Lebanese-French film director

Michel Kammoun (Arabic: ميشال كمون; born in Sierra Leone) is a Lebanese-French film director. He is mostly known for his 2006 feature film Falafel, which won Golden Bayard for Best Film in 2006 Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur.

Contents

• 1 Career
• 2 Filmography
• 3 Awards
• 4 Reviews
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Career

After studying architecture, Michel Kammoun joinedthe film school ESEC in Paris. He has written and directed many shortfilms. His films participated in many international festivals and weredistributed in numerous countries such as USA, Canada, Latin America,Switzerland, Singapore, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France. He alsodirected commercials and held screen-writing workshops. Today, MichelKammoun lives between Beirut and Paris. His first feature film Falafelhas won nine International Awards, participated in prestigious filmfestivals worldwide and earned international acclamation.

Filmography

• Cathodique (1993)
• Shadows (1995)
• The Shower (1999)
• Clowning Around/The Vanishing Rabbits (2003)
• Falafel (2006)
• Beirut Hold'em (2019)

Awards

Falafel

• Golden Bayard for Best Film - NAMUR International Film Festival,Belgium 2006.
• Golden Bayard for Best Music - NAMUR International Film Festival, Belgium 2006.
• Prix spécial du Jury at the 2008 Festival du Premier Film d'Annonay (France).
• Palmera de Bronce for Best Film, - XXVIII MOSTRA de VALENCIA, Spain 2007.
• Audience Award - LILLE International Film Festival, France 2007.
• Best First Film Award - ROTTERDAM Arab Film Festival, Nederland 2007.
• ART AWARD (Best First Film Award) - ALEXANDRIA International Film Festival, Egypt 2007.
• Bronze Dagger for Best Film, Muscat International Film Festival, Oman 2008.
• Silver Muhr for Best Film - DUBAI International Film Festival, UAE 2006.

Reviews

• Variety (USA)
• Cinebel (Belgium)
• Euromedcafe (France)
• Filmstart (Germany)
• Flickfilosopher (USA)
• Kino-zeit (Germany)
• Le Monde (France)
• Les Inrocks (France)
• Liberation (France)
• Mulderville (France)
• NewYorkCool (USA)
• Screen International (UK)
• Septimovicio (Spain)
• The Australian (Australia)

References

External links

• Official Website
• Falafel's Website