TONI GEITANI
Email: tonigeitani@gmail.com
Lebanese, born in 1992. Based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
EDUCATION
2021 - 2023: Master of Music, Live Electronics at Conservatorium van Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2010 - 2015: Bachelor of Audio Visual Studies at Université Saint Joseph, Institut d’Études Scéniques, Audiovisuelles et Cinématographiques, Lebanon.
1995 - 2010: Lebanese Baccalaureate Degree, Economic Sciences at Collège des Pères Antonins, Lebanon.
FILMOGRAPHY
2026 - Feature Film “Ipsedixitism” (in production).
2018 - Mid Length Film “The Disappearance Of Goya”.
2015 - Short Film “The Leaves Will Bury”.
DISCOGRAPHY
2025 - Upcoming Album.
2018 - Debut Album “Al Roujoou Ilal Qamar”.
RESEARCH
2023 - Master Thesis “Sampling as a Political Medium” at Conservatorium van Amsterdam published with Norient in the “The Now In Sound”.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MUSIC COMPOSER
2024 - TVC for Siblou.
2024 - TVC “My Home'“ for WLA.
2023 - Mid Length Film “Radius Catastrophe” by Jad Youssef.
2023 - Awareness Campaign video “The Last Picture” for breast cancer awareness,
2022 - TVC for Mitsubishi.
2020 - Mid Length Film “This Haunting Memory That Is Not My Own” by Panos Aprahamian.
2020 - Short Film “Departed” by Reeda Fneiche.
2019 - Mid Length Film “What Side on Earth” by Mohamed Berro.
2019 - TVC - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - for Niili.
2019 - Video Essay “Fragments Of Light” by Marina Tebechrani
2018 - Short Film “Ghazal” by Jana Younes.
2017 - Short Film “Dream Land”.
2017 - Short Film “Deux Étés A Tanger” A Film by Eva Tapiero.
2017 - Art Performance “Around The Gate” by Randa Maroufi in Madrid.
2017 - Feature Film “Chronic” by Mohammed Sabbah.
2016 - Live Acting Show - Music Improvisation - with Laban Acting Group at Babel Theatre.
2016 - TV Documentary “Al Sharekh” by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2015 - TV Documentary “Time Out” by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2015 - TV Documentary “Soft Power” by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2014 - Short Film “A Dream Of Some Strange Impending Doom” by Kristine Baz.
SOUND DESIGNER
2024 - TVC “My Home'“ for WLA.
2023 - Mid Length Film “Radius Catastrophe” by Jad Youssef.
2022 - Concert “Troubled Women” by Diana Kantner.
2021 - Series of videos “To Live and Let Live” by Mohamed Berro.
2020 - Short Film “Tapes Began Decaying” by Reeda Fneiche.
2020 - Music Video “Ayami” for UNDP.
2020 - Mid Length Film “This Haunting Memory That Is Not My Own” by Panos Aprahamian.
2020 - Video Essay “The Death Of God Left Angels In a Strange Position” by Reeda Fneiche.
2020 - Short Film “Departed” by Reeda Fneiche.
2020 - Animation Video for Sharjah World Book Capital.
2019 - Mid Length Film “What Side on Earth” by Mohamed Berro.
2019 - Short Film “To Eat Dandelions By The Roots” by Reeda Fneiche.
2018 - Awareness Campaign video for the memory of the Lebanese Civil War.
2018 - Feature Film “Erased_Ascent of the Invisible” by Ghassan Halwani.
2017 - Short Film “Dream Land”.
2017 - Feature Film “Chronic” A Film by Mohammed Sabbah.
2016 - TV Documentary “Al Sharekh” by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2015 - TV Documentary “Time Out” by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2015 - TV Documentary “Soft Power“ by Al Jazeera Documentary.
2014 - Short Film “A Dread Of Some Strange Impending Doom” by Kristine Baz.
2013 - Short Film “Remains” by Mohamed Berro.
VISUAL ARTIST
2024 - Visual Arts for Old Signs New Sounds Concert by Marmoucha Orchestra.
2017 - Video for M1 Building by Jo Geitani.
2017 - Video Art for “Titre Provisoire” Performance by Wael Ali.
ACTOR
2016 - Short film “Zafir” by Marina Tebechrani, Main Role.
INSTRUCTOR
2023 - Introduction to Sound Design, Music, and Ableton Live Seminar for Studio Arts bachelor students in the American University of Beirut.
2016 - Filmmaking and Theatre Workshop in August with the collaboration of the Lebanese National Committee for UNESCO and the Ministry of Culture in UNESCO Palace.
2015 - Filmmaking Seminar for Digital Academy Camp in the American University of Beirut.
LIVE MUSIC PERFORMANCES
2023 - “Elegy for Lost Futures”, Live at Conservatorium van Amsterdam Theaterzaal as part of Master in Music Final Exam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 - “Das Neunte Kind der Mrs. D.”, directed by Ria Marks, Live at Muziekgebouw as part of Cello Biennale Amsterdam - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 - “Live at The Embassy of the Free Mind”, with Ainhoa Pérez Etxepare as part of Amsterdam Dance Event - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2020 - “Untitled 3”, Live at Ballroom Blitz, Beirut, Lebanon.
2020 - “Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival”, Live with Reeda Fneiche at Zoukak Theatre Company - Beirut, Lebanon.
2020 - “Poetry Pot”, Live at Barzakh - Beirut, Lebanon.
2019 - “At Night, In the City, We stopped at a Red Light, Then the Flood Began”, Live with Ziad Moukarzel and Visuals by Reeda Fneiche at Metro Al Madina - Beirut, Lebanon.
2019 - “Sofar Sounds”, Live at Antwork Rooftop as part of Sofar Sounds Monthly Performances - Beirut, Lebanon.
2019 - “Perilune | Going the Distance for Aquarius”, Live with Visuals by Reeda Fneiche at Tota - Beirut, Lebanon.
2018 - “Qum Watwet La Tnam”, Live improv collaboration with Nour Sokhon At Metro Al Madina - Beirut, Lebanon.
2018 - “Improv on Al Roujoou Ilal Qamar”, Live at Onomatopoeia Music Hub - Beirut, Lebanon.
2018 - “Al Roujoou Ilal Qamar Album Release”, Live at Zoukak Theatre Company - Beirut, Lebanon.
2017 - “Back To The Moon”, Live with Raffi Feghali and Visuals by Sarah Mashmoushi at Onomatopoeia The Music Hub - Beirut, Lebanon.
AWARDS & OFFICIAL SELECTIONS
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF GOYA - 56’ - Lebanon - 2018
Winner Best International Short or Medium-Length Film 21st Montreal International Documentary Festival RIDM - Montreal, Canada.
Official Selection 29th FidMarseille World Premiere - Marseille, France.
Official Selection 13th Lebanese Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon.
Official Selection 22nd Ji.Hlava, Jihlava, Czech Republic.
Official Selection 8th First Look Film Festival Museum of Moving Image - New York, USA.
Official Selection 1st Istanbul International Experimental Film Festival - Istanbul, Turkey.
THE LEAVES WILL BURY - 24’ - Lebanon - 2015
Official Selection 14th Festival Intenacional Signos da Noite - Lisbon, Portugal.
Official Selection Davis International Film Festival 2016 - Los Angeles, USA.
Official Selection 12th Lebanese Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon.
Official Selection Qumrah Film Festival 2016 - Bousra, Iraq.
Official Selection Les Irrécupérable 2016 - Paris, France.
Official Selection 13th Wegiel International Short Film Festival - Katowice, Poland.
Official Selection CILECT Prize 2016.
Official Selection 29th FIPA Film Festival - Biarritz, France.
Official Selection Zeichen Der Nacht 2016 - Berlin, Germany.
Official Selection 13th Signes De Nuit - Paris, France.
Official Selection 21st MedFilm Festival, Methexis Project (as a juror) - Rome, Italy.
Official Selection 3rd FidCampus in FidMarseille - Marseille, France.
Official Selection 12th Arab Short Film Festival - Beirut, Lebanon.
LANGUAGES
Arabic - Native Language.
French - Fluent.
English - Fluent.
Dutch - Beginner.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Ableton Live.
Max for Live.
Steinberg Cubase.
Avid Protools.
Adobe Premiere.
Avid Media Composer.
TouchDesinger.
Adobe Photoshop.