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Tawakkol Karman Foundation Funds Filmmaking Training Project in Preparation for EDRAAK Short Film Festival
The cultural sectors in Yemen have been unable to make a positive breakthrough and accumulate expertise in filmmaking yet. However, Yemen possesses a rich cultural and historical heritage. The Media and Cinema Unit in the Yemeni Students Union in Istanbul seeks to create an opportunity for media students to unlock this cultural tradition.
It is organized under ‘The Yemeni Students Union in Turkey’ to highlight their abilities in transforming ideas into creative and meaningful content, and their efforts remain. Filmmaking in Yemen has a long way to go and Yemeni filmmaking students need the training to refine their skills and support with the means that enable them to make and present films.
Tawakkol Karman Foundation initiated the filmmaking training project and it is held in two phases. The first phase includes a series of media courses taught by experts and specialists. And the second phase is the film festival, where specialized critics attend and evaluate the competition films and celebrate the three winning ones.
TKF supports development projects in the education sector and other sectors, and it hopes that this project will achieve its goal of developing young people's capabilities to make peace and coexistence through visual production.