Lebanon Articles

Ulrich Tukur in John Rabe (top); City of Life and Death (middle); Lebanon (bottom) A record 69 foreign language films are in the running for the 2010 Golden Globes, Philip Berk, president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has announced. Among the films in the longlist are Pedro Almodóvar’s Broken Embraces, starring Penelope Cruz; Costa-Gavras socially conscious drama Eden Is West; Xavier Dolan’s I Killed [...]

“I dedicate this award to the thousands of people all over the world who, like me, come back from war safe and sound,” said Israeli war veteran and (first-time) filmmaker Samuel Maoz (above, lower photo) upon receiving the Golden Lion for his graphically violent war drama Lebanon at the 2009 Venice Film Festival. “Apparently they are fine, they work, get married, have children. But inside [...]

2009 Venice Film Festival Awards 2009 Venice Film Festival: Aug. 31-Sept. 12, 2009   INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Golden Lion for best film: Lebanon by Samuel MAOZ (Israel, France, Germany) Silver Lion for best director: Shirin NESHAT for Zanan Bedone Mardan (Women Without Men) (Germany, Austria, France)