Emmy and Multiple Award-winning Film Director & Producer and Film
Festival Organizer born in Niger, West Africa of Lebanese origin.
Directed & Produced over 35 features between Europe, Africa, Middle
East & the USA, most of them Award-Winning Films at various
International Film Festivals.
Georges Chamchoum was Jury Delegate all through the 80's for Le
Festival du Film Fantastique et de Science Fiction (Horror and Science
Fiction Films), Paris,France, which is a leading Festival in the genre,
where such Directors Steven Spielberg, Sam Raimi, Joe Dante and many
other leading Directors were first discovered. From 2007-2013 was
Executive & Program Director of The Monaco Charity Film Festival.
Served as Executive Board Member on various Film Festivals. Founder of
the International Film Festival in Lagos (Nigeria) and International
Relations Executive for Notre Dame University International Film
Festival (Lebanon) & International Executive Director of Yakutsk
International Film Festival (Yakutia, Sakha Republic).
Attended schools in Lebanon, France and Germany. University in Wales
then went on to study filmmaking - Director - in France, Graduating
from the Conservatoire du Cinema in Paris. Trained in Poland and
France. Now resides in Los Angeles, California for the past 25 years.
Completed back to back since 2012 the Feature Documentary My Journey
into Faith, which he calls "my most personal movie ever - and I had to
do it just for my own satisfaction". 2013 a Short December Dawn, a
Feature Documentary Ninety! In Post-Production on Hope and Fear: Egypt
on the Tipping Point (Executive Producer); Ode to My Mother and a
comedy Agency. 2 Feature Movies in pre-Production slated for 2015-1016.
Passionate about Photography, from 1984-1990 was Official Photographer
for Visiora-Christian Dior. His goal is to Organize International Film
Festivals where Film Students from all over the World will have an open
door to Hollywood and World Cinema - and give a springboard to movies
from Countries you hardly hear of.
One of the founders of Film Festivals Cinergy.
