EXCLUSIVE: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT) and Jordan’s Royal Film Commission (RFC) are teaming up on a coaching and mentorship scheme aimed toward aspiring female filmmakers within the nation.
The U.S. Embassy in Jordan funded initiative is bannered “Hakayaha: Stories of Women in Jordan” and can purpose to fund, develop and produce serialized work within the type of docu-series and narrative collection.
The initiative will embrace all elements of making serialized work from improvement and writing by to manufacturing and post-production. It will embrace filmmaker labs that may run for 2 years and 30 filmmakers from throughout Jordan shall be chosen to take part.
The individuals shall be mentored by a team of NYWIFT administrators, producers and writers.
NYWIFT and RFC Jordan are because of signal a Memorandum of Understanding: Joint Creative Guiding Principles at a particular occasion in Cannes on Tuesday.
“New York Women in Film & Television is thrilled to expand our international reach through our partnership with The Royal Film Commission – Jordan, bringing unique support and training opportunities for filmmakers in the Middle East. And what better venue to announce such a program than on the beautiful international melting pot of Cannes?,” mentioned NYWIFT CEO Cynthia López.
She famous that NYWIFT board member Yvonne Russo who has spearheaded the growth of the physique’s worldwide actions and initiated the collaboration between NYWIFT and the RFC.
RFC’s Managing Director Mohannad Al-Bakri welcomed the initiative.
“This collaboration not solely displays our shared dedication to the artwork of movie but additionally represents a strong instance of the influence that may be achieved by worldwide collaboration. The influence of this initiative will mirror our values that align with NYWIFT in selling and advocating for the empowerment of girls by storytelling,’ he mentioned.
Full particulars of the “Hakayaha: Stories of Women in Jordan” shall be introduced at a panel dialogue hosted by NYWIFT and the RFC Jordan in Cannes on Tuesday, previous the MOU signing ceremony.
Speakers will embrace NYWIFT CEO Cynthia López; RFC Jordan consultant Mira Nimri; President of Women in Film GCC Nancy Paton; Venice Film Festival Curator Alessandra Speciale in addition to filmmakers Sofia Djama (The Beloved), and Sonia Ben Slama, whose movie Machtat is being introduced within the parallel Acid part this 12 months.
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