Elias Khlat

A producer and filmmaker, born in Tripoli – Lebanon in 1965, Elias Khlat introduced himself to the advertising and media field after studying Advertising Design. With Eklat, his signature name, he took on creative design, animation and post-production projects before settling into a fully-grown production house that specializes in corporate and documentary films. From his commitment to repositioning Tripoli on Lebanon’s cultural scene, Khlat is involved in various civil initiatives organizing social and cultural events, empowering the youth, and fighting for the preservation of the city’s cultural heritage. In 2013, he founded Tripoli Film Festival bringing international films and guests to a city recovering from the wounds of war. During the past years, Khlat was a Jury Member, Consultant or Programmer for many film festivals, and he had organized many events related to cinema in Lebanon and abroad.