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Our team is humbled to be a part of some films which feature in this year’s Berlinale selection.

We are pleased to announce that Who Killed Alex Odeh will be screened at Sundance on Monday the 26th of January. Rana Eid - sound designer Tarek Dandan - dialogue editor and sounds effects Mohamed Choucair - sound effects, foley artist Geddy Kamel - foley recorder If you’re around, don’t miss it. Justice for Alex

At Intersections, the festival’s spirit lives as much in its screenings as in the conversations, workshops, and knowledge exchanged throughout the week. This year, we were honored to welcome an exceptional group of UK and Lebanese experts whose work continues to reshape how films are made, heard, funded, and imagined. From Paul Davies, one of the UK’s leading sound designers (You Were Never Really Here, Hunger), who guided participants through the emotional architecture of sound… to Rob Walker, re-recording mixer of Hot Milk, who explored how a film’s sonic language is built collaboratively with Lebanese sound designer Rana Eid. We also welcomed Pinny Grylls & Sam Crane, co-directors of Grand Theft Hamlet, who opened new doors into virtual production, gaming technologies, and performance inside digital worlds. Artist, writer and theorist Steve Goodman (Kode9) led a powerful session on sound, conflict, and sonic warfare, unpacking how drones, booms, blasts, and decoys shape the acoustics of fear. And in our major industry panel, we brought together leading names including James Weddup, Maya de Freige and Karim Nasr and Jordan McGarry, moderated by Eneni Bambara-Abban from the British Council, all discussing co-production, funding, innovation, and the success of the AI in Film collaboration. These exchanges form the backbone of Intersections: a festival where expertise meets curiosity, where UK and Lebanese professionals learn from one another, and where future collaborations take root. #IntersectionsFestival #UKFilmInLebanon #MetropolisCinema #BritishCouncilLebanon #UKLebanonCollaboration #CreativeExchange #FilmWorkshops #IndustryTalks #CinemaWithoutBorders #SoundDesign #AIinFilm #GrandTheftHamlet

Showing today as part of Intersections : The UK Film Festival in Lebanon Finding a Language for Sound : Conversation with Rob Walker and Rana Eid at 4.00 PM | Free Entrance Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger by David Hinton at 6.00 PM The Salt Path by Marianne Elliott at 8.30 PM ‎ 🎟️ Tickets: 400,000 LBP (Available at Antoine Ticketing & at the cinema) ‎ ‎

How do we find a common way to talk about sound events, so we can shape them collaboratively with the director? In this special panel at Intersections: The UK Film Festival in Lebanon, we focus on the British film Hot Milk (Rebecca Lenkiewicz, UK 2025) and the creative process behind its sound world led by acclaimed Lebanese‑UK sound practitioners Rana Eid and Rob Walker. Join us as they explore how creative choices in sound become the film’s sound‑language from atmospheres that reflect characters’ inner worlds, to the collaborative dialogue between director, editor and mixer. Rana Eid, Beirut‑born and a leading sound designer in the MENA region, co‑founded DB Studios and has built sonic landscapes for films including The Cave and Honeyland. Her work reflects deep listening and layered atmospheres rooted in lived experience. Rob Walker is a UK–based re‑recording mixer and sound designer with over 20 years in independent film, installations and hybrid cinema. He studied film in Stirling and UCLA and has lectured in MA Sound Production. Saturday 15 Nov 16:00–17:30 at Metropolis Cinema Free Entrance Intersections: The UK Film Festival in Lebanon is supported by the UK Government’s GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland campaign* and delivered in partnership with the British Council, the British Embassy Beirut, and Metropolis Cinema Association. #SoundDesign #HotMilkFilm #RanaEid #RobWalker #IntersectionsFestival #UKFilmInLebanon #MetropolisCinema #CreativeCollaboration #DbStudios #BritishCouncil

⁨ ⁨ 🏆 جوائز ملتقى أفلامُنا :: الدورة التاسعة 🐈‍⬛ جائزة المركز الوطني للسينما والصورة المتحركة (8000 €) >> اسمي خليل :: إخـراج بلال الخطيب، إنتاج تانيا الخوري. 🐈‍⬛ جائزة شبكة راديو وتلفزيون العرب (5000 $) >> أربعة أصابع :: إخـراج يحيى العلاق، إنتاج محمد الدراجي. 🐈‍⬛ جائزة مختبر روتردام >> قساطل :: إخـراج وإنتاج كريم قاسم 🐈‍⬛ جائزة دي. بي. ستوديوز - بيروت >> أنا واحد منهم :: إخـراج وإنتاج نديم سليمان، إنتاج مشترك كاشا كوتشينسكا. 🐈‍⬛ جائزة جمعيّة صانعي الأفلام الوثائقيّة في أوروبا >> وصيّة واحة النخيل :: إخـراج ريم مجدي، إنتاج ريم مجدي وفرانشيسكا ماسويرو. 🐈‍⬛ تنويه خاص من لجنة التحكيم >> ريكوردانزا :: إخـراج جلال الماغوط, إنتاج مي عودة وزورانا موشيكتش. للتفاصيل زوروا 🔗 الرابط في خانة السيرة 🏆 AFLAMUNA Connection 9th Edition Awards @le_cnc ‬‬ Award (€8000) >> My Name Is Khalil :: Directed by Bilal Alkhatib, Produced by Tania El Khoury. @arttvnetwork ‬rk‬rk Award ($5000) >> Four Fingers :: Directed by Yahya Al-Allaq, Produced by Mohamed Al-Dradji. @iffr ‬iffr‬ Producer’s Lab Award >> Pipes :: Directed & Produced by Karim Kassem‪‪ @dbstudiosbeirut ‬beirut‬beirut Award >> I Am One Of Them :: Directed & Produced by Nadim Suleiman, Co-produced by Kasia Kuczyns‪ @documentaryassociationeurope ‬oneurope‬oneurope Award >> The Palm grove Testimony :: Directed Rim Mejdi, Produced by Rim Mejdi & Francesca Masoero. Special Jury Mention >> Recordanza :: Directed by Jalal Maghout, Produced by May Odeh and Zorana Mušikić. For more 🔗 link in bio #AFLAMUNAConnection #ArabCinema #مُلتقى_أفلامُنا #أفلامُنا #سينما_عربيّة⁩⁩

Winner of the Œil d’Or – Best Documentary at Cannes Critics Week and the Golden Eye Award at Cannes, The Brink of Dreams has also received the Variety Award and Best Arab Documentary Film at El Gouna Film Festival, and the Special Jury Prize at Torino Film Festival . We are thrilled to bring this acclaimed film to the big screen at Metropolis Cinema on Friday, September 12 at 7:00 PM, in the presence of filmmaker Ayman El Amir Directed by Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir, the film follows a group of girls in a remote village in southern Egypt who rebel by forming an all-female street theater troupe. Filmed over four years, The Brink of Dreams traces their journey from childhood to womanhood, as they challenge tradition, dream of becoming actresses, dancers, and singers, and face the most crucial choices of their lives 🎟️Ticket price : 400.000 LBP Grab your tickets on antoineticketing.com or at our box office starting 4.00 PM يُعرض فيلم رفعت عيني للسما إخراج ندى رياض وأيمن الأمير يوم 12 أيلول 2025 عند الساعة السابعة مساءً ضمن فعاليات مهرجان شاشات الواقع في سينما متروبوليس، بحضور المخرج أيمن الأمير. في قرية نائية بصعيد مصر، تتمرد مجموعة من الفتيات بتشكيل فرقة مسرح شوارع نسائية بالكامل. يحلمن بأن يصبحن ممثلات وراقصات ومغنيات، متحديات عائلاتهم وأهل القرية بعروضهم غير المتوقعة. على مدار أربع سنوات، يتابع فيلم "رفعت عيني للسما" الفتيات من الطفولة إلى النضج، وهن يواجهن أهم الخيارات المصيرية في حياتهن. سعر البطاقة: ٤٠٠،٠٠٠ ل.ل احجزوا مقاعدكم عبر شباك تذاكر السينما وعلى موقع AntoineTicketing

#Repost @berlinaletalents ・・・ Earlier this week we welcomed acclaimed sound designer Rana Eid, whose latest work includes Rebecca Lenkiewicz’s 2025 Berlinale Competition title “Hot Milk”. In conversation with Rabih El-Khoury, Rana shared how growing up under constant bombing in Beirut influenced her relationship with sound, and what courageous listening means to her. A powerful and insightful session giving an incredible view into the art of sound design.

Check out the official trailer of HOT MILK the directorial debut from Rebecca Lenkiewicz, starring Emma Mackey, Fiona Shaw and @vickykrieps . HOT MILK will have its world premiere at @berlinale this week as part of the official competition. See you there! Dialog editing by @javierqa Re-recording mixer by @rob_walker_ Supervising sound designe by @ranaeid76 and our great team in Beirut: Foley artist : @maritasb Sfx editor & foley recordist : @tarekdandan4 Foley mixer: @sawayalama A special thanks to Music composer @matthewherbertmusic for giving us the opportunity to work on this project.

#Repost @berlinaletalents ・・・ With this year’s theme of “Listen Courageously – Cinematic Narratives in Times of Dissonance” Berlinale Talents extends an invitation not only to visit the exciting programme but to actively engage, to explore new ideas, to broaden horizons and welcome new narratives; to listen, courageously, together. And there will be a lot worth listening to over the course of six days! Alongside an extensive internal programme of workshops, networking and more for the 200 selected filmmakers, the cinema-loving Berlin audiences can also look forward to 14 sessions open to the public with guests such as Todd Haynes, @ranaeid76 , Michel Franco, Zacharias Kunuk and more.

Congratulations to the team of Yunan by @ameer.fakher.eldin for its selection in the official competition at @berlinale The ADR Recording for @georgeskhabbazofficial and Nidal El Ashkar was done by our very own talented @maritasb See you in Berlin!

Congratulations on the world premiere of Hot Milk at the 75th @berlinale #OfficialCompetition. Hot Milk is a fantastic directorial debut for Rebecca Lenkiewicz who we had the pleasure to work with her and an incredible sound crew from around the world. It’s inspiring to see the collective effort that went into this project—from dialog editing by @javierqa from #Mexico, Re-recording mixer by @rob_walker_ , to Supervising sound design by @ranaeid76 and our great team in Beirut: Foley artist : @maritasb Sfx editor & foley recordist : @tarekdandan4 Foley mixer: @sawayalama A special thanks to Music composer @matthewherbertmusic for giving us the opportunity to work on this project. Looking forward to share more about this journey. Stay tuned!