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MORNING BIRD PICTURES
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UPDATES

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Valley of Exile is a finalist for the ScreenCraft Film Fund, 03/02/22

Canadian-Lebanese Drama ‘Valley Of Exile’ About Syrian Refugee Crisis Wraps Challenging Shoot, Deadline, 01/13/22


​Most Challenging Shoot Ever? Global Media Makers Team Up to Take on ‘Valley of Exile’
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/19/21
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Valley of Exile selected for Game Theory Distribution Fund, receives Canadian distribution deal 01/22/21

​Migrant Mothers of Syria licensed for distribution by UK-based sales house Videoplugger 12/16/20


​My Life in Limbo wins Best Screenplay in a Reality & Documentary at Asia Web Awards 12/11/20

My Life in Limbo wins Best Web Documentary at FICMA 12/07/20

My Life in Limbo wins Jury Award at Montreal Digital Webfest 09/27/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria wins Jury Award and Audience Award for Documentary Arts at Mimesis Documentary Festival 08/15/20

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My Life in Limbo will premiere at Montreal Digital Webfest 08/07/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria wins Best Non-Fiction at the WebFest Berlin 07/31/20

Valley of Exile selected as a Quarter-Finalist in the Page International Screenwriting Awards 07/21/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria one of five international web series nominated for Best Non-Fiction Award at Webfest Berlin 07/02/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria wins a Golden Sheaf Award in the category of Digital Media at the Yorkton Film Festival in Canada 06/18/20


Migrant Mothers of Syria premieres at the Academy Awards qualifying Doc Edge Festival in the Exhibition program 06/08/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria wins two Awards of Merit at the Accolade Global Film Competition in the Experimental and Islamic categories 06/04/20

Migrant Mothers of Syria is nominated for a Golden Sheaf Award in the category of Digital Media at the Yorkton Film Festival in Canada  05/08/20

Transit Game is now available to stream online 03/23/20

​Transit Game to screen on Feb. 27/20 at Hay Festival in Abu Dhabi


HGF supports 27 films in first quarter of 2019/20, Playback, 12/19/19


Bell Fund selects 33 projects to split $2M, Playback, 04/04/18

Film Independent Names 2018 Directing Lab Fellows, Deadline, 01/30/18
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Film Independent Names 2017 Screenwriting Lab Fellows, Deadline, 08/27/17

CFC Names Film Program Residents, Playback, 07/07/17

Transit Game wins Best Director at Metricamente Corto in Trebaseleghe, Italy - 10/06/15

Toronto International Film Festival Announces Rising Stars and Talent Lab Participants Indiewire, 08/05/15

Transit Game wins Critic's Jury Prize at Middle East Now festival in Florence, Italy - 04/25/15

LAU Communication Arts cooperation reaps rewards - 12/19/14

YouTube Doc Filmmaker Party at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival - 04/26/10

REVIEWS / INTERVIEWS

"In the Chicago Palestine Film Festival, there's no place like home," Film Review in The Chicago Reader, 04/14/16

"Between Places: An interview with filmmaker Anna Fahr," Kalimat Magazine, 11/29/14

"Going Local and Global in Beirut," Film Review in Screen Daily, 10/16/14

"‘Transit game’ : fenêtre sur l’exil des réfugiés au Liban," Interview in Agenda Culturel, 10/01/14

"BB DIRECTOR: ANNA FAHR," Interview with Beirut Based, 09/ 29/14
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"Visiting Faculty’s Film Creates a Buzz on Campus" - 04/14/14

"Sharing her Iranian Jewels: Concordian Anna Fahr documents another side of her culture in Khaneh Ma: these Places We Call Home," Interview in The Link, Montreal, 06/20/06 

"Chronique d'un retour aux sources iraniennes," Film Review in Le Devoir, 06/13/06

"Khaneh Ma: Ma Maison," Film Review in Voir, 06/08/06

"Sepasi Films fait ses debuts avec Khaneh Ma: Ma Maison," Film Review in Qui fait Quoi, Quebec, 05/25/06

"Khaneh Ma: These Places We Call Home Will Screen at the NFB Cinema in Montreal this June,"MFG Press Release, 05/01/06

MEDIA


Anna Fahr speaks with Iran International
- Interview on 03/15/22 

Behind-the-scenes of Valley of Exile - ET Arabic, 06/23/21 

Habib Battah on Al Jazeera's The Stream - Interview on 05/02/18


Qu'est-ce que le Centre canadien du film?, Interview with Anna Fahr on TFO 24.7, 04/18/18 

Protests Outside US Embassy in Lebanon - Interview with Habib Battah on CTV 

Welcome to Lebanon - Habib Battah on TEDxBeirut, 02/23/15

Beirut Begins Cleanup after Trash Crisis, Habib Battah on CNN International

BBC Festival Highlights - 11/05/14

Directors Speak: Anna Fahr, Interview with BBC News, 10/24/14

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