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Mazen Khaled

Mazen Khaled is a US based Lebanese director, Screenwriter, editor and producer.[1][2][3] He is mostly known for his 2017 feature film Martyr which was screened at the 74th Venice International Film Festival and was nominated for the Queer Lion award.[4][5][6][7][8] It was also selected for screening at the 2018 South by Southwest film festival in the Global section.[9] Khaled also won the award for Best Artistic Achievement at the 2018 Alexandria International Film Festival for his work on Martyr.[10] Khaled's 2010 short film My Queer Samsara (2010) premiered at the 2010 The International Film Festival Rotterdam.[11] His other notable works as a director include A Petty Bourgeois Dream (2016)[12], A Very Dangerous Man (2012),[13] which was nominated for a Muhr Award at the Dubai International Film Festival,[14] and Our Gentleman of the Wings (2010).[15]

Mazen Khaled
Born
Beirut, Lebanon
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, Director
Years active2010 - present
Known forMartyr
A Petty Bourgeois Dream
My Queer Samsara
A Very Dangerous Man
Websitewww.mazenkhaled.com

Life and career edit

Khaled obtained a bachelor's degree in political studies from American University of Beirut. He then completed his master's degree in public policy from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. He also attended a film production program at Concordia University and the screenwriting MFA program at Florida State University. He started his career as a policy analyst and project manager and consequently he moved to advertising niche where he wrote and directed numerous ad films for around 12 years. His early works included experimental films with emphasis on "16mm film and contemporary art video".[16] In 2002, he produced and directed his first short film Cadillac Blues.[17]

He is also known as the co-founder of Beirut-based art collector organization EXIST.[18]

Filmography edit

Year Film Writer Director Producer Editor Format Film Festival Screening Nominated for
2002 Cadillac Blues  Y  Y  Y Short film
2010 Our Gentleman of the Wings  Y  Y Short film
2010 My Queer Samsara  Y  Y  Y  Y Short film 2010 The International Film Festival Rotterdam
2012 A Very Dangerous Man  Y  Y Short film 2012 Dubai International Film Festival Muhr Awards
2013 Hypnopompic[19][20]  Y  Y  Y  Y Dance Video
2014 Dans les Bras de Noir[21]  Y  Y  Y  Y Video
2015 The Still Life Series[22]  Y  Y  Y  Y Tableau Vivant
2015 In Search of Stillness[23]  Y  Y  Y  Y Video
2016 A Petty Bourgeois Dream  Y  Y  Y Feature Film
2017 Martyr  Y  Y Feature Film 2017 Venice International Film Festival (Premiere) Queer Lion

References edit

  1. ^ "Beirut – Mazen Khaled". Beirut.com City Guide. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  2. ^ Aguilar, Carlos (22 December 2018). ""Since It's About the Death of a Body, We Wanted the Language of the Film to Be Sensuality": Mazen Khaled on Martyr". Filmmaker Magazine. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  3. ^ "13 LGBTQ films to watch from the fall's blockbuster film festivals". NBC News. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  4. ^ Morris, Wesley (2018-12-13). "'Martyr' Review: Tight Bonds and Isolation in Beirut". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. ^ "Martyr review – masterful, visceral study of grief". the Guardian. 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  6. ^ "Review: Meditative Lebanese drama 'Martyr' bathes in the grace of grief and loss". Los Angeles Times. 2018-11-29. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  7. ^ ""A Quiet Place," Directed By And Starring John Krasinski, Set To Open SXSW Film Fest". SHOOTonline. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  8. ^ Whittaker, Richard (January 31, 2018). "SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  9. ^ "SXSW 2018 Schedule". SXSW 2021 Schedule. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  10. ^ "Mazen Khaled". IMDb. Retrieved 2021-05-17.
  11. ^ "My Queer Samsara | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  12. ^ "Mazen Khaled face à la mer". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  13. ^ "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  14. ^ A Very Dangerous Man - IMDb, retrieved 2021-05-17
  15. ^ "IDAL – Sectors in Focus – Media – Lebanese Movies". IDAL.COM. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  16. ^ "About". Mazen Khaled. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  17. ^ "MARTYR A FILM BY MAZEN KHALED, Lebanon, Italy | ov. Arabic | 84' | 2017" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Cadillac Blues (2002) short film by Mazen Khaled". Gay Themed Movies. 2018-04-06. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  19. ^ "Shorts Program-Force of Stillness | Rubin Museum of Art". rubinmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  20. ^ "Shorts 2". Aswat | Palestinian Feminist Center for Gender and Sexual Freedoms. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  21. ^ Mourad, Selim. "filmmaker". Selim Mourad. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  22. ^ "Martyr 2017 full movie online – Updates".[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Telo kao režim, BG | SEEcult.org". www.seecult.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

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