ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

WHO WE ARE

Here And Elsewhere is a nonprofit, volunteer led film initiative that hosts annual film festivals in two locations : Here: Lebanon, and Elsewhere: a rotating city around the world.

WHO WE ARE

Here And Elsewhere is a nonprofit, volunteer led film initiative that hosts annual film festivals in two locations : Here: Lebanon, and Elsewhere: a rotating city around the world.

OUR MISSION

To advance narrative equity for SWANA filmmakers, amplify underrepresented stories globally, and bring communities together through film.

OUR MISSION

To advance narrative equity for SWANA filmmakers, amplify underrepresented stories globally, and bring communities together through film.

OUR CROWDFUNDING MODEL

We reinvest festival ticket revenue in two ways:

Supporting independent film projects by SWANA filmmakers.

Funding charitable organizations serving communities across the SWANA region.

OUR CROWDFUNDING MODEL

We reinvest festival ticket revenue in two ways:

Supporting independent film projects by SWANA filmmakers.

Funding charitable organizations serving communities across the SWANA region.

VISION

SWANA cinema flows freely between here and elsewhere, sustaining a thriving independent film culture in Beirut and bringing uncensored, authentic SWANA voices to global audiences.

VISION

SWANA cinema flows freely between here and elsewhere, sustaining a thriving independent film culture in Beirut and bringing uncensored, authentic SWANA voices to global audiences.

CITIES FESTIVAL WAS HELD

170+

FILMS SUBMITTED 2026

$3,994

MONEY RAISED

450+

TOTAL ATTENDEES

تاريخ

HISTORY

2026

BEIRUT + ROMA

2025

BEIRUT + BARCELONA

الفريق

MEET THE TEAM

JOIN US

Behind every edition of Here & Elsewhere is a small, international, multidisciplinary volunteer team. Meet the faces behind the festival shaping the conversations, stories, and community that make H&E happen.

HABIB HABIB
Festival Director / Co-founder
HABIB HABIB
Festival Director / Co-founder
LILITH BLAZEK
Festival Producer, Co-founder
LILITH BLAZEK
Festival Producer, Co-founder
FATEEMA AL-HAMAYDEH MILLER
Head of Programming
FATEEMA AL-HAMAYDEH MILLER
Head of Programming
SHADI GHAZALEH
Technical Manager
SHADI GHAZALEH
Technical Manager
KALIMA VICCO
Head of Communications
KALIMA VICCO
Head of Communications
WIJDAAN AL ZNITI
Copywriter
WIJDAAN AL ZNITI
Copywriter
MELANIE ABOU CHEDID
Head of Design
MELANIE ABOU CHEDID
Head of Design
NARA KARKOUR
Design Team
NARA KARKOUR
Design Team
ANHAL RAHMEH
Design Team
ANHAL RAHMEH
Design Team
MARIA ABOU CHEDID
Design Team
MARIA ABOU CHEDID
Design Team
JORJ GOSS
Arabic Translator
JORJ GOSS
Arabic Translator
FRANKIE JENNER
Program Coordinator
FRANKIE JENNER
Program Coordinator
ANDREA ABDEL NOUR
Social Media Manager
ANDREA ABDEL NOUR
Social Media Manager
GIADA CAMERRA
Rome Production Coordinator
GIADA CAMERRA
Rome Production Coordinator
CHRISTOPHER ATALLAH
Experience Manager
CHRISTOPHER ATALLAH
Experience Manager
REBEKA CHWAH
Beirut Production Assistant
REBEKA CHWAH
Beirut Production Assistant