2022 Montreal Festival Guests
Pierrette Katrib
Pierrette Katrib is a Lebanese actress & TV presenter. She graduated from the Lebanese University with a teaching diploma in theatre and moved on to complete a Masters in Translation from USEK.
Her acting career started with the various TVCs she appeared on and that were produced between Lebanon, the MENA region, Eastern Asia and Africa. Her proper entry in the world of tv series came in 2006 where she figured in a leading role in the Lebanese drama “Nidal” that earned her a respected reputation amongst her peers and fans alike. Pierrette then appeared in the pan Arab dram “Ruby”.
IN 2007, she made her first cinema debut in Hany Tamba’s French production “Une Chanson Dans La Tête” aka “Melodrama Habibi” starring in a lead role along veteran French actor Patrick Chesnais.
Since then, she has been regularly figuring in several feature and short films, which toured various international festivals, as well as appearing in numerous TV series.
In 2014, Pierrette took part in Romeo Lahoud’s play “Tarik Al Shams” in which she took on the role that should have been played by the late diva Salwa Katrib. The play performed for three consecutive months at the Casino Du Liban.
In addition to her passion for acting, Pierrette is currently presenting sports news on Betway Sports MENA social accounts. Previously, she co-presented “Akhbar Al Sabah”, a morning live show on Future TV (2007-2019). She also co-presented “Swalefna Helwa” on Dubai TV (2010-2012).
Pierrette is a master of ceremonies. She has a large experience in hosting social, corporate & cultural events.
In 2016, she participated in the international show “Dancing With The Stars”, Season 4, MENA region.
Hassiba Freiha
Amongst a dozen short films, Hassiba produced, wrote and directed her thesis short film entitled Temperance, which was showcased at the first Middle East International Film Festival and went on to be displayed in the Short Film Corner at the Cannes Film Festival (before it was distributed by an online platform). Hassiba has also worked on several other projects including the feature film, City Island, with Andy Garcia and Alan Arkin, the National Wildlife Federation’s Campus Chillout! project that involved Former Vice President Al Gore, Academy Award Winning Producer and Philanthropist Jeff Skoll and Academy Award Winning Producer Lawrence Bender.
Hassiba later co- produced, assistant-directed and starred in the short film Wahdon (Alone) which went on to be part of film festivals around the world. In addition to acting in a handful of other short films, Hassiba was hired by twofour54 Abu Dhabi, a government-backed media company, to join their post- production team before moving up the ranks to manage their department. During this time Hassiba continued to develop her skills as a filmmaker and post-produced two feature films.
Kenton Oxley
Having carved a successful career in the television and film industry, Kenton is globally respected for his work. As a Producer and CEO of his own production services company, Knockout Production Services, Kenton has worked on multi-million-dollar blockbuster projects and is no stranger to producing wildly successful productions. Kenton’s passion for the industry knows no bounds – from being the youngest ever Director for ITV at the age of 20, through to being involved in the development of media related government policy including the 30% Abu Dhabi Production Rebate, the 30% Malaysia production incentive and creating the first freelancer visa in the Arabian Gulf.
From 2009 to 2015 Kenton was Head of International Commercial and Production at ‘twofour54’ FZ-LLC (UAE), a role he left to found and run Knockout Production Services. Kenton has gained international experience for projects such as Strike Back Season 7 – Left Bank Pictures (HBO), Next Of Kin – Mammoth Pictures (ITV), The Grand Tour – Chump Productions (Amazon Prime), Bang Bang – Fox Star Studios (Indian Market), Baby – Friday Filmworks (Indian Market), Deliver Us From Evil – Sony Screen Gems, Top Gear – BBC.
