Maher Diab

Maher Diab
© Mad Solutions
Fine artist, Photographer, Artistic director, Illustrator
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv

Maher DIAB is a Lebanese multi talented, cosmopolitan illustrator, photographer & visual artist. He has graduated from the Lebanese University of Fine Arts with a certificate of excellence from the Minister of Culture.

Upon graduation, In October 2006, following the Israeli invasion on Lebanon, Maher was invited to participate in the critically acclaimed exposition, Nafas Beirut. Having garnered significant attention, the artwork was presented in London under a charity organization titled "I Love Beirut", where it won international acclaim and resulted in an invitation from the UNICEF to participate in their environment-awareness competition.

Maher has worked as an Art Director for several years in the advertising industry in some of the leading companies in the Arab world including BBDO, Y&R & JWT. After leaving the advertising world, Maher became the Lead Designer in the rebranding of what was the only cinema magazine in the Arab world Good News Cinema. As Creative Director until its last published issue, Maher also represented the title at film festivals, where he interviewed some of Hollywood's biggest celebrities including Madonna, Colin Farrell and George Clooney.

In 2010 he co-founded MAD Solutions with Alaa Karkouti, creating the foundations for what is now the first Pan-Arab film studio and fully integrative marketing consultancy in the region. In 2012, Maher took part in Berlinale Film Festival in the "Meet the Experts" program to discuss the film industry in the Arab world. website:www.maherdiab.com.


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