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Fondation Liban Cinema

Fondation Liban Cinema (FLC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture that acknowledges its role as an organization supporting the development of the Lebanese cinema in all its aspects

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OPEN CALL: Citée des Arts Residency

Fondation Liban Cinéma in partnership with La Cité des Arts, Paris, is opening a call for a residency in the Cité des Arts in Paris (for our 10^th consecutive year). This call is open for Lebanese film professionals with a first feature-film project in development. This residency will take place over the course of 2-months and offers the chance for filmmakers to develop their project.

OPEN CALL: Berlin AiR Residency

Fondation Liban Cinéma in partnership with Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, is opening a call for (our 7^th consecutive) 3-month residency in Berlin for Lebanese film professionals with a feature-film project in development.

This residency offers the chance for filmmakers to develop their project and skills, learn about the film industry in Germany and meet producers and professionals, in accordance with their profile.

OPEN CALL: Boghossian Award

The Coup de Cœur Award

Boghossian Foundation & Fondation Liban Cinema
Distribution prize for a Lebanese film

The Boghossian Foundation in partnership with Fondation Liban Cinema is pleased to launch for the 9th year in a row, the Coup de Coeur Award for the distribution of a Lebanese film inLebanon and/or abroad.
A prize of $ 10,000 will be accompanied by an artist residency at Villa Empain-Brussels so that the artist / filmmaker can develop their next film project.

Deadline for submission: September 7, 2026

AI Films make their world premiere in the London Short Film Festival

Stage of Flesh and Doula are two films made through the AI in film: a new creative dialogue project, a collaboration between Fondation Liban Cinema, Film London and with the support of the British Council.

Stage of Flesh is directed by Guibert Najarian and produced by Tracy Abi Farah. Doula is directed by Chadi Younes and produced by Rolly Dib. Both films are Lebanese and UK co-productions.

We are proud to announce the world premiere of the films at the London Short Film Festival, followed by a captivating discussion with the filmmakers.

The films will have a local premiere in Lebanon for the 2026 European Film Festival in Beirut.
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A Sad and Beautiful World: The Journey of a Film Supported by Fondation Liban Cinema

Fondation Liban Cinema was proud to present an avant-première of Cyril Aris’ latest film, A sad and beautiful world in presence of the writer/director, producer Georges Schoucair, and script consultant Antoine Waked.

The trio discussed every step of the creation of the film, from idea to the screen – discussing how Fondation Liban Cinema’s support has helped make this film a reality.

From writing workshop, to writing residency, to co-production platform and finally production funding, Cyril’s film was selected in several stages of its production, which came in as a boost of support to help complete the film.

New co-production agreement signed with Belgium

On June 23, 2025, Minister of Culture Ghassan Salamé and Minister-President Elisabeth Degryse of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation finalized a film co-production agreement between the Republic of Lebanon and the French Community of Belgium.

The signing is the result of exemplary cooperation between all the parties involved, in particular the Fondation Liban Cinéma and the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.

Shaping the Future of Film in Lebanon

Reimagining the Filmmaking Industry and Investing in the Future of Lebanese Cinema

This was the objective of a meeting hosted by ESA Business School, in collaboration with Fondation Liban Cinema and Logical Pictures (France), to address the challenges and opportunities in Lebanon’s audiovisual sector.

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