09-08 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Lady Gaga astonishes the crowd at Venice Film Festival with Dior couture and a dazzling engagement ring. Lady Gaga, widely recognized as a global fashion phenomenon, made a spectacular appearance at the Venice Film Festival, dazzling the crowd with her couture ensemble and her new engagement ring. Accompanied by her fiancé, Michael ...
2024-09-08 14:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Electronic music, once marginal, now headlines the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympics. Once seen as experimental and on the fringe, electronic music has now swept across the globe, culminating in a prominent role at the Paris Olympics. This genre will receive its due recognition as a vibrant part of French cultural heritage at the ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-09-08 10:59 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The awards of the 81st Venice Film Festival crowned Pedro Almodovar, honored the intense performances of Vincent Lindon and Nicole Kidman, and celebrated actresses over 50, proving that talent knows no age. Here’s a look back at an edition that celebrated auteur cinema and boldness. Pedro Almodovar Finally Wins the Golden Lion With The ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-07 19:47 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Toronto International Film Festival 2024 shines brightly with the presence of music and cinema legends, offering a dazzling spectacle and inspiring stories. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2024 is in full swing, making a strong comeback after the previous edition was marred by actor and writer strikes. This year, North ...
2024-09-07 19:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
The Lebanese artist Ghada Zoghbi presents her solo exhibition "Wild Mindscapes" at the Janine Rubeiz Gallery in Beirut from September 4 to 28, 2024. She explores the relationship between humans and their environment through nearly abstract mineral landscapes. In her solo exhibition titled "Wild Mindscapes," at the Janine Rubeiz Gallery ...
2024-09-07 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Durga Chew-Bose revives Bonjour Tristesse for a new generation at the Toronto Film Festival. Canadian writer-turned-director Durga Chew-Bose recently took on the ambitious project of adapting Françoise Sagan's 1954 novel Bonjour Tristesse (“Hello Sadness”). Chew-Bose didn't stop at writing; she also offered creative direction on costumes and ...
2024-09-07 15:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
On this final day of the 2024 Venice Film Festival, we look back at an edition marked by the diversity of its cinematic offerings. Films about surveillance, the mafia, and a revisited classic have captivated the audience. The 2024 Venice Film Festival shined with its diversity of offerings, ranging from a Singaporean thriller to an ...
This Is Beirut 2024-09-07 10:37 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Collectif Monnot was inaugurated this Wednesday, September 4. This groundbreaking initiative unites the cultural powers of the Monnot neighborhood to refine Beirut's cultural landscape. This collaboration brings together eight leading cultural institutions, transforming the Monnot area into a vibrant hub of cultural activities. The Collectif ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-09-06 23:13 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Sérgio Mendes, the globally renowned Brazilian pianist and composer who popularized bossa nova with his hit Mas Que Nada, passed away on September 6, 2024, in Los Angeles at the age of 83. Born on February 11, 1941, in Niterói, Brazil, Sérgio Santos Mendes grew up in a family passionate about music. From a young age, he demonstrated ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-09-06 17:37 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Considered a major figure in contemporary French music, Gilbert Amy continues to shine at the dawn of his eighty-eighth year. From his residence in Courbevoie, he invites us to explore his musical universe by revisiting the past and contemplating the present and future of Western art music. In his warm Courbevoie residence, just minutes from ...