Cairo-Helsinki Forum for Helsinki Arab Film Festival created
- Helsinki Arab Film Festival
- Jul 4, 2024
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Updated: Nov 21, 2024
1001 Steps Organisation (Finland), EU-MAN European Union Migrant Artists' Network (Finland) and Masar Foundation for Culture and Arts (Egypt) are partnering up to create a platform for Arab film industry in the Finnish Capital Helsinki.
The meeting took place in Cairo and was attended by the heads of the three organisations.
During this meeting the launch for the preparations for the first edition of Helsinki Arab Film Festival (HELAFF) was announced and December the 12th till the 16th of this year were the designated days for this first edition on this festival.
The three partners represented by Mr. Azer Sawiris, Mr. Amir Khatib and Mr. Sayed Abdel-Khaliq signed a protocol of cooperation in December 2023 in Cairo for this purpose.
In the first half of 2024, two more partners joined the organising committee: Shaam Association (Finland) and the Syrian-Finnish Friendship Society (Finland).
