With the first Beirut edition of the Lebanon International Short Film Festival, Tiro Arts Association brings regional filmmakers, restored heritage cinemas, and independent voices back to the heart of Hamra.
Lebanon’s Week of Cinema revives cultural memory, with Minister Ghassan Salamé calling it a step to rebuild trust and global presence.
From south to north Lebanon, one abandoned cinema at a time, Kassem Istanbouli has been reviving Lebanon’s cultural memory. His latest triumph, the reopening of Hamra’s Colisée on September 13, 2025, brings Beirut back into the circle of a dream that began with a brush, a stage, and a belief: art is for everyone.
