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1 – Restoration and digital transfer of the 16mm archives of Télé-Liban
2007 – 2009. Project « Plan Images Archives - Safeguard and archiving of the 16mm archives of the Lebanese national television ».
Work consists of choosing by order of priority and state of degradation a part of the 16mm archive films of the Lebanese national television in order to restore them and make a digital transfer and inventory.
The aim of this action is the preservation of the national memory covering politics, culture and social themes.
October 2007. Signature of a convention between Fondation Liban Cinéma and the French Ministry of Foreign & European Affaires, and launching of the work on this project.
Partners and management: FLC, French Ministry of Foreign & European Affaires, Télé Liban « The Gate » company (Kodak laboratory in Lebanon).
17 November 2008. Screening of a 26 mins selection of Tele Liban’s archives restored by the Fondation. This event took place in the frame of an evening dedicated to archives, at the French Cultural Center who presented a documentary made of the French TV archives.
2 2 - Restoration and subtitling of old films
The European Film Festival in Beirut introduced in 2003 a new section to programming old Lebanese films. Since that date, FLC has been in charge of programming film for this section ( 3 to 5 films), including their manual restoration and subtitling (in total 16 films dating from the 50’s to the 80’s).
2003:
- “Bint el haress” (The guardian’s daughter) by Henri Barakat (1968).
- “Biya’ el khawatem” (The rings merchand) by Youssef Chahine (1965).
- “Garo” by Gary Garabédian (1965).
- “Ila ayn” (Towards the unknown) by Georges Nasr (1957).
- “Safar barlek” by Henri Barakat (1967).
2004:
- “Miyat wajh li yaoum wahed” (Hundred faces for a single day) by Christian Ghazi (1969).
- “Kotat Chareh el Hamra” (Cats of Hamra street) by Samir el Ghossaini (1972).
- “Al Qadar” (Destiny) by Mounir Maasri (1972).
- “Salam… Baad al Maout” (Salam…after death) by Georges Chamchoum (1971)
2005 :
- “Guitar el hob” (Love guitar) by Mohammad Salman (1973).
- “Beyrouth al lika” (Beirut the encounter) by Borhan Alaouié (1981).
- “Loubnan raghm kol chai” (Lebanon despite everything) by André Gédéon (1982).
- “Al Jiha Al khamissa” (The fifth direction) by Sobhi Saifeddine (1993).
2006 :
- “Abou Salim in Africa” by Gary Garabédian (1965).
- “Al jaguar al sawda” (The black jaguar) by Mohammad Salman (1965).
- “Mamlakat al fouqara” (Kingdom of the poor) byPhilippe Akiki (1967).
3- Editing and screening of excerpts of old films
2008.
12 July : The Beiteddine Festival programmed a concert by Moroccan signer Karima Skalli who signs the diva Asmahan. In this frame, FLC was in charge of doing the research for films of the 1940’s in which Asmahan played and sang; these excerpts were edited and screened in a set design made especially for this concert.
4- Miscellaneous activities
2009. « From the alphabet to the Nahda : Zokak al – Blat : itinerary and great figures » In the frame of Beirut World Book Capital 2009, Fondation Liban Cinéma was associated with the Majal Observatory (ALBA-Balamand), with PromOrient and the Department of Geography (FLSH) of Saint-Joseph University in the project « From the alphabet to the Nahda : Zokak al – Blat : itinerary and great figures ». This pilot project of urban renaissance of a neighborhood which was one of the most spectacular in A precious donation by Jean-Pierre Goux Pelletan…
He returned to France after having lived for more than fifty years in Lebanon; who doesn’t remember this man fond of cinema, the journalist, the teacher, and the critic who made the wonderful days of the ciné-clubs of the capital, especially the “Ciné-club of Beirut” and who have given so many memories to generations of film buffs.
Jean-Pierre offered his entire library to Aimée Boulos with whom he had collaborated for many years in the ciné-club of ALDEC then in the ciné-club of Iesav. In her turn, Aimée Boulos transmitted this donation to Fondation Liban Cinéma so that the name of Jean-Pierre Goux Pelletan remains present in Lebanon.
This true cinema treasure is currently being sorted and archived. The books, magazines, documents, catalogues and photos…cover a period from the 1940 to the 2000. Once ready, the library will be open to the public for research (borrowing will not be possible but it is possible to make photocopies at the Fondation).
This generous donation testifies of the love that Jean-Pierre has for Lebanon that he considers as his second nation. He leaves a part of himself to Lebanese film lovers who meant so much for him and to whom he dedicates this magnificent library, the harvest of a lifetime.
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