AWARDS
Grand Jury Prize, Nashville Film Festival, USA 2018
BAFTA student award - shortlist, UK 2018
Muhr Short Film Jury Prize, Dubai International Film Festival, UAE 2017National
Board of Review (NBR) Award, USA 2017
Best Directing Award, Elia Short Film Festival, Palestine 2018
Recipient of the Doha Film Institute Production Grant, Qatar 2017
Recipient of a grant from the Ministry of Culture in Lebanon, Lebanon 2017
FESTIVALS
42nd Toronto International Film Festival, Cinemed Film Festival - Montpellier, Dubai International Film Festival, Palm Springs International ShortFest, Nashville Film Festival, Qumra Film Festival (Doha Film Institute), Athens International Film and Video Festival, International Short Film Festival (InterFilm), Indy Shorts - Heartland Film Festival, Show Me Shorts, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, Kerry Film Festival, Lebanese Short Films at Metropolis, Bogotá Short Film Festival (& more)
THE PRESIDENT’S VISIT
When a small coastal town of fishermen learns about the secret visit of the President of the Republic to its local soap shop, they embark in an everlasting struggle at cleaning up and maintaining the perfect image of their town.
FMI MENTORSHIP PROGRAM
PRODUCTION
Narrative Short Film
Lebanon, 2017
CREW
Director : Cyril Aris
Producer: Valerie Martinez
Writers: Cyril Aris
CAST
Mounia Akl, Nicolas Daniel, Seham Haddad, Fouad Yammine, Najib Nassif, William Farhat, Walid Munla, Mohamed Munla