Aflamuna (formerly Beirut Cinema Platform) is a leading co-production platform for Arab films in development and post-production.
For two weeks, the teams of filmmakers (writers, directors, producers) get consultations, introductions, and masterclasses catered to their needs in all fields from scriptwriting to production, passing by legal, directing, sound, impact distribution, funding, and packaging. These mentorships will allow the participants to be better prepared for their 3 days of meetings with around 90 film professionals.

 

 

Randa Ali

Randa Ali

Director

Randa Ali is a filmmaker working between Egypt & the US. She is interested in telling stories of individuals through their relationship with places. Her last short film, Mango, premiered at 46th Clermont-Ferrand Int’l Short Film Festival. She is a graduate of UCLA’s Directing MFA program.

Menna Taher

Menna Taher

Screenwriter

Menna Taher is a writer and educator from Cairo. She is interested in capturing the glow of early childhood perceptions, even if the work itself does not target children. Menna has published two children’s books, a story titled This Time it Will Not Fail and another non-fiction book on the importance of bees in the ecosystem.

ROCK, PAPER, SEA
When an 11-year-old’s father doesn’t come home for the summer, she embarks on a journey to uncover the mystery behind his absence as she believes it’s all part of a surprise he prepared for her upcoming birthday.

Mentors

Peter Budinský

Peter Budinský

Peter is a director of animated films, an artist, and an animator. He worked on numerous projects, short films, series, and videos for television and online platforms. In 2013, he founded his own production company and animation studio, Plutoon, which is dedicated to creating various types of animated content. The studio collaborates with animators, illustrators, and creators of audiovisual material and provides its services to advertising agencies, television stations, production companies, and a wide range of other clients. Since 2011, Peter has been involved as director in the preparation and production of the feature-length animated film Tvojazem, which was co-produced with the Czech Republic and Belgium and was released in cinemas in 2022. The film had its world premiere at the International Festival of Films for Children and Youth in Zlín.