April events of the Ministry of Culture

CAIRO - 9 April 2019: During the period from April 10 to 16, a large number of African film productions will screen at the Ismailia International Film Festival for Documentaries and Shorts.

Numerous African artistic personalities will be honored during this period as well.

The festival’s program includes hosting and screening modern African films and their makers. There is going to be an African participation in the festival’s main jury. The Association of African Critics Union will be invited by the festival’s management to participate in the festival’s events.

An African jury will be present to select the best African film at the festival.Also, an invitation will be sent to a number of African cinema figures to participate in the international symposium on the marketing production and distribution of documentary and short films.

Between April 20 and 27, a festival of drums and traditional arts will take place in Cairo with the participation of many African countries. From April 22 to 24, the African Art Conference will be held at the Academy of Arts campus.

A week for the Egyptian film productions will be held in coordination with the Cinema Center in Mali at the National Cinema Center between April 26 and 30.

From April 28 to May 2, a symposium on the African novel in the information age will be held at the Supreme Council of Culture.

On April 29, the Egyptian-Ethiopian Relations and History seminar will be held at the National Library and Archives.