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BIFF 2019: Complete Festival Coverage & Award Winners
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BIFF 2019: Complete Festival Coverage & Award Winners

Complete coverage of the 18th Beirut International Film Festival (2019), featuring 42 films from around the world and celebrating award winners including McQueen, Wasati, and films from Saudi Arabia, Palestine, Iran, Turkey, and the UK.

2019 19th Edition Awards
BIFF 18th and 19th editions announced
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BIFF 18th and 19th editions announced

We are amazingly pleased and happy to announce that BIFF is back! The 18th Edition will take place from the 22nd to the 28th of April 2019. The program will be announced soon.

2019
Iranian and Turkish movies win most of the awards
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Iranian and Turkish movies win most of the awards

The Iranian and Turkish movies shown during the 17th edition of Beirut International Film Festival have won four out of the five prizes awarded on Thursday night, for the categories of documentaries and short movies.

2017
BIFF is for Everyone
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BIFF is for Everyone

We are proud to be a festival with no age limit. The following photo is of Friends, families and BIFF lovers supporting young filmmakers during the ME Shorts Biff 2016. An audience with ages ranging from 5 to 85 years old !

2016
No Screening Permit Granted for Some Films
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No Screening Permit Granted for Some Films

The Beirut International Film Festival is sorry to learn just a few hours before the launching of its sixteenth edition tonight, that two of the movies scheduled in the International Panorama category were not granted the required screening...

2016
Opening Film Announcement
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Opening Film Announcement

The Beirut International Film Festival 16th Edition is proud to announce this year's opening film, " The Girl On The Train " by Tate Taylor.

2016
This Year's Opening Movie: The Little Prince
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This Year's Opening Movie: The Little Prince

The Little Prince The Beirut International Film Festival 15th edition is proud to announce that this year's opening movie will be "The Little Prince" directed by Mark Osborne. h...

2015
BIFF's Jury Presidents Announced
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BIFF's Jury Presidents Announced

Santiago Amigorena & Jonathan Nossiter This year, BIFF is proud to host Jonathan Nossiter and Santiago Amigorena as its Jury Presidents. Both will be co-president of the Beirut ...

2015
The story behind BIFF's 2015 visuals
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The story behind BIFF's 2015 visuals

BIFF's 2015 Visuals In Short This year's visuals represents the relation between man, movies and pop corn. Full explanation of concept This year's BIFF Visual is a combination o...

2015
ScreenDaily.com: Going local and global in Beirut
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ScreenDaily.com: Going local and global in Beirut

Naufal is already looking ahead to next October. She wants to programme fewer films in 2015 and reduce the number of screens from four to three. She wants to keep the quality high and boost crowd-size...

2014
Iranian Films in Kurdish and Farsi Reap Half of all BIFF Awards
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Iranian Films in Kurdish and Farsi Reap Half of all BIFF Awards

Iranian films, both in Kurdish and Farsi, won half of the ten awards delivered at the 14 th edition of the Beirut International Film Festival (BIFF), which was concluded this Thursday evening, including for Best Middle Eastern Feature Film and the to...

2014
BIFF Closing Film
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BIFF Closing Film

The Beirut International Film Festival is proud to receive tonight, the 9th of October 2O14, star and actor Mr Homayoun Ershadi for the showing of "A Most Wanted Man" at Planète Abraj Cinemas.

2014
BIFF Final Master Class Roundup
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BIFF Final Master Class Roundup

The final master class of the Beirut International Film Festival (BIFF) was held on Tuesday, October 7, at Abraj Cinema in Furn El Chebbak. The master class, moderated by international film consultant Alesia Weston, was organized with the participati...

2014
On the 5th Day: How to Find a Producer & More
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On the 5th Day: How to Find a Producer & More

On the fifth day of the 14th edition of the Beirut International Film Festival this Sunday October 5, the Abraj Theaters in Furn ash-Shebbak are still hosting film screenings under the International Panorama and other unclassified categories.

2014
On the 4th Day: A Disguised Dictator is on the Run and More
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On the 4th Day: A Disguised Dictator is on the Run and More

On the 4th day, a disguised dictator is on the run and a film by a Syrian director who died in the war. The Abraj Theaters in Furn ash-Shebbak will still be hosting this Saturday October 4 the fourth day of the 14th edition of the Beirut Internationa...

2014
On the 3rd Day: Movies from Cambodia to Brazil
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On the 3rd Day: Movies from Cambodia to Brazil

The 14th edition of the Beirut International Film Festival is playing out for the third day on Friday October 3rd at the Abraj Theaters in Sin El Fil with screenings from the International Panorama and other unclassified sections.

2014
La Tunisie et L'Algerie Visent Haut
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La Tunisie et L'Algerie Visent Haut

Il est vrai que seuls trois films maghrébins - un de l'Algérie et les deux autres de la Tunisie – participent, cette année, à la 14éme édition du Festival international du film de Beyrouth (BIFF) qui se tiendra du 1er au 9 octobre au complexe cinémat...

2014
"Festival Pass" announced for $30
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"Festival Pass" announced for $30

The Beirut International Film Festival is proud to announce that this year, for the first time, you will be able to purchase a one time "Festival Pass" for $30 a piece, to enjoy all the movies you want without ever worrying about spending too much.

2014
BIFF Press Conference [Full Video]
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BIFF Press Conference [Full Video]

The Beirut International Film Festival 2014 launch press conference at Hotel Le Grey in Beirut City Centre. Colette Naufal and various other board members explains what this year's festival is all about.

2014
Opening Film Announced: Clouds of Sils Maria
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Opening Film Announced: Clouds of Sils Maria

Our opening film as been announced, it will be "Clouds of Sils Maria" by Olivier Assayas, Starring: Juliette Binoche, Kristen Stewart, Chloë Grace Moretz. The Director and Stars will be present.

2014