NADINE ELALI September 18, 2013 Promoting films, telling stories With Ashkal Alwan, Cinephilia Productions, and Né à Beyrouth Those who are not from the region rarely have an opportunity to go beyond the politics of the Levant, to understand its people. Production houses and cultural associations, based both here and abroad, believe that there is a need to provide a more nuanced image of the region’s people by telling their stories. With this in mind, organizations such as Ashkal Alwan, Cinephilia Productions, and Né à Beyrouth have been launching initiatives to assist independent filmmakers in producing and promoting local films in local and international markets. The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts (Ashkal Alwan) works to support and promote video art and film in Lebanon. Since its inception in 1994 the association has been committed to the production, facilitation, and circulation of artistic practices across a range of disciplines and media. Victoria Lupton, Ashkal Alwan’s assistant director, tells NOW that since 2006 the association – through its project Video Works – has also been providing a sustainable support structure for video production by emerging artists and filmmakers based in Lebanon. https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/features/promoting-films-telling-stories
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