Berlin Beirut is a 2004 German-Lebanese short film by the Lebanese director Myrna Maakaron.

BerlinBeirut
Directed byMyrna Maakaron
Written byMyrna Maakaron
Produced by
  • Susann Schimk
  • Jörg Trentmann
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
CinematographyJutta Tränkle
Music byFrank Maakaron
Distributed byKurz Film Agentur Hamburg
Release date
  • 10 February 2004 (2004-02-10)
Running time
23 minutes
Countries
  • Lebanon
  • Germany

Cast and characters

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  • 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

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  • Winner of the BERLIN TODAY AWARD 2004.[1]
  • Winner of the DISCOVERY CHANNEL FILM PRIZE as BEST GERMAN DOCUMENTARY at the 47th International Leipzig Festival 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

References

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  1. ^ "Berlin Today Award". Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2008.
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