Faissal Sam Shaib
Faissal Sam Shaib | |
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| Born | |
| Education | University of Southern California,Master of Fine Arts Miami International University, Bachelor of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, film producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Notable work | Arzé (2024) Wyrm (2019) |
Faissal Sam Shaib is a Lebanese-American screenwriter and producer, known for the feature film, Arzé,[1] Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.[2]
Early life
[edit]Faissal Sam Shaib was born in Beirut and moved to the U.S. when he was 17.[3]
Education
[edit]A founding student member of USC School of Cinematic Arts Council for Diversity and Inclusion, Faissal Sam Shaib graduated with a master in fine arts in 2017.[4]
Career
[edit]Faissal Sam Shaib produced the award-winning short film, "Wyrm"[5] and was production manager on the feature Wyrm.[6] He was also production manager on Disney+ A Spark Story and Netflix's Making a Murderer.[3] He was manager of physical production at Participant in films as Shirley and We Grown Now.
He is known for Arzé the Lebanese feature film that he co-wrote and produced with Louay Khraish.[7][8] The script was an Official Finalist in the First Time Screenwriter Competition at the 2018 Amsterdam Film Festival Van Gogh Awards.[9] The film, which premiered at the 14th Beijing International Film Festival and had its North American premiere at Tribeca Festival, was a tribute to Lebanese women.[10]
In 2019, he optioned Lolly Winston's Good Grief with Louay Khraish, and the script they wrote based on the novel was a finalists at the Austin Film Festival Script Competition.[11]
He is currently producing Uttera Singh's debut feature.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dunn, Jack (April 17, 2024). "Tribeca Festival Reveals 2024 Feature Film Lineup Including New Movies With Lily Gladstone, Jenna Ortega and Michael Cera". Variety. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (October 25, 2024). "Oscars: Lebanon Selects Mira Shaib's Beirut-Set 'Arzé' For Best International Feature Film". Deadline. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet Faissal Sam Shaib of Bury Me Creative". Voyage LA. September 3, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ Philadelphia, Desa (October 25, 2023). "Alum Sam Shaib's feature film debut builds on his work on Diversity and Inclusion". USC. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Shortfest". Palm Springs International Film Society. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "Interview with Faissal Sam Shaib". Apparently Jack. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Egyptian-Lebanese Film 'Arze' to Participate in Tribeca Festival". Egypt Today. April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 27, 2024.
- ^ Bergesen, Samantha (April 17, 2024). "Tribeca Film Festival 2024 Line Up". Indie Wire. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "2018 AMSTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES AWARDS". FilmFestivals.com. May 12, 2018. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ Melanie, Goodfellow (April 17, 2024). "'Arzé' Trailer: Beirut Drama About Single Mother's Quest To Retrieve Scooter Headed To Tribeca". Deadline. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
- ^ "Austin Film Festival Announces 2019 Script Competition". Austin Film Festival. Retrieved April 18, 2024.