SABINE KAHWAJI
director, writer, creator

Kahwaji's debut short film Alitisal (The Call) was screened at Disney Pixar Headquarters in April 2025.



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Sabine was selected to have a live display of her work in 2022, where hundreds attended as apart of the 5x Festival.
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Sabine was selected to have a live display of her work in 2022, where hundreds attended as apart of the 5x Festival.




Festival awards& SElections
AWARDS
Female Voices Rock (New York City, USA) – Winner: Best International Film (2025)
Bridgeport Film Festival (Connecticut, USA ) - Winner: Achievement in Directing (2025)
Global Music Awards - Winner: Don't Believe In (July 2021)
New Jersey Film Awards - Winner: Best Music Video, Don't Believe In (August 2021)
Paris Cinema Awards - Winner: Best Music Video, Don't Believe In (August 2021)
Paris International Film Awards - Finalist: Don't Believe In (August 2021)
The Reel Stars Student Film Festival (Vancouver, BC) - Winner: Achievement in Screenwriting (2014)
The Reel Stars Student Film Festival (Vancouver, BC) - Winner: Award in Story Design & Direction (2014)
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OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
Pixar Screening (USA) – Special screening for Arab Heritage Month
Lebanese Film Festival in Canada (Montreal & Toronto, Canada)
Beverly Hills International Film Festival (USA)
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Lebanon)
Toronto Film Week (Canada)
Tlanchana Fest (Mexico)
Casablanca Arab Film Festival (Morocco)
Lebanon Cinema Days in the UK (United Kingdom)
Festival Mental (Portugal)
Brussels Cineverse (Belgium)
Hollywood Arab Film Festival (USA)
International Day Of The Lebanese Emigrant Vancouver (Canada)
International Music Video Awards - Finalist: Don't Believe In (2021)
Lacorne International Film Festival - Finalist: Don't Believe In (August 2021)
OFFICIAL NOMINATIONS
Nomination for ZoomFest Film Festival BC 2015 - Best Cut Coach Editing
Nomination for ZoomFest Film Festival BC 2014 - Best Art Direction
HONORABLE MENTIONS
ANIMAZE Montreal International Animation Film Festival (Canada) – Honorable Mention "HOME" (2023)






