George Yacoub

George yacoub

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    I’m an Author, Actor, Painter and President of the “Cultural Book Association” (CBA) of the Painters.

  • Education

    • Sagesse high school

      1994 - 2002
      Diploma
    • Lebanese american university

      2002 - 2008
      Bachelor's degree communication arts-radio, tv and film
  • Experience

    • Sagesse high school

      Oct 2008 - Jun 2011
      Drama and filmmaking teacher

      Taught editing of movie shooting on how to grasp the actual plot of each scene Taught angle shots and shot sizes to capture the right essence of the shot, also engaged my students in grammar of filmTaught composition, script writing as well as modernism and post modernism of film makingTaught acting and script writing.

    • Freelance

      Sept 2009 - now
      Author, actor, motivational speaker and painter

      Im an Author and also an Actor.Published my first Novel “Hara Land” in 2010. Published my second Book “My Truth” and my third Novel “My Empress Yasmeen” in 2011… Published my fourth Book “The Ultimate Secret” in 2012. Published my Fifth book “The Truth” in 2014. Published my sixth book "The Miracle" in 2015 and my seventh book "My Poetry" in 2016Synopsis of "Hara Land”We are obsessing compulsively over other people’s ideas and beliefs, and at the same time, we are confused by what we really want and other ideas and beliefs. This causes guilt and confusion, and that’s what schizophrenia is. “Hara Land” is a story about a man who doesn’t know how he ended up in a vast forest. He does his best to survive until one day he notices a mountainside and walks up. Just below the mountain there is a place called Hara Land. He meets a girl and falls in love with her but there are rules in Hara Land, a competition between two men who want to be with the girl…Synopsis of "My Truth”My Truth in my Quotes, Poetry and Parables.Synopsis of "My Empress Yasmeen”Edward meets Yasmeen and has a brief relationship, till Yasmeen tells him she’s going up to the mountains for around two weeks and will call him when she’s back in town. When she leaves, Edward realizes it’s really hard without her and her cell phone is closed…Synopsis of "The Ultimate Secret”The Ultimate Secret is a book of Quotes and Poetry, expressing the infinite secrets of the consequences of love, freedom, awakening and human behavior…Synopsis of "The Truth”The book “THE TRUTH” is about the positive and negative effects of the experiences of Life...Synopsis of my "The Miracle"The Book "The Miracle" is about my wisdom and also about a miracle which happened to me...Synopsis of my "My Poetry" In my Book "My Poetry" I write though my sensitivities, awareness and how I feel sometimes when I feel detached from the world... Show less

    • Adwaak production

      Sept 2009 - Sept 2010
      Editor

      Editing tour programme for international festival for Lebanese Emigrants Program.Heavily involved in management of the project from sourcing visuals to shooting and overall project management

    • My interviews on tv

      May 2010 - Jun 2014
      Author and actor

      Had interviews about my Books and Novels on Tele Liban, 6 times, MTV by Karen Boustany, OTV twice and twice on Future TV. I also had an interview about "The Secret of Happiness" on Future TV...I had an Interview on Delta Radio by Rana and on "SLYCE the Book Club" (America)Magazines which wrote about me “Why Not” Magazine “Time out” Magazine “2akbar Lfan…. Art News Magazine” and “altaharri” Magazinehttp://2akhbarlfan.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/حقيقة-جورج-يعقوب-يعقوب

    • Art directing

      May 2010 - Jun 2014
      My book signings

      Prepared 5 of my book signing events...

    • Why not magazine

      May 2012 - May 2013
      Sales

      Sales and Marketing

    • Limelights productions

      Apr 2014 - Apr 2014
      Actor

      I acted in an Ad for women’s right: (ABAAD) Main Character by limelights productions. The Ads title is “Put your hands with hers, not on her!” It was pan Arab and on most TV channels.https://youtu.be/ueEmW8p5RkM (“Put your hands with hers, not on her!”)Also was Main in 4 of my short movies and my Play...Acted in a short movie named "memoirs" Directed and written by Eli Salameh https://vimeo.com/118706115 (I’m the bad Guy in this Short Movie)Acted in a film directed by Elie Khalife, name of the Film is “Yalla 3a' ebelkon" Which was screened in Cinemas.Acted in TV a Lebanese Series by the name "Sawa" and also in a Lebanese web Series by the name "Awal il Gaith" in English the name of the web series is "The Little Drop" Acted in "Amir il Lel" (Lebanese TV series)Acted in the program Sadma as a prank guy...Acted in the commercial Bank Med, I was secondary...Acted in Metel l Amar, (Lebanese TV series)Acted in a document for Mbc, I was main...Acted in the commercial for Arab IdolActed in the commercial "The Voice Kids"Acted in a test commercial by "Saatchi" 1photo shoot (Our Mondial) Show less

    • Zalka

      Dec 2014 - Jan 2015
      Zalka

      I gave acting workshops During the acting session, I taught what is acting? how to act, gestures, postures, body language, tone of voice, expressions, difference between acting in TV, film and theater, lots of improvisations, meditation techniques, exercising before class, how to feel, how to see the real and fake in one and ect.. I gave meditation techniques and improvisations in this course so one can know how to feel when it comes to acting and I taught how moods, ambient and atmosphere can affect one...In the end, I adviced how and where the students should go in order for them to get into the Acting domain if they would like…I gave Creative Writing Workshops.In this Workshop I taught how to express your feelings through your moods, how to find the causes to your problems through writing, how to use your imagination and describe through it. Also how to paraphrase your words… Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Access concsciousness

      Junaline banez-moussi
    • Lebanese film club

      Nuala danielle, rwayda and takla chamoun
    • Quantum - touch

      Mona rifai khalaf
    • Reiki level 1

      Virginia ghazairi
    • Acting workshop level 1 and 2 (character building)

      Vivian antonios and reine ghosh
      Jul 2014
    • Acting workshop, also took level 2 with mirna khayat and elias el zayek (character development)

      Mirna khayat
      Jul 2014
    • Acting workshop

      Lucien bourjeily and farah shaer
      May 2014
    • Takla chamoun

      Acting workshop
      Jan 2014
    • Creative writing

      Hala habib
      Apr 2010
    • Cinematography

      Tony farjallah
      Oct 2004
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to George Yacoub
      Premio Energheia Libano 2016 Dante Alghieri Aug 2016 My Novel won the competition in Lebanon...