Nicole Ballivian
Nicole currently serves as Vice President of Production and Distribution at Cinema Libre Studio in Los Angeles. Nicole has also adapted for stage and is in pre-production to direct THE PESSOPTIMIST, a novel by the renowned Palestinian refugee Emile Habiby, for a US theatrical tour in 2005. SLEEPING ON STONES, a Cinema Libre Studio/BintFilm feature film co-production, surrounding a narrative story of Palestinian life under Israeli occupation, was written by Nicole and is currently in pre-production to shoot in Jordan and the Palestinian territories next year.
Nicole Ballivian has completed projects with Warner Bros. and Universal Studios in Los Angeles, in production for both commercial feature film and television. Last year, Nicole produced a science-fiction film entitled Alliance for Mumin Pictures, currently in post-production. Throughout her 13-year career, Nicole has produced and assistant directed for many independent film and television entities including National Geographic, Greenpeace USA, Quixotic Films, Mumin Pictures, Greenlight Productions, Cerebellum Corporation and Univision. Alongside her production background, Nicole has worked for the largest literary agencies in Hollywood, which allowed her to delve into the creative realm of screenplay acquisition and development.
Nicole carries a BA in Film from American University in Washington DC and also has an Islamic social science background which was solidified through a Master of Arts program from the Graduate School of Islamic and Social Sciences in Virginia.
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The New York Arab & South Asian Film Festival would like to
thank all of the film makers and other creative talents
involved in making this happen for a third year. Most of all,
we would like to thank the participating
audiences, for bearing witness.
See you all next year!
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