Old movie theaters target for renovation. 1,500 seats in Tyr and Nabatieh, Tripoli and Bint Jbeil are next

Qassem Istanbouli, an actor and director, has launched an initiative to rehabilitate old movie theaters in rural areas.

Istanbouli is currently crowdfunding for the renovation of the Rivoli Cinema in Tyr. He has already renovated Stars Cinema in Nabatieh and Cinema Hamra in Tyr. Once the restoration of Rivoli is complete, a total of 1,500 seats and three screens would have been restored.

"Our goal is to restore the role of these movie theaters as cultural centers that they once wer...

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