Lara Abou Saifan
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts Radio/TV/Film emphasis 1994 - 1998 Lebanese American University (LAU) Beirut - Lebanon
Work Experience
Communications & Public Relations Officer:
June 2004 – December 2006: Economic & Social Fund for Development, Beirut- Lebanon
TV / Video / Film
TV programs:
Freelance Producer/Director/Scriptwriter/Researcher:
Segments for 3 different programs: 3 minutes outdoor segments tackling many different topics for Jazira Children Channel – June 2005- Present
Segments for Test the Nations (Arabic version): 30 seconds outdoor segments on different scientific, social and daily life topics for MBC Channel- April 2006 - July 2006
Sirr el Tabkha- Director: a cooking show with two hosts and a cook. 90 episodes for Dubai TV- April 2004 - May 2004
Zghar Kbar-Director: a daily children's program. 80 episodes for Future TV- December 2003 – May 2004
Segments in Zghar Kbar- Producer/Director: 4 minutes outdoor segments tackling many different topics for Future TV- October 1999- May 2004
70's- Director: a music show on the music of the seventies. 8 episodes for ETV- December 2003- February 2004
80's- Director: a music show on the music of the eighties. 8 episodes for ETV- December 2003- February 2004
Disney Club- Producer/Director: 6 minutes outdoor segments on many different topics for Future TV. April 2002- June 2003.
Freelance Assistant Director:
Dardachat: a daily live show for Zen TV- Beirut- November 2000 – January 2002
Videos and Documentaries
"On The Road in America": a series of documentaries (11 episodes of 24 mn) for Visionaire Media, worked as producer for the Middle East episodes and assistant director for the US episodes, July 2006- November 2006.
"D'une Vie à L'autre": a 52 mn documentary for ARTE, worked as researcher, producer and assistant director, December 2005 – March 2006.
"On the Move without your Car": a 2-part-documentary on sustainable transport, worked as researcher, scriptwriter and assistant director, 2003-2005
"In the Shadow of Oslo": a Norwegian documentary, worked as an assistant researcher, February 2000
"Low Angle": a short video, worked as a production designer and cameraperson, May 1999
"Beirut- Palermo- Beirut": awarded Palm D'Or for the best experimental short video in San Francisco international film festival, worked as a script girl, September 1998
Feature Films (award winners)
"When Mariame Spoke out" by Assad Fouladkar, worked as a preproduction assistant, June 2000.
"Civilisées" by Randa Shahhal, worked as a wardrobe designer, July 1998
Others:
Project Manager in Deco.Plan, a design studio- November 2001- March 2003. Duties consist of: setting assignments, follow-up on providers, contact clients, elaborate reports and discuss artistic ideas with graphic designers
Drama Teacher in Saint Georges School for children of ages ranging from 6 till 14 years old- November 1998- June 1999
Actress in some short videos and plays Languages Arabic: Mother tongue
English: Excellent (Read – Written – Spoken)
French: Very good (Read – Written – Spoken)
Italian: Fair (Read – Written – Spoken) |
