LELOUN International Film Festival

Rojava Film Komin ( AVRIN ) A cinema organization specialized in cinema training and production and organizing cinematic work in Afrin province The Komin was established in Afrin province in 2017 INTRODUCING THE FESTIVAL LELOUN: A film festival takes place inside the camps in the shadow of the devastating war of people, stones and trees. It receives films from all over the world from amateurs and professionals of the seventh art, accompanied by artistic activities within a cinematic week preceded by an official art opening, interspersed with a closing ceremony, coronation of winners and the distribution of prizes. THE MEANING OF THE LELOUN The name of Mount Leloun is mentioned in many ancient historical sources with different names. In the Torah, “Mount Nabo” is attributed to the Rafidid deity, which was famous during the ninth century BC in the region of Mesopotamia, which is the home of the ancient Kurdish empires. In the Kurdish language, the word Leloun It is called olive fruit before it ripens when it is crude, and means extra bitterness(Lilan) means mirage or lilan, and it is a plural of singular (lol, lil, or lilose), which means defla, a well-known plant that is extensively found in Wadi Lawilk, which is located at the northwestern end of Mount Leloun. As for the popular account of the people of Mount Leloun in regard to the name, it is said that it is Lalan, which means lilies (meaning Mount Lilies), and it is known from the nature of Mount Leloun in the spring of the large number of wild lilies