À l'occasion de la commémoration du 4 août, Metropolis Cinema organise deux projections exclusives du documentaire « 4 Août, anatomie d'une catastrophe annoncée », produit et réalisé par L'Orient-Le Jour.

Les projections auront lieu les 6 et 7 août 2026 à 18 h, au cinéma Metropolis, à Mar Mikhaël.

Prix du ticket : 500 000 LBP.

This August, Metropolis Cinema presents "Cinema of Love", a three-night open-air screening of musical cinema unfolding over three consecutive weeks in the Metropolis Garden.

Bringing together three landmark films from France, India, and Egypt, the program offers timeless stories of love through unforgettable music, iconic performances, and newly restored prints that return these classics to the big screen in all their original splendor.

Call for Entries | “Writing on Film” Workshop

Deadline to submit: August 4, 2026

This coming fall, and in conjunction with the 21^st edition of Ecrans du reel (Doc Screens), Cinematheque Beirut will launch the second cycle of the “Writing on Film” workshop, where young cinephiles are given the space to broaden their understanding of film criticism and writing about films, engaging directly with the program of the Doc Screens Festival.

This workshop will take place in September 2026, offering a group of participants the opportunity to develop and publish film reviews, essays or interviews with the support of the Cinematheque Beirut project.

Metropolis Cinema - 20th Anniversary
#20yearstogether #metropoliscinema

The Embassy of Brazil in Beirut and Guimarães Rosa Institute - Beirut, in partnership with Metropolis Cinema Association, are pleased to convene the 8th Brazilian Film Festival, set to take place from June 16 to June 20, 2026 at Metropolis Cinema.

Through the power of cinema, the festival brings audiences together, despite challenging circumstances, to discover the diversity of contemporary Brazilian storytelling.

This year’s edition brings together a vibrant selection of contemporary Brazilian cinema, showcasing some of the country’s most acclaimed recent productions alongside a landmark classic.

Submissions are now open for Lebanese documentaries to participate. 

Eligibility: 

• The film should have been produced after May 2024.

• Only documentary films produced in Lebanon are accepted.

• In case of selection, English or French subtitles will be required.

• It is preferable that the submitted films have not yet participated in other festivals in Lebanon.

Deadline to submit: July 12th, 2026

All applications must be submitted online via this entry form. 

Join us for the launch of the first volume of the three-volume series The Collected Writings (1991–2024) of a Mortal to Death: Jalal Toufic. The evening will include a short talk by Jalal Toufic, followed by a conversation with artist Walid Raad, a Q&A with the audience, and a book signing.

For 20 years, Metropolis Cinema has been shaped by films, by spaces, by crises, by comebacks - but most importantly, by the people who kept coming back.

To mark our 20th anniversary in July, we are collecting the memories that made this cinema what it is.

We invite you to film yourself and share your favourite Metropolis memory.

It can be a screening you will never forget, a film that stayed with you long after it ended, a night you argued until closing time, a first visit, a last-minute decision that changed your evening, or simply a moment you remember feeling at home in a cinema.

Deadline; June 20, 2026

South Screens returns with its second edition.

In times shaped by war, silence, and uncertainty, we gather once again around cinema; not to escape reality, but to face it together. This second edition looks toward the geographies of the Global South as a space for dialogue, resistance, and imagination.

Films, conversations, encounters, voices.

Happening from May 28 to June 6 2026

In 2026, we mark the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, a figure who continues to resonate across centuries, especially in times marked by conflict.

Today, his image speaks again in troubled times. Francis addressed a fractured world, choosing humility over power, silence over noise, and presence over destruction.

In this light, his image is more than just a frozen moment from the past; it invites us to pay attention to the present as it unfolds.

Conceived as a journey through cinema, The Face and the Threshold traces his presence across time through the works of Roberto Rossellini, Franco Zeffirelli, Liliana Cavani, Susanna Nicchiarelli and Enrico Guazzoni.

Saint Francis isn’t only returning to the screen, he’s inviting us for a moment of pause, observation, and reflection.

Ticket price: 500.000 LBP

Tickets are available via Metropolis Cinema and Antoine Ticketing.