Georges N. Chamchoum is an Emmy and multiple award-winning Film Director and Producer, born in Niger West Africa of Lebanese origin. He was educated in France, Germany and Wales and entered the film industry in 1968 after graduating from the Conservatoire du Cinema Français in Paris. Georges has directed and produced over 35 features in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Canada and the USA, with many screened at various International Film Festivals and Universities. Furthermore, he is still very involved in Film Production. Since 1982 he organized numerous film festivals, most notably as Jury Delegate for the Festival du Film Fantastique et de Science Fiction de Paris (France) and as the Executive and Program Director of the Monaco Charity Film Festival. Georges currently sits on the Boards of the Yakutsk International Film Festival (Yakutia, Sakha Republic), the Notre Dame University International Film Festival (Lebanon) and the Beirut International Women Film Festival (Lebanon). In addition, he is Co-founder of Film Festivals Cinergy, a union of film festivals around the world to promote and champion talent in film-making. In addition, in 2017, he was named one of the 100 most influential Lebanese in the world, being honored in a special commemorative publication to mark the occasion, and in December 2018 he was the recipient of the South Korean Ministry of Culture ”Dari Award"; on behalf of the Asian World Film Festival for Bridging the Culture of Korea with the USA. Georges has lived in Los Angeles for the past 32 years.