Ely Dagher
Ely Dagher | |
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| Born | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, producer |
Ely Dagher is a Lebanese director, screenwriter and artist known for his short film Waves '98 and most recently his first feature film The Sea Ahead which had its premiere at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival
Early years
Ely graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2009 with an master's degree in Art and Media Cultures. Previously he had received a bachelor's degree in graphic arts and illustration as well as a Bachelors in animation at the Academie Libanaise Des Beaux Arts in Lebanon.[1]
Career
Dagher's film Waves '98 won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Lebanese film to ever receive the award.[2][3][4]
In February 2020 Dagher completed shooting his first feature film, The Sea Ahead (Al Bahr Amamakoum), with post-production finishing a year afterwards in March 2021 Owing to the devastating economic crisis in Beirut, Covid and the Beirut port explosion which halted the post production for two months.[citation needed] The film had its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival part of the 53rd Directors' Fortnight.[citation needed]
Filmography
- Waves '98 (short), 2015
- The Sea Ahead, 2021
References
- ^ Une première pour le Liban : Ely Dagher Palme d'or du court-métrage à Cannes
- ^ "Ely Dagher: Prizewinner of the Cannes 2015 Film Festival". 13 July 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ Festival De Cannes | AWARDS – Short Film Palme d'or | http://www.festival-cannes.fr/en/article/62012.html
- ^ Lebanon’s Ely Dagher Wins Palme D’Or in Cannes for Waves ’98
External links
- Ely Dagher at IMDb
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