AECID Launches Together with La Fábrica a Cinema Workshop in Cairo

AECID Launches Together with La Fábrica a Cinema Workshop in Cairo

The activity was held as part of the NotodoFilmFest, one of the best known online short film festivals in Spain and an initiative of La Fábrica, a cultural management company based in Madrid. It was conducted by the renowned Spanish filmmaker Chus Gutiérrez.

The workshop aimed to provide the keys to carry out an audiovisual project, from its gestation to its closure, from a practical perspective. Ten Egyptian women participated selected among almost a hundred applications. Both the AECID and the Cervantes Institute in Cairo were involved in the development of the program.

The participants shot a collaborative short film during the training activity itself. Throughout the fiveday workshop, the key points for creating a product of these characteristics were addressed. In this space, the participants' personal projects were also presented, which were part of the final script of the short film. The script will be available soon on Notodofilmfest's social media channels.

The activity has been part of the cycle ACERCA DE CINE. The program has been implemented in centers of the Spanish Cooperation in Equatorial Guinea and Egypt during the month of November 2023 within the framework of ACERCA program.

This workshop was made possible by the ACERCA Program for development in the cultural sector.

ACERCA is committed to developing the professional and artistic capacities of cultural actors from both public and private institutions, and fostering environments for cooperation and cultural exchange.

Created by the Spanish Cooperation in 2005 to implement the first line of the Culture and Development Strategy: the Formation of Human Capital in the Field of Culture, ACERCA works to strengthen institutions and consolidate cultural public policies through the development of specific training programs and workshops that respond to partner needs without losing sight of the creative process which is at the foundation of cultural development.