{"id":6866,"date":"2026-11-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/abbout-productions-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T06:00:00","slug":"abbout-productions-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/fr\/abbout-productions-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbout Productions | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Beirut film production company behind Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon, led by producer Georges Schoucair.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abbout Productions<\/strong> is one of the main forces behind Lebanon&#x27;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&#x27;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&#x27;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.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Abbout Productions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founders<\/th>\n<td>Georges Schoucair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Feature film production, documentaries, international co-productions, film development<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Beirut film production company behind Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon, led by producer Georges Schoucair.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Abbout Productions at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Received Locarno&#x27;s Raimondo Rezzonico Award in 2025<\/li>\n<li>Produced Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon (both 2021)<\/li>\n<li>Produced Lebanon&#x27;s Oscar entry A Sad and Beautiful World<\/li>\n<li>Myriam Sassine has been lead producer since 2010<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who is behind Abbout Productions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Georges Schoucair<\/strong> (Founder and CEO). Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/acc.film\/cannes100\/2026\/georges-schoucair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">acc.film<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>Which films has Abbout produced?<\/h3>\n<p>Titles include Memory Box, Costa Brava, Lebanon, The Sea Ahead, Diaries from Lebanon and A Sad and Beautiful World.<\/p>\n<h3>Who runs Abbout?<\/h3>\n<p>Founder and CEO Georges Schoucair, with Myriam Sassine as lead producer.<\/p>\n<h3>Has the company won awards?<\/h3>\n<p>Abbout received the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at the 78th Locarno Film Festival in 2025, and its films have screened at Venice, Berlin and Cannes.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locarnofestival.ch\/press\/press-releases\/2025\/06\/lebanese-abbout-productions-to-receive-locarno-producing-award.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lebanese Abbout Productions to receive Locarno producing award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/acc.film\/cannes100\/2026\/georges-schoucair.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Producers: Georges Schoucair<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/publications\/revival-lebanese-cinema\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The revival of Lebanese cinema (Middle East Institute)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beirut film production company behind Memory Box and Costa Brava, Lebanon, led by producer Georges Schoucair. 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