During a ceremony held at the AcadémieLibanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA),the organizing committee of Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) awarded the First and the Second Prizes for the best visual concept to
Kay Samaha& Lynn Hadid - 1st Prize (1000 USD)
Caroline Khoury - 2ndPrize (500 USD)
The idea to launch a competition for third year advertising design students at ALBA has come from Alain Brenas, director of the École de Cinéma et de RéalisationAudiovisuelle,via the BAFF committee: Alice Mogabgab Karam, Maria Chakhtoura and Nadine Mokdessi, who have all wanted to give the students this opportunity and thereby encourage them to work with subjectsthat are important to them, and through which they are able to express their sensibility and their visions of art.
As Nadine Mokdessi, drama professor at the ALBA and member of the BAFF Honorary committeepointed out: "The selection processwas difficult and the notion that a 21 year old student can create the visual concept for the communication campaign ofan artistic festival is indeed a true recognition of this young person and, through this, a promotion of Lebanese creativity."
The competition jury is composed ofMaria Chakhtoura, Nadine Mokdessi, Alice Mogabgab, Alain Brenas and LenaBonja in the presence of André Bekhazi, Dean of ALBA.
This first artistic adventure with ALBAis the beginning of the collaboration betweenBeirut Art Film Festivaland advertising design students. In 2018, the competition will be open to alluniversities in Lebanon.
The Beirut Art Film Festival will take place from 8 to 25 November 2017all over Lebanon. The program for the BAFFIntramuros Days, at the Metropolis-Empire-Sofil 15 - 19 November,will be available from 4 September 2017.The program of the BAFF Extramuros Days, to take place from 8 to 25 November at universities, schools and regional cultural centres will be announced on 24 October, during BAFF Press conference at Metropolis Empire Sofil.
