Blog — Producer • Film Director • Editor • AI Storyteller

Articles | Interviews, and a few brave attempts to explain WHAT I DO.

Articles | Written Interviews

A man with dark hair and a beard, wearing a dark blue shirt, sitting in a wooden room with natural light coming through the window, resting his chin on his hand and smiling. Julien Maalouf

Two men are looking at a smartphone together outdoors, with a third person in the background on a bicycle. Julien Maalouf

Elfann

Julien Maalouf reveals the success of Bil Qalb

Interview / analysis

Sayidaty

A happy ending for ‘Bil Qalb’ with many human messages

Series article

A videographer is operating a professional video camera on a tripod, with film crew and lighting equipment outdoors during sunset. People are in the background, some in conversation, with trees and a car visible. Julien Maalouf

Two people, a man and a woman, standing outside surrounded by greenery and film equipment, including lights and a camera, on a sunny day.Julien Maalouf

Elfann

Julien Maalouf reveals how he shoots his series El Hob Al Haqiqi

Craft / directing article

Elfann

Director of ‘True Love’… the story flips in season two

Series article

Three men are talking and laughing on a city street at night, with cars and streetlights in the background. Julien Maalouf

A man with headphones working on electronic equipment on a film or photography set with crew members and studio lighting in the background. Julien Maalouf

Al-Joumhouria

The last shot of ‘True Love’ after 213 days of shooting

Behind-the-scenes piece

Al-Akhbar

Coverage of my TV work (Media & TV section)

Article

Two men on a film set, one operating a camera and the other pointing at the camera, with a street scene in the background. Julien Maalouf

A man with dark hair and a dark suit, looking at his phone, standing indoors near a window with posters on the wall behind him. Julien Maalouf

Lebanese General Security - magazines

2021 print article on my directing work

Article

AwaelNews

Interview / feature on my series work

Article

Filmmakers on a city street shoot scene, with crew and equipment, during daytime. Julien Maalouf

A film crew setting up a shot with a camera on a dolly on a city street in front of a historic stone building during daylight, with five people coordinating around. Julien Maalouf

Al-Akhbar

Earlier coverage of my directing work

Article

ElFann

The Real Love’ director… the story turns upside down in part two

Article

Two smiling men taking a selfie outdoors with clear blue sky and palm trees in the background. One man has dark hair and a beard, wearing a dark jacket. The other man has dark hair, no beard, and is making a peace sign with his fingers. Julien Maalou

A director with sunglasses and headphones around his neck giving instructions on a film set outdoors. Julien Maalouf

Asharq Al-Awsat

Julien Maalouf: I’m not looking for continuity, but for the impact I make

Long form interview

Nidaa Al-Watan

Khan El Dahab: a youth driven look at values and traditions

Series feature

Asharq Al-Awsat

A young Lebanese directing pulse sweeps the platforms

Industry profile

Laha Magazine

The director creates the scene as he sees it, not as people expect it

Interview

A man sitting in a chair with a large window behind him, writing in a notebook with a pen, wearing headphones around his neck, with a landscape of hills visible outside. Julien Maalouf

A man with headphones leaning against a wall and a woman holding a coffee cup in an urban street scene with buildings and cars in the background. Julien Maalouf

Nidaa Al-Watan

Our current circumstances are a chance for innovation and reach

Interview

Elsiyasa News

Haifa Wehbe’s upcoming series, led by director Julien Maalouf.

Article

Two men smiling and chatting in a warmly lit vintage dining room with stone walls, a lace tablecloth, and a large window with curtains. Julien Maalouf

A scene from a film or video shoot featuring two men interacting at a table in a dark room with minimal lighting. One man is sitting and the other is standing, with a camera operator filming the scene. Julien Maalouf

TV | Radio | Video interviews

Two men having an interview on a city street at sunset, with brick walls and a narrow alleyway in the background. Julien Maalouf

Backstage

“Ibn El Basha” making of interview (MBC Iraq)

TV interview

Two men having an interview outdoors on a sunny day, one holding a microphone and a phone, with a desert landscape and palm trees in the background. Julien Maalouf

CelebritiesIQ / TikTok

Interview about Khan El Dahab 2

Social interview

Sawt Loubnan

“Al Moujja Sawa” with producer May Abi Raad

Radio / studio interview (video)

Bte7la El Hayet

Episode 170 – LBCI Morning Show

Talk show interview

A man sitting outdoors with a white shirt and a microphone clipped to his shirt, smiling at the camera, with a woman and a man in the background, and several other people standing nearby. There are colorful flowers and trees around.

Sahranin

Julien Maalouf reveals secrets of ‘True Love’

TV interview