A selection of films from 11 Arab countries featured at the 17th Arab Film Festival. (Credit: Courtesy of Nadi Lekol El Nass)
The Arab Film Festival returned to Beirut on Monday evening for its 17th edition, launching six days of screenings, discussions and tributes dedicated to Arab cinema. Organized primarily at the Sursock Museum from July 20 to 25, the festival also extends to Dar al-Nimer in Clemenceau, Marsah in Tripoli and Ishbilia Cinema in Saida, bringing together filmmakers, students and audiences from across the region.This edition marks a significant turning point. For the first time since the festival's inception, feature films are competing alongside the festival's traditional selection of short films. History through art Through archives and art, Lamia Joreige’s exhibition revisits the making of modern Middle East Speaking at the opening ceremony, programmer Rima Kaddissi described what she called the festival's largest edition...
The Arab Film Festival returned to Beirut on Monday evening for its 17th edition, launching six days of screenings, discussions and tributes dedicated to Arab cinema. Organized primarily at the Sursock Museum from July 20 to 25, the festival also extends to Dar al-Nimer in Clemenceau, Marsah in Tripoli and Ishbilia Cinema in Saida, bringing together filmmakers, students and audiences from across the region.This edition marks a significant turning point. For the first time since the festival's inception, feature films are competing alongside the festival's traditional selection of short films. History through art Through archives and art, Lamia Joreige’s exhibition revisits the making of modern Middle East Speaking at the opening ceremony, programmer Rima Kaddissi described what she called the festival's largest...
