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NAAS teamed up with Metropolis Cinema in Beirut to launch the second training program of Cinapses, dedicated to alternative film exhibition and creative distribution in the Arab and African contexts. It was hosted within the framework of the fourth edition of Talents Beirut. It took place from September 21th to 25th, in parallel to German Film Week.
Talents Beirut is a project that aims to support film talents from the Arab World, allowing them to reflect on their own works by connecting with other emerging and confirmed talents, and by discovering new ways to approach the art of film making, whether from technical or theoretical point of views.
NAAS and Metropolis designed a unique curriculum bringing into focus the question of film curation in relation to outreach: Why is curation an essential part of what defines alternative cinema spaces? How can it contribute to making the cinema space sustainable?
Programmers and distributors working in various contexts were invited to share with the participants their experiences in running festivals, year-round film programs, and film releases. They discussed how these different schemes impact the development of a cinema space and its capacity to engage in a long-term conversation with local audiences and eventually to grow into broader networks.
The workshop gathered fourteen exhibitors, distributors, and film programmers from eight countries, many from the Arab region and African continent.
The participants also took part in Talents Beirut’s public masterclasses and networking activities and attended the screenings hosted at Metropolis during the German Film Week, supported by the Goethe Institut in Lebanon.
This workshop was held with the support of the Ford Foundation.
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