Beirut Film Society

BEIRUT SHORTS 2024

OSCARS Qualifying Festival

A powerful vision of transformation and resilience emerges from the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival poster of the 18th edition, capturing Lebanon’s spirit in the face of adversity. The poster tells a story of rebirth and boundless potential, drawing viewers into a visual narrative that echoes both Lebanon’s struggles and its dreams for a brighter future.

OSCARS Qualifying Festival

The Beirut Shorts International Film Festival has proudly attained the status of an Academy Awards (OSCARS) Qualifying Film Festival, the first of its kind in Lebanon and among few in the Arab world. This milestone provides an unprecedented opportunity for Lebanese and international filmmakers, as films that win in three official competition categories—Best Live Action, Best Documentary, and Best Animation—will now be eligible for OSCARS consideration.

BEIRUT FILM SOCIETY - PROGRAMS

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Beirut International Women Film Festival
Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (OSCARS Qualifier)

Cinema for Peace Summer Camp & Film Festival

Beirut International Children & Family Film Festival

Lebanon Cinema Days in Canada, USA, UK & Africa

Lebanese Film Festival in Latin America

Lebanese Film Festival in USA

Lebanon Cinema City

Lebanon Short Film Center

Armenian Film Festival in Beirut

Koura Cinema Days

Girls for Change

Voices of Children

Women To the TV & Film Set

OUR FILM FESTIVALS

Beirut International Women Film Festival

Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Academy Awards Qualifying Festival)

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Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Academy Awards Qualifying Festival)

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Lebanon Cinema Days In Canada

Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Academy Awards Qualifying Festival)

Lebanese Film Festival in Latin America

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Lebanese Film Festival in Latin America

Beirut International Children & Family Film Festival

Lebanese Film Festival in Latin America

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Beirut International Children & Family Film Festival

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Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival

Beirut International Children & Family Film Festival

Affiliated Partner

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Cinema for Peace Summer Camp & Film Festival

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Morocco Shorts International Film Festival

Cinema for Peace Summer Camp & Film Festival

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Rabat International Author Film Festival

Cinema for Peace Summer Camp & Film Festival

Rabat International Author Film Festival

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CINEMA FOR PEACE FUND

Welcome to the Cinema For Peace Fund Program dedicated to senior film students in their post-production phase. We understand the importance of this critical juncture in a filmmaker's journey. Our program will offer a financial fund to help students with selected projects to bring their cinematic visions to life. We're committed to nurturing creativity and inspiring impactful storytelling on themes of peace, justice, and social change. Join us as we empower the next generation of filmmakers to make a difference through their art.

This special program fund is dedicated for film students living in Lebanon and currently preparing their senior project or masters studies film,

CFP Post Production Fund Details and Application

Meiduo - Film (China)

Traumatised by the tragic death of a Syrian boy, war journalist Meido returns to China to shoot a documentary in Tibet. During the two-month shoot, she not only finds herself deeply entangled in a love affair with Dawa, a Tibetan man and Monk-to-be but is forced to face her inner demons of death and destiny when she discovers a wild “wolf boy” Suo Hua in the forest. Wading through the dense mystery of Tibetan highland, Meido forges ahead against all the odds on her journey of the soul- searching that breaks, strengthens, and ultimately heals her.