Achrafieh, Furn el Hayek, Gerges Tueini street, Bldg. 28, 1st floor
Beirut 1100
لبنان
- Arts
- Media
Metropolis is the first art-house cinema to open its doors in Lebanon on the premises of the Empire Sofil Cinemas. This space aims to ensure its audience a permanent and sustainable access to a diversified and enriching film production. One of our projects for which we seek to solicit support is the NAAS network (http://dev.arteeast.org/pages/naas/). The mission of NAAS (Network of Arab Arthouse Screens) is as follows: Shared Resources, Collective Projects and Economies of Scale * Establish a network of partnerships to facilitate and ease the acquisition of film rights * Provide a virtual theater chain to present Arab cinema * Curate and tour special NAAS film programs * Organize network-wide workshops diverse aspects of cinema culture * Cultivate NAAS partnerships with similar regional networks throughout the world * Create a shared bank of information and resources about Arab cinema * Educate and empower the audience of the future by presenting programs dedicated to young people in the region
Organizing film cycles, festivals, and retrospectives Regionally releasing and distributing Arab independent films Organizing film programs for children in collaboration with schools.