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By 1975, Lebanon was a religiously and ethnically diverse country with most dominant groups of Maronite Christians, Eastern Orthodox Christians, Sunni Muslims and Shia Muslims; with significant minorities of Druze, Kurds, Armenians, and Palestinian refugees and their descendants.
Film One Productions Film One Le Monde Entertainment: 1994: Hostage of Time: Jean K. Chamoun: Documentary: 1994: 50mins Proximities Afif J. Arabi A J Arabi Experimental DXM 1994: Time Has Come: Arabic: "آن الأوان" French: Histoire d'un retour: Jean-Claude Codsi: Simon Abkarian, Darina Al Joundi, Nati Sourati: Jean-Claude Codsi, Talal ...
The cinema of Lebanon, according to film critic and historian Roy Armes, is the only other cinema in the Arabic-speaking region, beside Egypt's, that could amount to a national cinema. [7] Cinema in Lebanon has been in existence since the 1920s, [8] and the country has produced more than 500 films. [9]
As a result, by 2016 Lebanon has been one of the leading countries in cinema production. Though, due to a lack of mainstream infrastructure and bodies which support more independent cinema, it leads on independent movies front by producing 20% of Arab independent cinema a year. Lebanon's modern film industry has only become more developed and ...
However, Lebanon's Muslims comprised a large minority and the influx of thousands of Palestinians—first in 1948 and again in 1967—contributed to Lebanon's demographic shift towards an eventual Muslim majority. Lebanon's Christian-dominated government had been facing increasing opposition from Muslims, pan-Arabists, and left-wing groups.
Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, putting an end to 18 years of Israeli occupation. [4] 2005: February: Following the assassination of Rafic Hariri, who opposed Syrian presence in Lebanon, the Cedar Revolution took place: following massive, peaceful demonstrations, the Syrian troops completely withdrew from Lebanon on 27 April 2005. 2006
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Jocelyne Saab (30 April 1948 – 7 January 2019 [1]) was a Lebanese journalist and film director.She is recognized as one of the pioneers of Lebanese cinema. [2] A reporter, photographer, scriptwriter, producer, director, artist and founder of the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon, Saab focused on the deprived and disadvantaged – from displaced peoples to exiled ...