2009: 9th Edition Photos

Opening Ceremony

Anne Dominique Tousaint – producer
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Nadim Mulla & Diana Moukalled
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Mrs. Coppola walking into UNESCO with Nada Sardouk, Director General Ministry of Tourism
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Khaled Mouzannar and wife Director, Nadine Labaki
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Khaled Abol Naga, Jasmine Delal, Mrs. Coppola, Lina Mroue Front row
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Director Colette Naufal, welcoming Francis Coppola to the stage
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Coppola on the stage while the cameras click
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Coppola giving a word
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View of theater watching Coppola
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View of UNESCO before the screening of TETRO
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Aimee Boulos and May Arida in Lobby of UNESCO after the screening of Tetro
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Closing Ceremony

Ceremonies director sitting with Khaled Aboul Naga Jury member discussing ceremony, before closing ceremony
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National anthem before ceremony begins. General view of UNESCO Pala theater
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Elie Mitri host opening the closing ceremony
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Third Best Short Film “LE Temps des Cerise”, prize taken by friend of director Robert Cremona
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Second Best Short Film Director of “Shourouk/Ghouroub Mohammed Aldhahri standing with Alice Edde and Lina Mroue
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Best Short Film Prize being taken by two of the directors present: My Name is Mohammed by Yahya Talbe Hassan, Amir Ali Gebara, Wamid Hussein Hamdan, Rania Haddad, Ahmed Yassine Kharit
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Alice Edde, the two directors of Best Short Film present, Lina Mroue and Khaled Aboul Naga member of the Jury
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Nada Sardouk Director General of the Ministry of Tourism giving Cherien Dabis athe prize for Best Director Feature Film for Amreeka
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Cherien Dabis with her prize – Nada Sardouk left and Khaled Aboul Naga behind
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Cherien Dabis giving a word
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Nada Sardouk giving the prize for Best Screenplay to Abbas Fahdel for his feature film L’Aube du Monde
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Abbas Fahdel with his prize
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Cherien Dabis just received her second prize for Audience Vote Best Feature Film for Amreeka. She is holding both prizes.
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