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8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt

STORY: 8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HASSAN ABU-ELA, AIWFF director 3. various of the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HALA KHALIL, Egyptian film director STORYLINE: The eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) opens Saturday night in Egypt's city of Aswan, located by the Nile River. The annual red-carpet ceremony, attended by dozens of Egyptian and foreign artists, filmmakers and critics, uses filmmaking to shed light on women's causes and rights in Egypt and the Middle East region. This year's festival runs until Thursday. Seventy-six feature and short films from 35 countries will compete in various competition sections.

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LEBANON-BEKAA VALLEY-SYRIAN REFUGEES-ART EDUCATION

(240223) -- BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON), Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2024 shows a movie poster at the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon. "This is where we teach our students and it's a cozy home for all of us," said Nadia, a 30-year-old Palestinian who launched the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in 2018. Under the initiative, teachers provide free arts classes to refugees, such as filmmaking, drama, music, and painting. (Xinhua/Xie Hao) TO GO WITH Feature: Art education helps Syrian refugees in Lebanon heal war wounds

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LEBANON-BEKAA VALLEY-SYRIAN REFUGEES-ART EDUCATION

(240223) -- BEKAA VALLEY (LEBANON), Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nadia, founder of the Lighthouse Peace Initiative, is interviewed in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, on Feb. 16, 2024. "This is where we teach our students and it's a cozy home for all of us," said Nadia, a 30-year-old Palestinian who launched the Lighthouse Peace Initiative in 2018. Under the initiative, teachers provide free arts classes to refugees, such as filmmaking, drama, music, and painting. (Xinhua/Xie Hao) TO GO WITH Feature: Art education helps Syrian refugees in Lebanon heal war wounds

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Visitors Experience New Tech At The 6TH CIIE in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - NOVEMBER 6, 2023 - An exhibitor showcases virtual filmmaking solutions at the 6th CIIE in Shanghai, China, November 6, 2023.

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Amman Int'l Film Festival aims to nurture filmmaking industry

STORY: Amman Int'l Film Festival aims to nurture filmmaking industry DATELINE: Aug. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:28 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: ENTERTAINMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NADA DOUMANI, AIFF Director 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): MOHAMMAD RAHAHLEH, Jordanian director 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): EYAD NASSAR, Jordanian actor 5. various of the film festival STORYLINE: The 4th edition of the Amman International Film Festival (AIFF) is underway in the Jordanian capital Amman, featuring a wide variety of films from some 20 countries. The eight-day festival until Aug. 22 will premiere 56 films in Jordan, including narratives, documentaries and short films released in 2022 and 2023. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NADA DOUMANI, AIFF Director "The festival helps the growth of the filmmaking industry. Obviously, because you're attracting people to cinema, and you are also offering all the filmmakers opportunities, either to mix, network and meet people from the industry from all ove

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch a documentary during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at a submarine model for filming Titanic during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People look at different equipment used for the deep sea exploration during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People look at a life-size model of the Deepsea Challenger during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor sits inside the pilot sphere of the Deepsea Challenger designed by James Cameron during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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CANADA-VANCOUVER-CHALLENGING THE DEEP-EXHIBITION

(230710) -- VANCOUVER, July 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at specimens collected from the deep sea during James Cameron-Challenging the Deep exhibition at Science World in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on July 10, 2023. James Cameron-Challenging the Deep is an immersive exhibition that showcases the filmmaker's achievements and innovations in deep-sea exploration and filmmaking. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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China's New Talents Going Global Program runs in Cannes

STORY: China's New Talents Going Global Program runs in Cannes DATELINE: May 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: CANNES, France CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of guests 2. various of a press conference STORYLINE: Four Chinese films -- Moon Man, The Cord of Life, Vanished Girl, and Football on the Roof -- received film shortlist certificates of 2023 Cannes Film Festival China's New Talents Going Global Program on Friday night. China's New Talents Going Global Program, sponsored by China Film Foundation Wu Tianming Film Fund, aims to provide platforms for China's new filmmaking talents to communicate and cooperate with international filmmakers. Chinese film director Ning Hao said he hopes that Chinese young filmmakers could learn more at international film festivals. In recent years, the global film market has seen an increase of Chinese films presented at international film festivals, as well as increased cross-border partnerships between Chinese and international filmmakers. A number o

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CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-WORLD 5G CONVENTION-APPLICATION (CN)

(220811) -- HARBIN, Aug. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A kid experiences virtual filmmaking supported by 5G technology at the 2022 World 5G Convention in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 11, 2022. China has some 1.85 million 5G base stations and more than 450 million 5G end users, both accounting for over 60 percent of the global total. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

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6th int'l women film festival kicks off in Egypt

STORY: 6th int'l women film festival kicks off in Egypt DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: various of actors and actresses on red carpetvarious of guests attending the award ceremony of the 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival STORYLINE: The 6th Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) kicked off on Wednesday with a red-carpet ceremony attended by dozens of Egyptian and foreign artists, filmmakers and critics. Held annually in Egypt's glamorous city of Aswan by the Nile River, the AIWFF sheds light on women's causes and rights through filmmaking. The festival is held this year from Feb. 23 to 28, with the participation of 12 films from 18 countries, besides 24 films contesting in the short film competition. "Our festival discusses the issues related to the cinema industry and the issues related to women," said Mohamed Abdel-Khalek, the president and founder of the AIWFF, at the opening ceremony. The AIWFF is funded by the European Union d

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Women's Rights Uncertain Future - Afghanistan

Sahraa Karimi, Afghan film director and the first female chairperson of the Afghan Film Organisation. She is the first and the only woman in Afghanistan who has a PhD in cinema and filmmaking. Afghan women are worried about returning to the dark days of the Taliban, losing their individual and social freedoms, and ultimately losing two decades of struggle for their basic rights. Kabul. Afghanistan. 03/08/2021 Photo by Alfred Yaghobzadeh/ABACAPRESS.COM

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