Starring Julia
{{short description|Starring Julia Film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Starring Julia
| image = StarringJuliaElieFahed.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|ar|من بطولة جوليا}}
| director = Elie Fahed
| producer = Elie Fahed
| writer = Elie Fahed
| starring = Elie Fahed
Julia el-Rami
Miled el-Rami
| music = Eddie Towns
| cinematography = Elias el-Khoury
| editing = Elie Fahed
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|10|18|BIFF|}}
| runtime = 14 minutes
| country = Lebanon
| language = Arabic
| budget = {{USD}}5,000 (estimated)
}}
Starring Julia ({{langx|ar|من بطولة جوليا|Min Boutoulet Julia}}) is a 2012 Lebanese short film written and directed by Elie Fahed. The short film premiered at the Beirut International Film Festival{{cite web |title=Starring Julia |url=https://beirutfilmfestival.org/portfolio/starring-julia/ |website=beirutfilmfestival |publisher=Beirut International Film Festival |accessdate=27 March 2020}} in 2012 where it got the Orbit Special Jury Prize, and traveled the world after it, taking part in the Baghdad International Film Festival, Menar Film Festivalin Bulgaria, Mizna's 8th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival,{{cite web |title=Starring Julia |url=http://miznablog.org/blog/2013/starring-julia/ |website=miznablog |publisher=Mizna |accessdate=27 March 2020}} FICMEC 5th edition,{{cite web |title=5 Festival International |url=http://www.ficmec.com/v4/eternal-i/pdf/Affiche%20-%20Programme.pdf |website=ficmec.com |publisher=FICMEC |accessdate=27 March 2020}} Notre Dame University – Louaize International Film Festival,{{cite web |title=From Scene to Screen |url=http://ndu.edu.lb/studentfilmfestival/files/brochure.pdf |website=ndu.edu.lb |publisher=NDU Louaize |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116072841/http://ndu.edu.lb/studentfilmfestival/files/brochure.pdf |accessdate=27 March 2020|archive-date=2013-01-16 }} Outbox Film Festival, and won the "Best Student Short Film" award at the Monaco Charity Film Festival in 2013.{{Cite web|url=http://monacofilmfestival.de/113-0-Awards-2013.html|title=Awards 2013 - MONACO CHARITY FILM FESTIVAL|date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217223350/http://monacofilmfestival.de/113-0-Awards-2013.html|archive-date=2015-02-17}}{{cite news |last1=Reda |first1=Nour Abdul |title=Lebanese Filmmaker Makes it to Portugal "GQ Men of the Year" |url=https://www.the961.com/lebanese-filmmaker-makes-it-to-portugal-gq-men-of-the-year/ |accessdate=27 March 2020 |publisher=The 1961 Group}}
Plot
The short film tells the story of Julia, a 70 year old woman, who lives in Beirut with her husband Milad, one day, while coming back home from the groceries shopping, she stumble upon a casting call ad on the street, which awakened her lifetime dream of being an actress.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Julia el-Rami as Julia
- Miled el-Rami as Milad
- Elie Fahed as Elie
- Joelle Yazbeck as Joelle
}}
Production
Elie Fahed wrote the script of Starring Julia during his bachelor degree years at the Lebanese University - Fine Arts Institute in Beirut, the script took around 9 months to be completed and another 3 months to find the right cast to play Julia.
The short film was completely financed by Fahed, and premiered at the Beirut International Film Festival. The film was Elie Fahed's directorial debut.{{cite news |title="I feel like a passionate filmmaker will definitely learn how to start"- Elie Fahed |url=http://nyglamour.net/i-feel-like-a-passionate-filmmaker-will-definitely-learn-how-to-start-elie-fahed/ |accessdate=27 March 2020 |publisher=New York Glamour |date=15 April 2019}}
Reception
=Critical reception=
The film toured to three countries, starting from its country of release Lebanon, then to Bulgaria, USA, Monaco and it was very well received by the press, as it took part of the “Must see short films at the Outbox Film Festival” list by Beirut.com.
=Accolades=
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| scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Date of ceremony ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Recipient(s) ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |
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| scope="row" rowspan=1| Beirut International Film Festival
|rowspan=1|2012 Beirut International Film Festival|4–12 October 2012 | BRASS ALEPH: SPECIAL JURY PRIZE |rowspan=1| Elie Fahed | {{won}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| {{cite web |title=2012: 12th Edition Awards |url=https://beirutfilmfestival.org/2012-12th-edition-awards/ |website=beirutfilmfestival |publisher=Beirut International Film Festival |accessdate=27 March 2020}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=1| Monaco Charity Film Festival
|rowspan=1|2013 Monaco Charity Film Festivall|9–12 May 2013 | Student Film Award |rowspan=1| Elie Fahed | {{won}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=1| Outbox Film Festival
|rowspan=1|2013 Outbox International Short Film Festival|27–30 June 2013 | Best Short Film |rowspan=1| Elie Fahed | {{nom}} |style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| {{cite web |title=Day One - Thursday 27 June 2013 |url=http://www.outboxfilmfestival.com/ |website=OutBoxFilmFestival.com |publisher=Outbox International Short Film Festival |accessdate=27 March 2020}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=1| NDU Student Film Festival
|rowspan=1|2012 NDU Student Film Festival|18–25 November 2012 | Best Short Film |rowspan=1| Elie Fahed | {{nom}} |
| scope="row" rowspan=1| Mizna's 8th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival
|rowspan=1|2013 Mizna's 8th Twin Cities Arab Film Festival|15–19 March 2013 | Best Short Film |rowspan=1| Elie Fahed | {{nom}} |
References
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