Abbout Productions is one of the main forces behind Lebanon's independent cinema. Georges Schoucair founded and leads it, and producer Myriam Sassine has been its lead producer since 2010. According to the Middle East Institute, Schoucair, who studied film in France, moved into production when he was asked to fund Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige's A Perfect Day (2003). Its list since then includes I Want to See, Stray Bullet, The Valley, Memory Box (Berlinale Competition, 2021), Costa Brava, Lebanon (Venice, 2021), The Sea Ahead and Diaries from Lebanon (Berlinale, 2024). More recently it produced A Sad and Beautiful World, Lebanon's Oscar submission for the 98th Academy Awards. In 2025 the Locarno Film Festival gave Abbout its Raimondo Rezzonico Award for independent producers, recognizing its role in Arab and Lebanese film.
Abbout Productions at a glance
- Received Locarno's Raimondo Rezzonico Award in 2025
- Produced Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon (both 2021)
- Produced Lebanon's Oscar entry A Sad and Beautiful World
- Myriam Sassine has been lead producer since 2010
Who is behind Abbout Productions
- Georges Schoucair (Founder and CEO). Source: acc.film