Georges Schoucair

About

Over his 15+ years of experience, Georges Schoucair developed and produced critically acclaimed, and award-winning, independent movies and has actively contributed to the establishment of an attractive and globally acknowledged environment for film investments in Lebanon and to the development of the Lebanese cinema, one of the most promising cinemas in the Middle-East today. As a producer, Georges was able to develop strong relationships with prominent Arab and international film professionals and closely worked with award winning directors (such as Kaouther Ben Hania, Vatche Boulghourjian, Jean Luc Godard, Alain Gomis, Joana Hadjithomas, Annemarie Jacir, Khalil Joreige, Mohammad Malas, Lucrecia Martel, Shirin Neshat, Asli Ozge, Rafi Pitts, Bill Plympton, Ghassan Salhab, Elia Suleiman, Apichatpong Weerasethakul) and internationally recognized actors (such as Catherine Deneuve, Pierre Richard, Nadine Labaki,). His films have screened at prestigious film festivals such as Cannes, Berlinale, Toronto, Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary. In parallel to Abbout Productions, Georges co-founded MC Distribution, which releases independent films in the Middle-East and North Africa, and is since 2008 the vice-president of Metropolis, the only art house cinema in Beirut. His most recent endeavor is Schortcut Films, which identifies and invests in high quality international independent films. In 2019, Georges was invited to become a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.