Aspiring Lebanese filmmakers attended exclusive filmmaking workshop hosted by Alaa Karkouti and supported by Lebanese filmmaker Nadeem Mashlawee organised by TROPFEST Arabia in Beirut. The workshops are part of a regional tour across the Middle East and aim to give participants key hints and tips on making a successful short film for inclusion in the second annual TROPFEST Arabia, which will take place in October this year. TROPFEST Arabia Ambassador, Lebanese director Amin Dora and TROPFEST Arabia 2011 finalist, Nadim Laham shared insights on how TROPFEST Arabia impacted their lives and talked to participants about how to create a successful TROPFEST Arabia short film.

Following the success of last year’s event, Ideaz Factory is bringing back Mike Berry to present the Best in Internet Marketing by providing case studies and practices that can be applied to businesses in Lebanon, with the aim of enhancing their social media presence and building their overall market share.  This interactive and inspiring event will take place at the Movenpick Hotel on May 9, from 9.45am to 4.30 pm. 

Effective Measure, the leading provider of digital media planning solutions in emerging markets, today reported the latest data on its growing Internet population footprint in Levant, with 9.7 million users across Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria featured in its industry-standard market intelligence tool, OpenView, in the month ending February. This data revealed a steady week on week growth of 2.9 percent, highlighting the promising development of Internet consumption in this emerging economy.