Beirut Center of Photography – BCP and Art Nub Beirut cordially invite you to attend Lebanese Copyright Laws in Visual Arts with a particular emphasis on photography a talk by attorney and photographer Serge Najjar.

In an era where the abundance of visual material is easily accessible, users often neglect the legal risks involved in using images protected by copyright.

Many creators are either unaware that laws protecting their creations exist or do not know them well.

Serge will discuss the moral and patrimonial copyright laws and will create a debate around the subject as well as the society’s need for fair access to visual material in various domains including the internet, television, cinema, and print.

Date and Time:
Wednesday, March 6, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

Location:
Art Nub Beirut
85 Elias Medawar street, Abou Jaoude building, 2nd floor, Achrafieh, Lebanon

Important: The number of seats being limited, kindly reserve by writing to info@bcplebanon.org

Biography:

Serge Najjar, Ph.D. (Paris II – Assas) is an attorney at law and a senior associate in Ibrahim Najjar Law Firm. He is specialized in property and commercial law. He has worked on various projects
aiming to modernize Lebanese laws related to copyright, intellectual and industrial property. He is also an award-winning photographer.

MARCH 2019
Month of the Francophonie in Lebanon
In the feminine!

International competition for women photographers
/ International Women Photographers Award
From Thursday 7 to Saturday, March 30
Gallery French Institute of Lebanon
Free admission

Opening Thursday 7 March at 18:30

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The International Association of Women Photographers aims to promote women photographers around the world. It acts as a global platform to increase their visibility to an international audience, professional or amateur. As part of this mission, the IWPA Prize offers a traveling exhibition to major cities and capitals in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, presenting the work of the laureate and finalists.
In order to promote and encourage the expression of the new talents of women photographers, Dubai, Beirut, Amman, Paris, Delhi and Riyadh wanted to associate to host exhibitions in 2019 of this photography prize. The exhibition is inaugurated every year in March, the month of women in the world.
The IWPA exhibition presents a selection of images from each photographer’s series. In 2019, participants had the choice between the “free theme” or the theme “Brotherhood”. The diversity, richness and quality of their works speak for themselves.

Winner: Wan Chee Chan (China – HK) –
Finalists: Solmaz Daryani (Iran – UK) – Sydney Lea Lebour (France) – Olya Morvan (Ukraine) – Olga Kukush (Ukraine) – Maryam Firuzi (Iran) – Mahsa Ahrabi Fard ( Iran) – Liliana Velasquez (Mexico) – Laura Pannack (United Kingdom) – Maria Contreras Coll (Spain) – Felicia Simion (Romanian)

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Opening hours
Monday – Friday | 10am – 7pm
Saturday | 10 am – 3 pm
Closed on Sundays.

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