AFLAMUNA

AFLAMUNA is a cultural nonprofit based in Beirut working to harness the power of independent Arab cinema to elevate the most pressing social, political, and cultural movements of our time. Established as a cooperative under the name of Beirut DC in 1999 by a group of Lebanese filmmakers and cultural organizers, it became a nonprofit organization in 2006 under the same name, launching multiple programs and initiatives that helped independent cinema flourish in the Arab region. Today, after over two decades, AFLAMUNA upholds this legacy while keeping an eye to the future.

AFLAMUNA France is an independent cultural nonprofit organization based in Paris founded in 2021, sharing the same mission and vision as AFLAMUNA.

OUR MISSION

We strive to empower filmmakers and audiences from every corner of the Arab region. We create resources, events, and virtual and physical spaces that bring filmmakers, communities, and civil society closer, paving the way for radical and transformative collaboration.

We believe in the power of film as a driver for change and a harbor for visions of a more just and equal world, in access to independent cinema, arts, and culture as a right to all communities across class and culture, and in the right of Arab artists to choose their own narratives.

OUR PROGRAMS

Independent
Filmmakers Support

From training and co-production platforms to innovative large-scale field-building initiatives, we work with allies to champion the independence, security, and space for expression of independent storytellers from the Arab region.

Audience: Access
& Accessibility

Through continual and bold experimentation, we explore 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

We are catalyzing a movement of Impact Production in the region, enabling alliances between independent Arab filmmakers and Arab civil society that are beneficial for both and have the potential to affect the most important issues of our time.