Are you as excited about the sixth edition of Beirut's own Arab Film Festival as we are? Dispel any doubts by checking out the program and reading our special series of daily interviews, including Hania Mroue, Dima El-horr, Nada Abdelsamad, Ghassan Salhab and Michel Khleifi. We'll be adding more every day of the festival, bringing you top-notch insights, opinions and behind-the-scenes views from some the region's finest filmmakers.

As it does every two years, Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'iya (The Cinema Days of Beirut) will take place this September, in its sixth edition. The festival opens the door for Arab filmmakers to gather, meet and exchange ideas, and was the first platform for young Lebanese and Arab filmmakers to present their films. This year The Cinema Days of Beirut will be presenting a selection of Arab and Lebanese films, most of which are shown for the first time to the Lebanese audience.

Parallel events to the festival will also be held, such as The World Cinema Fund grant, a pitching session for seven Arab documentaries, the BBC Arabia platforms, master classes with acclaimed filmmaker and the Lebanese-Danish exchange.

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