Road 2 Films is a Beirut production company set up in 2007 by producers and directors who had worked independently since 1995 for Arabic and European TV networks. It makes educational, cultural and social TV programs, documentaries, fiction films and advertising, and offers TV consultancy, concept creation and post-production. Its client list includes Al Jazeera and Al Jazeera Documentary Channel, AJ+, AUB, Leo Burnett, The Legal Agenda and Abaad, and it has made campaign films for UNDP and UNHCR. A short documentary it made about Beirut after the August 2020 explosion won at the 42nd Telly Awards, and its film Sea Salt, directed by Leila Basma, placed second at the European Short Pitch. It has also produced investigative work, including a look at Tripoli's wastewater plant.
Road 2 Films at a glance
- Founded in Beirut in 2007
- Founders have produced for TV networks since 1995
- Won at the 42nd Telly Awards for a Beirut documentary
- Clients include Al Jazeera, AJ+ and UNHCR