Berlin and Beirut were occupied, destructed, divided, reconstructed and today people still say "East and West" in both cities. Through the whole film, Berlin and Beirut become one city. One space. A space where you feel the weight of the past and the lightness of life sharing with Myrna her stories, adventures and memories.
"BerlinBeirut" is realized as one of the three nominees for BERLIN TODAY AWARD 2004. The Berlin Today Award is initiated and funded by the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH supported and sponsored by the film industry of Berlin & Brandenburg featured by Deutsche Welle, DW-TV and organized by boxfish films.
2005
Sguardi Altrove Film Festival Milano
Bayreuhter FilmFest Kontrast
Arabisches Filmfestival, „Der Orient zu Gast in Tübingen“
Filmtage Augsburg
Emirates short Film Competition Abu Dhabi
Turkey/Deutschland Nürnberg
Jugend und Dokumentarfilmfestival in Reutlingen
Achtung Berlin New Berlin Film Award
Prix international du documentaire et du reportage méditerranéen, Marseille
Cinemayaat Film Festival San Fransisco
2004
Berlinale Talent Campus, nominiert für Berlin Today Award
Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
Internationales Filmfest Emden
7eme Biennale du cinema arabe, Institut du monde arabe Paris
Openeyes filmfest Marburg
Durban Film Festival
Avanca
Unabhängiges FilmFest Osnabrück
Bunter Hund - Internationales Kurzfilmfestival München
Journees Cinematographiques de Carthage Tunis
Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
Kunstfilmbiennale Köln
Sphinx Production- Arab cinema Amsterdam
AMAL II Foundation Araguaney - Cinema Arab; Aarhus Filmfestival
Docudays Beirut
ZwerKwerg Oldenburger Kurzfilmtage
Viper International Film Video and New media Basel
Kasseler Dokumentarfilm & Videofest
Fike, Evora International Short Film Festival
Festival Internazionale del Cortometraggio Siena
Dubai International Film Festival
2005
The Best Price, Kontrast Short Film Festival Bayreuth
Best Berlin Film, Achtung Berlin Film Festival
2004
Winner of the Berlin Today Award, Berlinale Talent Campus
Jurypreis, Internationales KurzFilmFestival Hamburg
Jurypreis, 7ème Biennale du cinéma Arabe à Paris
Best Short Film Video, Journée Cinématographique de Carthage
Best German Documentary, Internationales Leipziger Festival für Dokumentar- und Animationsfilm
Best Documentary, Evora International Short Film Festival Fike