Sam Lahoud is the founding Chair of Beirut Film Society, and an independent Filmmaker, Producer and Scriptwriter at Berytus Production & AV Nation - Lebanon. Senior Lecturer in Film and Media at Notre Dame University-Louaize. Founder, Director of Beirut International Women Film Festival; of NDU International Film Festival; and Beirut International Children and Family Film Festival. Founder and Program Director of the Lebanese Film Festival in Canada. Founder and Artistic Director of the Armenian Film Festival in Beirut. Short Film Programmer at Rabat International Author Film Festival – Morocco. Board Member at the Silk Road Film Festival - Dublin, Ireland. Middle East representative at the Asian World Film Festival - Los Angeles. Member of the Lebanese National Film Committee at the Ministry of Culture. Founding member of the Emile Chahine Foundation for Cinema Culture, and of Film Festivals Cinergy, jury member in national and international film festivals and competitions.