CONSULTING
Darine has consulted for numerous prestigious film institutions and organizations such as The Sundance Institute, The New York Foundation for the Arts, Cinephilia Productions, Students for Justice, Women of Color Foundation, Films Femmes Francophones Méditerranée, to name a few.
FILMS & SCREENPLAYS
Darine’s films can be seen at numerous Oscar-qualifying International Film Festivals and on some of the world’s most reputable channels and platforms such as Sundance Channel, The New Yorker, BBC Channel, Forbes, AMC Networks, Kinoscope, and more.
Named on Disney’s List of Directors on the Rise, Darine’s screenplays and films have received several awards, recognitions, commissions, and financial support by prestigious institutions such as The New York Council on The Arts (USA), Maison Des Scénaristes (France), The Jerome Foundation (USA), Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (Lebanon), The Independent Film Project (USA), The Sundance Institute (USA), San Francisco Film Society (USA), Comedy Central (USA), The Royal Film Commission (Jordan), Arab America Foundation (USA)...
MENTORING
Darine has been invited to mentor screenwriting workshops at international film festivals and film institutions such as MedFilm Festival (Italy), The Arab World Institute (France), Carthage Film Festival (Tunisia), Asian American Writers’ Workshop (New York), Nuqat (Kuwait), NL Film Fonds (Netherlands), Filmlab Palestine, Dubai International Writers’ Centre and TwoFour54 (UAE), Arab American National Museum and Cinetopia Film Festival (Detroit), Olhares Do Mediterraneo (Portugal), among others.
SPEAKING
Darine has been invited to speak about filmmaking and screenwriting at universities and world conferences such as The Columbia University of New York, The New Mexico State University, The Sharjah Art Platform, The Roster at Ghetto Film, The Anna Lindh Foundation, The Step Conference, Middle East Film & Comic Con, ApexArt, Carthage Film Market, RawiFest, The Nuqat Conference, Toronto Arab Film Festival, Palestine Cinema Days.
BOOKING
To book Darine for writing, directing, consulting, mentoring, and speaking engagements, please fill out the form below.
For independent filmmakers, consulting and mentoring services are designed per project. For institutions and companies, consulting and training services are designed with team-building strategies through creative thinking, visual storytelling, and immersive writing.
TESTIMONIALS
“Darine was very insightful. She gave me tasks that really helped me focus on developing my script in positive ways. ”
“Darine is extremely knowledgeable, passionate, and generous. She is deftly able to tailor her feedback to the needs of the script and to advance key concepts and writing practices. ”
“Improving, inspiring, and mind-opening! I was very happy to have worked with Darine as it helped me move my script forward.”
“Working with Darine was really helpful. She’s a brilliant script consultant. She manages to always find the best solutions for your project.”
“Darine is incredibly gifted, both intuitively and in skill - and offers a lot of respect and attention.”
“Darine gave such wonderful feedback that’s taken my screenwriting process to a whole new level, especially regarding character development. She had a clear and well-thought-out structure to my consulting sessions.”
“Darine is an excellent script consultant. She has a broad perspective to help you navigate your ideas and find answers. She is great at understanding what problems and challenges are in the script and how to overcome them.”
“Darine demonstrated a firm interest in helping me grow as a screenwriter. It was a pleasure to watch her digest my ideas and immediately respond with a crucial critique and mind-growing direction to go with. ”
“Darine is an amazing listener and very generous with her time and feedback. She is attentive to detail and that goes a long way. She has a kind demeanor that creates this calmness in the workroom as opposed to intimidation. ”
CINEPHILIA FILM DEVELOPMENT WORKROOM
Format: 4 weeks, 8 sessions (Online. Two 3-hour sessions per week.)
Cinephilia FDW is designed to offer a unique experience for both emerging and professional film & television writers. During the 4-week sessions, writers will be guided through the process of developing a narrative screenplay using hands-on exercises, creating project decks, and training to pitch. Writers can expect to have a developed draft of their screenplay, a project pitch deck, and tons of industry insights.
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PREVIOUS WORKSHOPS
. FILM DIRECTING MASTERCLASS May 1, 2021 || Time: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM EDT || Free online masterclass (zoom). Open to all.
. LOS ANGELES: August 12-16, 2019 || Screenwriting Workshop organized by RAWI Radius of Arab American Writers(Wet Hot Arab American Summer School) at Beyond Baroque
. LISBON, Portugal: September 29, 2018 || Masterclass organized by 5th Olhares Do Mediterraneo at VALSA
. BEIRUT, Lebanon: September 2018 || Masterclass organized by 13th Lebanese Film Festival at Lebanese American University
. NEW YORK CITY: August 13-September 4, 2018 || Literary Adaptation Workshop, Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW)
. PARIS, France: June 26-July 8, 2018 || Cinephilia Screenwriting Lab for Shorts, In Collaboration with Institut Du Monde Arabe/Arab World Institute and The Festival of Arab Cinema in Paris
. DETROIT, USA: June 1-3, 2018 || 13th Arab Film Festival at Cinetopia Film Festival at Arab American National Museum
. ROTTERDAM, Netherlands: October 4-16, 2017 || In Collaboration with Arab Film Festival. With the support of The City of Rotterdam
. NEW YORK CITY: August 8-15-22-29, 2017 || Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW)
. ROME, Italy:November 5-15, 2016 || In Collaboration with 22nd Med Film Festival, with the support of MIBACT
. NEW YORK CITY: October 25-27 & October 29 || Asian American Writers' Workshop (AAWW) in Collaboration with RAWI (Radius of Arab American Writers)
. ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands: September 22 - October 2, 2016|| In Collaboration with Arab Film Festival, with the support of Netherlands Film Fonds & The City of Rotterdam
. DUBAI, UAE: September 23, 2016 || Khazzan Park In collaboration with Brownbook
. MINNEAPOLIS, USA: June 17, 2016 ||The Loft Literary Center as part of RAWI (Radius of Arab American Writers) + Mizna 6th National Literary Gathering.
. DUBAI, UAE: April 02-25, 2016 || Tashkeel Art Hub
. DUBAI, UAE: December 7-13, 2015 || Dubai International Writers' Centre
. KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: May 13-20, 2015 || Nuqat - Directing & screenwriting workshop - Imagination Express Project. Supported by Ministry of State for Youth Affairs in partnership with Red Bull Kuwait & Dar Al Athar
. KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait: November 2014 || Nuqat Creative Conference
. BEIRUT, Lebanon: October 2014 || Bibliotheque Assabil - Cinephilia Productions
. CAIRO, Egypt: September 2014 || Studio Emad Eddine with the support of Al Mawred Al Thaqafy - in partnership with Orient Productions
. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: September 2014 || Teatro Eskendria with the support of Garaad - in partnership with I-act & Tamasi
. ABU DHABI, UAE: August 2014 || twofour54 Creative Lab
. TUNIS, Tunisia: November 2013 || Centre Sidi Bou Said
. BEIRUT, Lebanon: September 2013 || Dawawine
. ABU DHABI, UAE: March 2013 || twofour54 Creative Lab
. AMMAN, Jordan: February 2013 || Al Balad Theater in partnership with Outbox Film Festival
. CAIRO, Egypt: January 2013 || Darb 1718
. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: January 2013 || Bibliotheca Alexandrina
. BEIRUT, Lebanon: September 2012 || AltCity in partnership with Outbox Film Festival