Draft:HODA KERBAGE

Hoda Kerbage (born 28 June 1980 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese author, scriptwriter, filmmaker and actress.

Hoda grew up in the Metn district. She is the daughter of Mohab Kerbage a lawyer and of Therese Kerbage a french literature University Professor. She has two sisters, Dr. Hala Kerbage, psychiatrist based in France and Nathalie Kerbage a lawyer based in Beirut.

Hoda Kerbage was born and lived her childhood during the Lebanese civil war (1975-1991) She studied in Ecole des frères Maristes Champville and then pursued her university degree in film studies in IESAV (Institut des études scéniques et audiovisuelles) USJ (université Saint-Joseph) Beirut.

She graduated in 2002 and then pursued a Masters degree in Paris III La Sorbonne-Nouvelle in Paris France. Her masters treated the identity of Lebanese cinema as a national/patriotic industry of cinema vs the concept of Lebanese filmmakers without a Lebanese cinema industry.

She worked in France for around 13 years collaborating with many production companies and Filmmakers.

In 2008, she gains the scriptwriting BOURSE BEAUMARCHAIS - SACD confirming her as a talented screenwriter.

She came back to Lebanon around 2015 where she became a partner in fisheYe, a production and content company that was amongst the first to create high end digital content in Lebanon.

She created her own niche boutique company in 2017 Loba Creative Direction.

She teaches at university and pursues many personal projects.