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Organized by the Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF), the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) was created by writer Sayed Fouad as an alternative to other Egyptian cultural events, most of which take place either in Alexandria or Cairo. Its aim is to encourage African productions and partnerships between the continent’s various countries. The Festival is supported …
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The Egyptian parliament’s Media, Culture and Antiquities Committee held an extraordinary meeting in February to discuss the financial problems of the ERTU (Egyptian Radio and Television Union). A “financial and institutional reform” will be developed in collaboration with the National Investment Bank. Among other things, the plan will reform the state-run television channels, trying to …
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The Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures is inviting submissions for the 10th Mediterranean Journalist Awards. Each year the Mediterranean Journalist Awards reward the work of journalists who “tackle inter-cultural problems between and within Euro-Mediterranean societies”. This competition is open to all journalists from the written press, television, radio and on-line media, from one …
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The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) has dealt a blow to beIN Sports, the Qatari bouquet of sports channels, by annulling its contract with the Egyptian operator Cable Network Egypt. According to the ECA’s decision, made public on July 12th, beIN Sports may have “violated Article 8 of the Law on the Protection of Competition by …
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The Egyptian production company Felucca Films and the Swedish Institute in Alexandria are launching the second MAHD Film Lab, a training and assistance programme for young scriptwriters and directors. The MAHD Film Lab is open to all scriptwriters and directors, Arab or European, currently working on a project for a first or second feature-length drama. …
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On May 21st , the ACC (Arab Cinema Centre) organized their first Critics’ Awards in Cannes, with a jury of critics allocating awards to the best films produced in the Arab world the previous year. 24 Arab, European and American critics, representing 15 countries, chose the 5 award-winners, who each received their trophy at a …
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The Bokra Sawa association is offering a multimedia workshop for young people from Marseilles and its surrounding areas. The workshop will build on the use of new media and digital tools to document the role of women in the public space and thus train participants in street journalism. The project began in January in Alexandria …
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