News about audiovisual in Libanon
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Inaugurated 25 years ago and closed for nearly a decade, the Lebanese Cinematheque has reopened. During its re-inauguration on May 14th at the National Library of Lebanon, the Minister of Culture, Ghassan Salamé, expressed his desire to safeguard the country’s cinematic cultural heritage despite the war. Cultural infrastructure has been affected, he said, adding that …
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For its third edition, CourtMed confirmed its success with increased participation and a record number of films (see statistics here).Organized by the CMCA, in partnership with France 3 PACA and France 3 Corse Via Stella, this competition dedicated to film schools and young Mediterranean filmmakers awarded nine short films from France, Spain, Italy, Lebanon, Tunisia, …
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The Arab Cinema Centre (ACC) announced the winners of the 10th Arab Film Critics’ Awards. The ceremony took place on May 16th during the Cannes Film Market. At the event, ACC founders Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab reiterated that the role of these awards is to “highlight the best Arab films and talent and help …
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The Dubai International Content Market (DICM) has published a report showing how much the audiovisual sector has changed during Ramadan. Entitled Ramadan 2026 – The Reinvention of MENA’s Content Economy, this report describes “a pivotal inflection point.” It says that “what was once a season dominated by broadcast television has transformed into a sophisticated multi-platform …
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The 79th Cannes Film Festival has unveiled its official selection, and it includes several Mediterranean productions. The festival will take place from May 12th to 23rd. In the Un Certain Regard section, Moroccan director Laila Marrakchi will present her third feature La mas dulce (Strawberries). The film follows two young Moroccan women working in southern …
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The founder of the Lebanese Tiro Arts Association (TAA), Kassem Istambouli, has announced he is making his theatres and cinemas available to refugees. The decision follows the Israeli bombing campaign in Beirut and southern Lebanon, in response to Hezbollah attacks. In two weeks the bombing campaign has displaced nearly one million people, according to France …
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The 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival took place from March 5th to 15th in cinemas and online. This year a total of 252 documentaries were screened, feature-length and short, including a record 80 world premieres, 32 international premieres and 11 European premieres. Greek documentaries were also well represented with 57 across the various categories. …
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