Aswan International Women Film Festival's workshop training program launches on February 6

Aswan International Women Film Festival's workshop training program was launched on February 6.

AIWFF workshop is considered the largest training program in the Egyptian festivals, as it includes 255 girls, youth and children, 70% of whom are girls, and the training hours reach 180 hours.

The first part of the workshop program started with the “Film Making” and “Film Making Techniques” (New Aswan Cinema Project) workshops under the supervision of scriptwriter Wissam Soliman, director Yasser Naim, and director Nada Rizk, while the second part of the workshops will start with the start of the sixth edition of the festival which will be held from February 23 to 28.

Director of AIWFF workshops Sayed Aly said that this year's workshops program supports the training of 70 girls from Aswan and Upper Egypt, and also supports the production of films for students' graduation projects, which will be displayed in a special program for workshop films during the activities of the sixth edition, and these films will compete for the first time with other films which were produced by institutions inside Egypt to expand the circle of knowledge and benefit based on experience and practical training.

Aly added that the second part of the Aswan International Women Film Festival training workshop program, which will start with the launch of the festival, includes 4 workshops: “Actor Guidance” workshop  under the supervision of artist Salwa Mohamed Ali, “Story before script” workshop under the supervision of director Dalia Bassiouni, “Animation and Element” workshop. Al-Bishri” under the supervision of Dr. Ashraf Mahdi, and the “Animation and Cinema for Children” workshop under the supervision of the artist Ibrahim Saad, and those accepted in the second part of the workshops will be announced during the second half of February, and a special award will be given to the best team that participated in the workshop program this year.

The program will conclude its activities on February 27, with a ceremony that will include all partners, supporters and participants.