Aflamuna
Established as a cooperative under the name of Beirut DC in 1999 by a group of Lebanese filmmakers and cultural organizers, AFLAMUNA became a nonprofit organisation in 2006. The organisation works to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political and cultural movements, through progammes and initiatives. AFLAMUNA also creates resources, events and virtual and physical spaces that bring together filmmakers, communities and civil society to pave the way for collaboration in the cinematic space.
- Organisation type Nonprofit
- Year founded 1999
- Headquartered Beirut
- Registration Lebanon
- Website https://aflamuna.org/
Related sustainable development goals
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Arts
- Visual arts
- Cinema
Focus geographies
- Middle East
Partners
- ART
- CineMed
- Culture Resource
- Docsociety
- Filmlab Palestine
- Green Screen
- IDFA
- Metropolis Cinema
- Reef Association
- Regenerate Hub
- Rotterdam Lab
- Seen Films
- Shashat
Programmes
Audience: Access & Accessibility
Aflamuna explores new pathways to underserved audiences in the Arab region and beyond, aiming to overcome the financial, cultural, and geographical barriers that separate Arab filmmakers from Arab audiences.
Impact Narrative Shift
The programme enables alliances between independent Arab filmmakers and Arab civil society that are beneficial for both and have the potential to affect the important issues.
Independent Filmmakers Support
Aflamuna works with allies to champion the independence, security, and space for expression of independent storytellers from the Arab region through trainings, co-production platforms and innovative large-scale field-building initiatives.
Financials
Primary funders
- British Council
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
- Ford Foundation
- French Embassy in Lebanon
- IMS
- Iris
- Perspective Fund
- Stichting Doen Postcode Loterij
- The StoryBoard Collective
- The Violet Chabara Charitable Trust
- Urban Movement Innovation Fund
Funding source
- Government
- Philanthropic
Operations
Key staff
- Farah Fayed, Director of Programs
- Jad Abi-Khalil, Executive Director
- Zeina Kiwan, Director of Development
Board members
- Antoine Chamoun, Treasurer
- Bissane Tay , Chair
- Nizar Rammal
- Racha Salah
- Tarek Ammar, Vice Chair and Secretary
Contact details
- +961 1 383808
- https://aflamuna.org/
- Furn El-Chebback, Selim El-Khoury Str., Akiki Bldg., Ground Floor, Beirut, Lebanon