Biographies: Sophie Boutros - Director

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A Lebanese director, born in Mansourieh, Lebanon, on a day that coincided with the beginning of the war in Lebanon. She is the younger sister of the Lebanese singer Julia Boutros and the composer Ziad Boutros. Sophie had an inclination towards science at school, then she went to the Lebanese University to study biology. After completing a year in this field, Sophie turned to art, like her siblings, and went on to study at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts, obtaining a bachelor's degree in audio-visual directing. Sophie worked for eleven years in the field of television and cinema, including 3 years at Future TV. She directed many famous music videos, such as "La Be Ahlamak” by her sister Julia and “Ashan Al Hob” by the artist Rashed Al Majed. She joined the Mohammed Bin Rashid School for Communication, affiliated with the American University in Dubai, where her responsibilities included conducting interviews with students applying for a scholarship at the college from various Arab nationalities and contracting with media companies in the United Arab Emirates to provide training sessions for college students.

• 14 January 2024
• Dalia Saad