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.

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