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Colette Scatton |
(also known as Colette ABBOUD) |
e: Colette.Scatton@gmail.com - http:// ColetteScatton.8m.net - Italy |
Highlights Qualifications |
| - Having a Bachelor’s degree in Audio/Visual (Cinema/TV) |
| - Over 10 years of experience In Cinema, Television, Commercials and Musical videos as Asst. |
| to director / & to Executive producer; Producer; Casting Director; and Production manager |
| - Over 8 years as a Script-Supervisor /Continuity |
| - Able to direct film from small scale to big scale |
| - Excellent creativity for making themes for advertisements and for film |
| - Strong ability to operate S-VHS and digital video equipment |
| - Extensive previous experience with videography of sports, events, short movies, Reportages ... |
- Knowledgeable of film & video editing software including Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Photoshop, |
| Adobe Lightroom, and CyberLink Power Director |
| - Having excellent knowledge of mass communication and photography |
| - Proven high abilities to be an efficient, multi-tasked, dependable & reliable worker |
| - Excellent writing and oral skills, observant, keen on details, goal oriented |
| - Competent at multitasking, working well under pressure, Proactive, dedicated, and self-motivated |
| - Advanced computer skills including expertise in M/S Office |
| - Fully Quadrilingual in English, French, Italian and Arabic |
Work History |
| Script-Supervisor/Continuity, FreeLancer 1999/Present |
| - Carlos the jackal - (ILICH) by Olivier Aassayas 2009 |
| - Production: Film en Stock/ Egoli Tossell Film AG.Orjouan production. (Screening 2010) |
| - Every day is a Holiday by Dima El-Horr, with Hiam Abbass (Aug.-Nov.08 - Released in 2009) |
| Been selected in several Cinema festivals, such as: |
| The international festival of cinema ROME-Italy Oct.09 http://www.romacinemafest.tv/index.php?video=303 |
| Mannheim International Film Festival (Germany) Nov 09 |
| Amiens International Film Festival (France) Nov 09 |
| Arab Film Festival in Berlin (Germany) Nov 09 |
| Arte Mar, Festival du film et des cultures mediterraneenes de Bastia (France) Nov 09 |
| - Hadewidjch de Bruno Dumont - 3B Production-France Sept-2008 |
| - A Lost Man by Danielle Arbid with Alexander Siddig and Melvil Poupaud. |
| Premiered on March 18 during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section |
| - After Shave by Hani Tamba - 2004 With Mahmud mabsout, Julia Kassar & Rafic Ali Ahmad |
| Won the French Cesar for Best Short Feature in 2006 as well as numerous awards at festivals around the world |
| - VAN EXPRESS by Elie Khalife – Dec 2003 |
| - ARABIAN SIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL Washington, DC |
| 6th Dubai international Film festival, and many others |
| - Hawa Beirut, by Fouad Aleywan.2002 CINEMED, TM.FR. |
| Le Festival International du Cinema Mediterraneen de Montpellier 2003 |
| - KHALASS (Enough), by Borhan Alaouie with Rifaat Tarabey |
| - 35mm. with Taxi film co- Production Lebanon and French/Belgium production.2002 |
| Dubai International Film Festival[2][3] 2007 Best Screenplay, Best Editor |
- The Party, by Merdad El Hajj, with the Canadian Production The Non-Flying Carpet (NFC) : |
| feature film 16mm, 2000 |
| - Alphabet 2000, by Rami Haddad 1999 |
| - Le Cerf Volant (The Kite), by Randa el Chahhal 35mm French production 2003 |
| Global Lens (Global Film Initiative), New York, 2008 |
| Prix de la bande Sonore, Bastia, 2004 |
| Silver Lion, Grand Prize of the Jury, Venice Film Festival, 2003 |
| Prix de la Lanterne Magique, Venice Film Festival, 2003 |
Prix de la paix- Gillo Pontecorvo, Venice Film Festival, 2003 Prix international de la musique et du film, Auxerre, 2003 |
| - La Chaise (The Chair), a film by Cynthia choukair - 35mm- USJ production.2001 |
| Elected in more than 35 festivals worldwide and won: |
| - Best Lebanese short film (2002, European Film Festival, Lebanon |
| - Best Lebanese short film Festival international du court metrage des ecoles de cinema (2002, Lebanon) |
| -Jury Special Prize (2003, Perugia Film Festival, Italy 2003) |
| - Le Role Principale, by Leyla Assaf-Tengroth.Oct 2001 |
| a Docu-Film of a real story after The Freedom Gang (1994), about the actress true life |
| http://www.iwff.net/En/Films.asp?Yid=2009&Fid=226 |
| Casting Director/Assistant director, free Lancer |
| - Lost man, by Danielle Arbid with Alexander Siddig and Melvil Poupaud |
| Premiered on March 18 during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section |
| - Blind Flight, by John Furse** with Ian Hart and Linus Roach ** |
| (Note, a special recommendation Letter From the director regarding my work) |
| It received numerous international film festival selections: |
| - London, Dublin, TriBeCa, Sydney etc) and nominations (Best Film, Best New Filmmaker, Best Music, Best Actor etc); |
| - Ian Hart won Best Actor Award at New York’s TriBeCa Film Festival in 2004 |
| - In The Battlefields, by Danielle Arbid |
| with Marianne Feghali, Rawia El Chab, Laudi Arbid, Aouni Kawass and Carmen Leboss |
| As a Casting Director & 2nd Asst. Dir. 16mm French Production |
| - Quo Vadis and Taxi Film co-production Lebanon.2003 |
| Premiered on March 18 during the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section |
| The film premiered on May 16 during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival, in the Directors' Fortnight section where the film ran for |
| the Camera d'Or during the 2004 Cannes Film Festival |
| - Hamete W a’lete, Asst. Director - TV series by Elie Maalouf Phoenix Production |
| - "Chanson N"1" By Bassem Christo. Asst. to Dir. |
| - I Prod Production (Janane Mallate) . A Special Program for Future TV 2003/Including new season 2004-2005 |
| - Siyaha & Al Manzel - two TV Docu. Series - as Asst. to Director /cameraman |
| With 30 pictures production house and Orbit; shown on Orbit Satellite and Shot in different |
| Arabic countries including: Lebanon, Dubai Abou Dhabi, Sultanat Oman, AL AIN, and Egypt |
| Including Television Films, |
| I also worked during the same period of my career, in the above positions for TV Commercials |
| & Production Houses, to name a few : |
| - Signature productions |
| - Independent productions |
| - Stories Productions |
| - Intaj house production |
| - Fanstastic Film Factory FFF |
| - The Talkies |
| - Djinn House Productions |
| … and many others |
| - "AHLA JNOUN" Assistant to Director Assad Fouladkar |
| Story by Antoine Ghandour / for New TV (2001) |
History
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Cinema SCRIPT-SUPERVOR // Tv&Tvc PRODUCER Employment Details
- Work History: Film, Music Video, Commercial, Documentaries, Television
- Job Categories: Cinematography, Production, Casting, Acting, Directing, Producing
- Are you willing to work unpaid?: No
- Authorized to work in United States: Yes
- Primary Citizenship: Italy
- Valid Passport: Yes
- Prior Job Title(s): Script-Supervisor & continuity, TVC Producer, TV asst.executive producer