Daizy Gedeon (born 1965) is an Australian-Lebanese journalist and filmmaker.
Biography
editGedeon was born in Kousba, Lebanon in 1965. Her family immigrated to Australia when she was five years old.[1][2] She began her writing career as a sports writer in 1987 and was the first female sports journalist on The Australian newspaper and the first female football writer in Australia which led her to the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. After several years of covering sports, Daizy started to cover foreign affairs, particularly those in the Middle East. She interviewed Yasser Arafat at the 1990 Arab Summit in Baghdad and covered the Lebanon War as a correspondent for publications including The Times.[3][4][5][2]
Film career
editIn 1996, Gedeon released her first feature documentary film, Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour, starring Omar Sharif. The documentary qualified for the 1998 Academy Awards for Best Feature Documentary and won several international accolades including the Silver Screen Award at the US International Film and Video Festival and the Best of the Shorts at the Boston Film Festival.[6][7]
In 2021, the filmmaker was presented with the Movie That Matters Award at a Better World Fund (BWF) gala event in Cannes for her documentary film Enough! Lebanon's Darkest Hour.[6][5][8][9][10]
Filmography
edit| Film [11] | Year | Roles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon... Imprisoned Splendour[12] | 1996 | Director, writer, producer | Documentary |
| Enough! Lebanon's Darkest Hour | 2021 | Director, writer | Documentary |
References
edit- ^ Manganaro, Elise Salem (1998). "Lebanon: Imprisoned Splendour". Review of Middle East Studies. 32 (1): 130–131. doi:10.1017/S0026318400037007. ISSN 0026-3184.
- ^ a b "Lebanon Imprisoned". Beirut International Film Festival. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Frater, Patrick (9 July 2021). "Better World Fund Prize Winner Daizy Gedeon Highlights Kleptocracy in Lebanon Documentary 'Enough'". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Playing the strategy game at the Cannes international market | ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data". ScreenHub Australia. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b Slatter, Sean (8 July 2021). "Daizy Gedeon to receive award at Cannes gala event". IF Magazine. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Best for Fests Enough! Lebanon's Darkest Hour - Daizy Gedeon Director's bio". www.filmfestivals.com. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "A Tribute to the People of Lebanon". Los Angeles Times. 25 September 1997. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Daizy Gedeon to Receive the 'Movie That Matters Award'". www.lofficiel.at. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Lebanese filmmaker 'honored' to receive prestigious award in Cannes". Arab News. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Better World Fund Prize Winner Daizy Gedeon Highlights Kleptocracy in Lebanon Documentary 'Enough'". ca.movies.yahoo.com. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Daizy Gedeon". IMDb. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Lebanon...Imprisoned Splendour (1996) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 24 July 2021.