Award-winning filmmaker Jacques Tati remains one of the great innovators of post-war cinema. Across a remarkably concise body of work, he redefined cinematic comedy through an extraordinary attention to framing, sound, rhythm, and movement. His films, often centered on the iconic Monsieur Hulot, observe the transformations of modern society with precision, humour, and an unmistakable visual style.

This August, Metropolis Cinema presents a Film Cycle bringing together five of his feature films: Jour de fête, Les Vacances de Monsieur Hulot, PlayTime, Mon oncle, and Trafic. Spanning more than twenty years of filmmaking, the programme offers an opportunity to revisit Tati's singular vision of modernity, architecture, leisure, and everyday life.

The screening of PlayTime on 17 August will be preceded by Open the Door, Please (12 min), a short film by Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige.

Presented in restored versions, the cycle invites audiences to rediscover one of cinema's most influential filmmakers on the big screen.

This film cycle is part of our celebration of European cinema throughout this year, which marks the 30th anniversary of the European Film Festival in Lebanon. The European Film Festival is organised by the Delegation of the European Union to Lebanon, in partnership with the Metropolis Cinema Association and in cooperation with the European Union Member States.

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
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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