Soleil Gharbieh

Soleil Gharbieh is an experienced professional in arts management, film, and music. She joined the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) as a Program Manager in 2017, where she has been responsible for managing AFAC’s Film Programs, both Documentary and Cinema, as well as the Music Program. Soleil’s work has allowed her to serve on various film panels, jury committees, and pitching forums, regionally and internationally. The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC was founded in 2007 through the initiative of Arab cultural activists as an independent foundation to support individual artists, writers, researchers, intellectuals, as well as organizations from the Arab region working in the field of arts and culture. Since its launch, AFAC’s programs have steadily expanded to cover cinema, photography, visual and performing arts, creative and critical writings, music, documentary film, in addition to funding research, trainings and cultural events. Based in Beirut, AFAC works with artists a