LAFF
4th EDITION
16-21 March, 2015
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Who Are We
Independent Shabab Foundation
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is one of ISF’s projects. It was the writer Sayed Fouad’s idea, as the African films are almost not screened in Egypt. Furthermore, Luxor hardly has any cultural or artistic events, and was therefore selected to de-centralize cultural or artistic events always oraginzed in Cairo and Alexandria.
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Though Luxor is the largest open-air museum in the world it was lacking artistic festivals. Its geographical position - in the very heart of Upper Egypt and hence closer to the rest of the African continent - gives the historic city a unique advantage .
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ETISAL Fund
Activity
A PLATFORM FOR A NEW AFRICAN FILM MART TO CONNECT THE AFRICAN FILM TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
ETISAL’s mission is to provide to the needs of young African filmmakers in expressing freely their skills and talents through filmmaking and promote their work globally.
African short films is a “life savior” of young filmmakers (Aged between 18-30 of both genders) who are marginalized in terms of production and distribution. Although young filmmakers rep...
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Press Zone
Latest News
Monday, 02/02/2015 at Hanager Center for the Arts at 5pm
In partnership with FESPACO, Burkina Faso, the Luxor African Film Festival will host a press conference for the announcement of two important events marking both festivals: the signing of the cooperation protocol between FESPACO and LAFF, twinning the two festivals and announcing Burkina Faso as guest of honour of LAFF
Headed by Désiré Ouedraogo, a 16 member-Burkinabe delegation will attend the conference. They will be joine...
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Joint Press Conference between Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) And Pan-African Festival of Cinema and Television of Ouagadougou (FESPACO)
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The management of Luxor African Film Festival has announced the films selected of the 4th edition that will take place 16-22 March, 2015
Read MoreAbout Independent Shabab Foundation
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is one of ISF’s projects. It was the writer Sayed Fouad’s idea, as the African films are almost not screened in Egypt. Furthermore, Luxor hardly has any cultural or artistic events, and was therefore selected to de-centralize cultural or artistic events always oraginzed in Cairo and Alexandria.
For the first time in Egypt , an NGO organizes an event with such grand calibre and high standards. Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF) which organizes LAFF is a non-profit entity that has been active for more than six years organizing events and festivals at a national level and with a political dimension.
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