Mr. Hady ZACCAK
Institute for Theater, Audiovisual and Cinematic Studies
Lecturer
(+961) 1 421 000 ext hady.zaccak@usj.edu.lb
Hady Zaccak is a Lebanese filmmaker and teacher-researcher at IESAV, Saint-Joseph University of Beirut. He is the author of more than 20 award-winning documentaries in several Arab and international festivals including: “Ya Omri” (2017, Jury Prize) “104 rides”) (Jury Prize, Malmo Arab Film Festival, Sweden, 2017), “Kamal Joumblatt, Witness and Martyr” (2015) (Francophonie Trophy for Best Documentary 2016), “Marcedes” (2011) (FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize, Dubai International Film Festival, 2011), “A History Lesson” (2009) (1st prize, Arab Film Festival, Rotterdam 2010), “The War for Peace” (2007), “Refugees for Life” (2006)… In addition to his films, Zaccak is the author of two books on cinema: “The Last Projection, a biography of Cilama Tripoli” (2021) and “Lebanese Cinema, a Cinema’s Journey to the Unknown (1929-1996)” (1997). In 2022, Zaccak presented his exhibition “In this place: Reels of Beirut” (2022) at the Mina Image Centre in Beirut. This year, he will present his new feature film: “Cilama”. He is a PhD candidate at Université Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne and Saint-Joseph University of Beirut.
+ Education
| Degrees | University | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master in Cinema | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2024 |
| Maitrise en etudes audiovisuelles et cinematographique- option realisation | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 2001 |
| Audiovisual Studies | Saint Joseph University of Beirut | Lebanon | 1997 |
+ Expertise field
Art, Humanities, Religious Sciences
+ Publications and communications
Filmographie
-Cilama (2024-89 minutes)
-104 rides / Ya Omri (2017-82 minutes)
-Kamal Joumblatt, témoin et martyr (2015-96 minutes)
-Honeymoon 58 (2013-15 min.)
-Taxi Sana'a (2012-52 min.)
-Marcedes (2011-68 min.)
-Taxi Beyrouth (2011-51 min.)
-Une
leçon d’histoire (2009-51 min.)
-Echos
Sunnites du Liban (2008-52 min.)
-Echos Shiites du Liban (2007-52 min.)
-La
Guerre de la Paix (2007-53 min.)
-La
Marée noire au Liban (2007-34 min.)
-Réfugiés
pour la vie (2006-48 min.)
-Taufiq
Salih (2006-27 min.)
-Les Chiites (2005-52 min.)
-Les Coptes (2004-53 min.)
-Les Néo-Missionaires (2004-52 min.)
-Cinéma
de guerre au Liban (2003-33 min.)
-Sindbad à Bagdad (2003-27
min.)
-Le Liban à travers le cinéma
(2003-15 min.)
-Beyrouth…Points de vue
(2000-32 min.)
-1000
et 1000 Nuits (1999-15 min.)
Bibliographie
-“Le Cinéma Libanais,
itinéraire d’un cinéma vers l’inconnu”(1929-1996), Dar el Machreq, Beyrouth,
1997.
-"Images
& Ethique", ouvrage collectif sous la direction d’Elie Yazbeck–édition
l'Harmattan, Paris, 2010.
-« Documentary Filmmaking in the Middle East and North Africa”, ouvrage
collectif sous la direction de Viola Shafik, AUC, Le Caire, Egypte, 2021.
-“al-ʿArḍ al-akẖīr: sīraẗ sīlamā Ṭarābulus” (The Last Film Screening, a biography of Cilama Tripoli), ZAC Films, Beirut, 2021, 618 pages- Size: 31*25.
“ Ṭarābulus fi ouyoun abna’iha wal
jiwar”, (Tripoli in the eyes of its people and the neighbourhood( Jarrous Publishers, Tripoli, 2023.
+ Awards and recognition
• Mention speciale du jury pour le film: "Kamal Joumblatt, temoin et martyr"
• Prix Al Jazeera du meilleur long metrage documentaire pour le film "Marcedes"
• Prix international de la critique (FIPRESCI) pour le film "Marcedes"
• Trophee de la francophonie du long metrage documentaire 2016 pour le film: "Kamal Joumblatt, temoin et martyr"
• Prix du jury pour le film "Ya Omri" (104 rides)
• Mention speciale du jury pour le film "Ya Omri"
(104 rides)