BEIRUT FILM SOCIETY (BFS)

Girls for Change, an initiative created and developed by Beirut Film Society was launched from the Grand Serail under the patronage of the Ministry of State for Women’s Affairs and the Ministry of State for Displaced Affairs  with the support of Unicef.  funded by the Government of the United States. After organizing the first sessions and exploring the level of success and the positive outcome it brought, we are planning to cover all the regions of Lebanon and perform this training with young girls who are eager to learn, and empower them with new skills that will help them shape a better future and career

The Founder and Chair of the Beirut Film Society, Sam Lahoud has been selected to nominate the best short films from the following Middle Eastern and Gulf countries for this year’s HFPA Snow Leopard Short Films Award in Hollywood: Armenia, Bahrain, Cyprus, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

The ceremony will take place at the Asian World Film Festival in Los Angeles in November, as part of an agreement between the festival and the Golden Globes. Awards consist of $5,000 US for the best short film from Asia, as well as an invitation to the Golden Globes.
Lahoud's role is to select 12 short films from these countries which go toward the shortlisting of two films for the final qualifications.