Cinema

Acclaimed movie director and actress Nadine Labaki has been riding the wave of success of late. Having racked up countless awards and a coveted Oscar nomination, a first for a female Middle Eastern filmmaker, it seems there’s no stopping the Lebanese powerhouse, as Elsa Charabati reveals.

Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF) is back for its fourth edition this November, with a varied program of films and documentaries catering to lovers of art and culture. Here are five things to get excited.

Celebrating the female directors of the world, the Lebanese Film Festival returns for its 13th edition from 17-21 September.

Taking place from 8-10 June 2018 on the famous St. Nicholas Steps in Gemmayze, the Cabriolet Film Festival is celebrating a decade of bringing short films to Beirut.

Possibly one of Lebanon’s biggest productions of the year, “In Syria” tells the story of two Syrian families and their fight for survival.

Ziad Doueiri’s award-winning film has scooped an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film 2018, the first Lebanese film to be in the running for an Academy Award.

The long wait is finally over. “Still Burning” is in cinemas across Lebanon after more than one year of its first show in Dubai International Film Festival.

Lebanon’s International Short Films Festival celebrated a successful 2017 edition, bringing four days of animated films and documentaries to Tyre and Nabatieh.

“The Insult” (Case No. 23) is a drama starring Kamal al-Basha, Camille Salameh and Rita Hayek.