7th women film festival in Egypt's Aswan sheds further light on women's causes

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7th women film festival in Egypt's Aswan sheds further light on women's causes

STORY: 7th women film festival in Egypt's Aswan sheds further light on women's causes DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BUSHRA ROZZA, Egyptian actress 3. various of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MIJKE DE JONG, Dutch filmmaker STORYLINE: On the bank of the Nile River, the Egyptian city of Aswan is hosting the seventh edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) that seeks to shed further light on women's causes and rights. Sixty feature, short, animated, and documentary films from different countries including Egypt, Algeria, France, Switzerland, Argentina, South Korea, Bulgaria and Latvia take part in the competitions of the AIWFF that runs from March 5 to 10. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): BUSHRA ROZZA, Egyptian actress "The role of women is very important in society and cinema is a reflection of society,

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