3rd edition of Golden Talent competition launches

CAIRO – 4 August 2020: Fathi Abdel-Wahab, head of the Cultural Development Fund sector, said that the sector started to receive applications for the third round of the Golden Talent competition made for individuals with special needs.

The Cultural Development Fund is holding the competition in cooperation with El-Balad El-Yom Foundation for Development, in the fields of music and singing. The competition will run from August 9 to September 10.

Abdel Wahab added that the contest’s branches include individual singing, group singing, instrument playing for the visually impaired, motor and mentally disabled individuals, in addition to the creation of a new branch in the current competition for individuals with hearing disabilities from the age of 15 to 30 years.

The competition terms include that the contestant must be Egyptian, and must submit a 3-minute DVD of one of his artworks. For online subscriptions, a video of the contestant must be recorded and uploaded on the fund's website.

Also, private and governmental societies, institutions and bodies are entitled to participate in the competition. The application and participation in the competition takes place through the following link:

http://www.cdf.gov.eg/?q=content/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AB%D8%A9

All contestants will receive participation certificates, in addition to valuable financial prizes for the winners of the first three places in each branch of the competition, in addition to a medal and a certificate of appreciation at the closing ceremony.