Memorandum 4/2016

An annual register for Lebanese motion pictures is created which contains the name of the film producer, the director's name, the type and the format of the film, the year of production and the length of the film.

If the director considers participating in international film festivals, the General Directorate of Cultural Affairs gives the film a certificate that includes the essential artistic and technical information related to the film, which allows the film director to receive exemptions from the general directorate of Customs and all possible facilities. This certificate must be attached to the film when leaving or entering the country.

• The award is given to the best novel published in Arabic in its first edition during the year before the year of the current session of the award.
• The writer of the novel or the publisher -by the consent of the writer-may apply for this award.
• The writer must be Lebanese.
• The award carries a 15 million LBP cash prize.

• The prize is awarded to a young writer under the age of 30.
• The writer must not have previously published a novel.
• The writer must submit his novel in person.
• The novel manuscript must be printed and accompanied by the curriculum vitae of the writer, a photocopy of his identity or a civil status record.
• The writer must be Lebanese.
• The award carries a 5 million LBP cash prize. In addition, the winning novel will be published in 2000 copies.

- Entrants are required to fill the application form for each prize that they can get from the Registry of the Ministry on the 7th floor and must submit 10 copies of the novel (for the best novel award) and 10 copies of the manuscript of the novel (for the first novel award).

- The deadline of submission is 31/12/2016

For more information, please contact Ms. Sarah Naddour 01/744250-1-2-3 Ext.4510