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Jana Wehbe

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Jana Wehbe is an award-winning Lebanese producer who studied filmmaking at Université Saint Joseph in Beirut and oriental modern singing at the Lebanese National High Conservatory.

Jana Wehbe is an award-winning Lebanese producer who studied filmmaking at Université Saint Joseph in Beirut and oriental modern singing at the Lebanese National High Conservatory.

Jana's producing career began with '2 1⁄2', winner of the FIPRESCI Award at DIFF 2010. She has produced feature documentaries and fiction films, along with line-producing several co-productions. In 2009, she co-founded The Attic production boutique with like-minded film professionals. In 2011, Jana joined the Doha Film Institute as part of the institute’s annual festivals team. She acted as the Arab Film Institute’s representative and REEF’s Executive Director for the past four years, merging cinema and environment in the Lebanese rurality. She is currently serving as a professor teaching film production. In addition to her expertise in music artist management, Jana has been diversifying her interests and is bringing productions to theatre and musical stages. Jana was selected among four other Arab female filmmakers to receive the first AFAC-Netflix Equity fund.