ABSTRACT
France is an important source of funding for several reasons. France promotes its culture, but also cultures around the world. When a country invests in a foreign film, first they want their name to appear as a co-production country of the film, and second, they want at least half of the money to be spent in the country giving the fund. State funds related to Lebanon are unfortunately almost non-existent. There are other countries with government funds that finance Lebanese films. In France, there is the Francophonie and the Aide aux cinemas du monde, which is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is also the World Cinema Fund, managed by the Berlinale, a film festival also related to the state. The Lebanese government has to make political decisions to make a fund in Lebanon, not only to take Lebanese films, but also to make a Lebanese industry.
