LAFF
8th EDITION
15-21 March, 2019
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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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President Sayed Fouad El-Gennary
Treasurer Azza El Hosseiny
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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
Under the slogan (Cinema … Many Lives to Live)
Luxor African Film Festival president, screenwriter Sayed Fouad, announced LAFF’s decision to honor Chadian director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun during its eighth edition for his contributions to African cinema that tackled the issues, dreams and worries of Africa, presenting them to the world, raising the status of African cinema internationally, and realizing this edition’s slogan “Cinema … Many Lives to Live”.
- Past Editions
- African Cinematheque
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LAFF Publications
Books
Chronology of Egyptian cinema
The Fespaco, A Matter of State
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Khaled Saleh ... originally confectioner
Latest News
Honoring Chadian Director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun, Brukinabé Fanta Régina Nacro and the Tunisian Producer Dorra Bouchoucha at LAFF’s Opening Ceremony
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Tribute for Lebleba and Asser Yassine during the Idrissa Ouédraogo Edtion of Luxor African Film Festival
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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