Tawakkol Karman Foundation
Tawakkol Karman Foundation sponsors third season of "EDRAAK" short film festival
Under the auspices of Tawakkol Karman Foundation, the Yemeni Students Union in Türkiye - Istanbul Branch launched the third season of the "EDRAAK" Short Film Festival.
The festival, sponsored by Tawakkol Karman Foundation for the third consecutive season, aims to encourage young filmmakers to produce short films that highlight important societal issues. Winning films will receive generous cash prizes.
Participation categories in the third season of the EDRAAK Short Film Festival include Yemeni identity and culture, the Palestinian cause as a global humanitarian issue, migration and asylum, and the social and economic challenges in the lives of Arab youth. Other categories are the future of Arab youth in the hands of artificial intelligence, identity and belonging among Arab youth in the diaspora, Arab women and children during wartime, experiences of education and remote learning amidst conflicts, success stories in Yemeni and Arab entrepreneurship, the role of new media in shaping the interests of Arab youth, and Arab youth and digital content creation.
It is noteworthy that Tawakkol Karman Foundation sponsors the "EDRAAK" Short Film Festival as part of the "Jusoor" program, dedicated to supporting projects of Yemeni student unions and clubs in Türkiye.