SERGE BAKALIAN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ARAB FILM FESTIVAL & ARAB FILM AND MEDIA INSTITUTE
LEBANON-USA
Established in 1996, the Arab Film Festival is the
longest-running and largest showcase of Arab
films and filmmakers in the US, presenting those
works each October in both Los Angeles and the
San Francisco Bay Area. Serge, who was born and
raised in Beirut before moving to the US, also recently
established the Arab Film & Media Institute.