Bahij Hojeij

Bahij Hojeij is a Lebanese film director and screenwriter, born in Zahle, Lebanon in 1948.

Selective filmography

Cinema - "Ring of Fire" (2003)

- "Good Morning" (86 Min) 2018

Television - "Al Oumbachi" (1987) TV series based on the work of Lebanese writer Maroun Abboud. 10 episodes of 50 minutes produced and broadcast by Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation (LBC). - “Beyrouth, Paris, Beyrouth” (1989) About the Lebanese community in France during the civil war of Lebanon.

Documentaries - "The Green Line"(40 min), 1998. - "Beyrouth, le dialogue des ruines". (52 min), 1993. - "Défi à l'oubli" (1996–1997) La Direction Générale des Antiquités. 40 minutes réhabilitation du Musée National de Beyrouth. - "Beyrouth dévoile ses trésors." (1997) produit par l'UNESCO Beyrouth - “Kidnapped” (1998) Documentaire 52 min sur les 17 000 disparus de la guerre au Liban - “Lebanon, messages from a holy land”(2000). Documentaire de 35 minutes - “Les moissons de la mémoire” (2001) le Ministère de la Culture Un documentaire de 15 minutes sur les Archives Nationales - “Cités d’Orient, Beyrouth“ (2003) - "The Maameltein Bridge" (2006).

Prix et distinctions

Cinema - "Fire Belt" (95 min) Silver Pheasant Award, Kerala Film Festival (India), 2004 FIPRESCI Award (International Cinema Ciritcs Federation) Kerala Film Festival (India), 2004 Best female supporting actor : Julia Kassar, Carthage Film Festival, Tunisia, 2004

Documentaries - "Défi à l'oubli" (1997) Best documentary. Beirut film festival, 1997 - "Kidnapped" (1998) Prix CMCA. Best Mediterranean documentary, Palerma, Italy 1998