Out of 260 projects, the festival’s curators chose only 16 films, and the Lebanese director was chosenHala AlkoushOfficially to be a part of the IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam i.e.Amsterdam International Documentary Film FestivalAnd Hala will work on her first feature film with the support of the aforementioned international festival.
In detail, the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam provides support for artistic talents in the world of cinema, as IDFA Project Space has selected sixteen projects to join the 2022 program in Amsterdam and online, including a film by director Hala Al Koush, to be the only Lebanese in this edition of the festival that supports filmmakers from During its talent development programmes, the IDFA Project Space takes place in Amsterdam and online from June to September the festival will provide tutoring and high-level plenary sessions (formerly known as IDFAcademy Summer School) for these winning projects with dedicated and in-depth support.
Hala will participate in the aforementioned festival with the movie The Place Where I Belong.
In the details of this film, following the Beirut port explosion on August 4, its director decided to walk alone in the streets of Beirut for the first time in her life, to reach a treatment session. However, this corniche has more impact than just a walk on Hala’s life, changing not only her perspective on her city but the direction of her whole life like so many Lebanese people. Therefore, its director seeks to convey the suffering of the Lebanese through this film in a different and innovative way.
