Lebanese Film Festival in Canada

10/14/2026

As we look back on our 10th edition in Toronto, we're celebrating the collaborations that helped turn our vision into an unforgettable festival experience. 🇱🇧✨
A special thank you to:
USEK International Affairs Office • Institut d’Études Scéniques Audiovisuelles et Cinématographiques - USJ •Innis College • RIVO TV • OMNI Television • Toronto Arab Film • Lebanese Festival Toronto • • Lebfest Mississauga • Nadi Lekol Nas - نادي لكل الناس

10/14/2026

Beyond the legendary Assi and Mansour, there was Elias El Rahbani, a musical visionary who carved his own path and left his mark on generations.

The Third Rahbani by Feyrouz Serhal returns to the big screen in Halifax, celebrating the life, music and extraordinary legacy of Elias El Rahbani. ❤️🎬

📅 Sunday, November 8 | 4 PM
📍 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax

🎞️ English subtitles | Q&A following the screening

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Immigration / Musée canadien de l'immigration at Pier 21.

Get your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-third-rahbani-lebanese-cinema-lffc-tickets-2003226775210

10/13/2026

Toronto, our 10th edition wouldn't have been the same without the incredible partners and sponsors who helped bring it to life 🎬❤️

A heartfelt thank you to:
New Dimension • Canadian Heritage • Air Canada • EGYPTAIR • Gus Dagher Real Estate • Concord Trailer Rental & Leasing • Droit Légal • Riman Agency • • Rusco Electric Services • • Monah El Achkar • Raed Farah • by Ziad Azzi • • • • Empower Coaching and Consulting • •Airlift Limousine Service • by Chef John Sumalan

Here's to the people who help make the stories happen. Until next time, Toronto! ✨

10/13/2026

Set in Beirut during the summer of 2021, Four of Swords by Salim Mrad follows two individuals searching for healing and salvation in a city struggling to stay afloat.
Join us in Halifax for this thought-provoking screening, followed by a Q&A, as part of our 10th edition. 🇱🇧❤️

📅 Sunday, November 8 | 12:30 PM
📍 Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, Halifax

Presented in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Immigration / Musée canadien de l'immigration

Get your tickets now: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/four-of-swords-a-journey-into-lebanese-cinema-lffc-tickets-2003226757156

10/12/2026

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for every story shared, every seat filled, and every person who keeps Lebanese cinema moving forward. 🎬❤️
From our festival family to yours, Happy Thanksgiving. 🍂🇨🇦

10/11/2026

The 11th chapter of the Lebanese Film Festival in Canada is waiting for your story! 🇱🇧🇨🇦
Whether it's a short film, documentary, animation or feature, we're looking for filmmakers with stories worth sharing and voices worth hearing.
Your story could be the next one on our big screen. ✨

🎥 SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OPEN!
📅 Early-bird deadline: November 22, 2026
🎟️ Submit your film on FilmFreeway:
https://filmfreeway.com/LebaneseFilmFestivalinCanada

Tag a filmmaker who needs to see this! 👀

10/10/2026

HALIFAX, A SPECIAL INVITATION FROM BEHIND THE CAMERA! 🎬🇱🇧
Filmmaker Emilio Bou Onk invites you to discover his intimate short documentary A Child in the Frame, as part of our 10th edition in Halifax. ❤️

Join us for an evening of Lebanese and Francophone short films, presented in collaboration with Alliance Française Halifax , followed by a Q&A with our guests. ✨

📅 November 6 | 6 PM
📍 Dalhousie University – Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, Room 1020
🎟️ Reserve your spot: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/halifax-alliance-francaise-halifax-courts-metrages-short-films-tickets-2002915833174

10/09/2026

Partenaires depuis 2018, le Festival du film libanais au Canada est fier de soutenir le Festival du nouveau cinéma - FNC à l’occasion de sa 55e édition. ✨
Retour en images sur la soirée d’ouverture du FNC 2026 au Monument-National, ainsi que sur la première québécoise de Violence du corps de l’autre de Denis Côté.
🎬 Le cinéma nous rassemble. La collaboration nous fait avancer.
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Partners since 2018, the Lebanese film festival in Canada supports the FNC in its 55thedition.

Photos from the opening night of the FNC 2026 edition at the Monument-National, and the premiere Québecoise of Violence du corps de l’autre by Denis Côté.

🎬 Cinema brings us together. Collaboration moves us forward.

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

Small filmmakers. Big ideas. Cameras rolling. 🎬✨
A glimpse behind the scenes of Lights, Camera, Action! in Vancouver, where young creators got to step behind the camera, turn their ideas into stories, and experience filmmaking from the other side of the screen. 🎥❤️
A special thank you to École St-Sacrement/ Blessed Sacrament School for being part of an experience that gave the next generation their turn to call “Action!” 🎬
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Petits cinéastes. Grandes idées. Moteur, ça tourne ! 🎬✨
Un aperçu des coulisses de Lights, Camera, Action! à Vancouver, où de jeunes créateurs ont pris place derrière la caméra, donné vie à leurs idées et découvert les joies de la réalisation. 🎥❤️
Un grand merci à École St-Sacrement/ Blessed Sacrament School d’avoir contribué à cette expérience qui a permis à la relève de prendre les commandes et de lancer, à son tour, un grand « Action ! » 🎬