Aiming to bridge the gap between novice artists and public audiences, MasrDotBokra hosted the third edition of its online festival that introduced dozens of new filmmakers to the professional art scene in Egypt. Over three years, we held our online festival to encourage young filmmakers to produce films and show their artistic talents,” festival manager Nadine El-Dirine said. “This year, we allowed students from all over Egypt to participate in the competition by submitting their movies that were posted online. After the screenings of the movies, film critics held a number of open discussions with the audience members to analyse each short film’s message and implementation. In addition to providing funding for some of the projects, the festival holds a big number of workshops for amateur filmmakers.

Source: Daily News Egypt May 10, 2017 11:37 UTC