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The Jocelyne Saab Association was founded in 2019 to preserve and promote the artistic legacy of Jocelyne Saab. Today, it distributes the films and work of the Franco-Lebanese filmmaker and organizes training programs on film preservation and restoration. It also develops creative projects based on…

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Maraya

From the very beginning the Jocelyne Saab Association sought partners in Lebanon capable of acquiring a scanner and the necessary software to continue digital restoration work in the country and to broaden its services across the entire region. Over the years the association collaborated with…

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The Archive Circulation Initiative

Following the success of its first training workshops, held in Beirut in 2021 and 2024, the Jocelyne Saab Association has joined forces within the Archive Circulation Initiative with the Tunisian production company Muja Films and the Digital Archives of Algerian Cinema project to continue training…

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Historical Overview of the Jocelyne Saab Association

Training Lebanese Technicians: Re‑enfranchising a Forgotten Heritage The association’s first project was to digitize all of the available video copies of Jocelyne Saab’s films and subtitle them in Arabic, English and French to ensure wider accessibility and better dissemination. However, the poor quality of the…

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