Talent Guide
Halim Sabbagh
- Discipline:Writer/Director
- Program Year:International Programs 2016
Bio
Born in Lebanon in 1983, Halim has directed several short films, video works, and documentaries. The documentary short, ‘TVC, The Joy of Life’ premiered at the CPH:DOX Film Festival in 2021. He is currently in development for his first feature. Halim is also an editor and has worked on acclaimed features and web series, such as Perhaps What I Fear Does Not Exist [Official Selection: DOK LEIPZIG 2022], Undocumented [Grand Jury Award – Belin Wedfest 2018], E-muet [Official competition Karlovy Vary 2013] and To a Land Unknown [Director’s Fortnight 2024]. Halim is a consultant in filmmaking at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts.