2020

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Moderation
16.9.2020 at 17:00 (German time) Online 
In the framework of the 11. ALFILM Nomad Edition in the SPOTLIGHT-program „Resistance is Female“: Panel Discussion »Arab filmmakers and feminist filming«
The lives of women in films from the Arab world are often viewed with particular interest by the audience. Especially in exceptional situations of war and conflicts, feminine or feminist perspectives seem to offer connecting points for the audience, international colleagues, and funding institutions alike. How do the filmmakers position themselves between these poles of internal and external expectations, their own attitudes in film politics and the local production conditions?
What are the priorities and what influence does their work and attitude have on the perception of the situation in and outside the Arab world? Naziha Arebi, director of FREEDOM FIELDS, Waad Al-Kateab, co-director of FOR SAMA, and Zahraa Ghandour, leading actress of THE JOURNEY will discuss with moderator Irit Neidhardt, author, curator, and film distributor at mec film.

Moderation
27.7.2020 Nawras Berlin (Online Session)
Sanad Meet-Ups | KSK
Sanad Meet-ups are a series of public gatherings which aim to enhance the practical knowledge of artists and cultural practitioners who are moving from the Arab region to Germany. The series provides practical guidance about the rights of art producers in Germany and introduce participants to the laws which affect them and their professional art environments, with guidance from legal experts and specialised institutions. Sanad was launched in Lebanon by Ettijahat in 2019 in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Legal Agenda and with the support of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with the aim of enabling artists to adapt to their new environments and develop their capacities for self-organisation. The series of meet-ups is held in Germany in partnership with Nawras and the International Alumni Center. more

Inhouse
In July 2020 Irit Neidhardt served as mentor at the Project Market Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation, this time in the net.

Panel
23.6.2020 at 15:30 Jerusalem time) at the  Cannes 2020 - Palestine Pavillion Online
Plan B - New Waves in Distribution on air at Radio Alhara (Arabic) and online at the Palestine Film Institute
New digital platforms have been emerging as a way of distribution for sometime now, and due to the Covid 19 Pandamic, these platforms have been seeing an intensive viewing rates, indicating that the time has come to move forward with such distribution channels, but also this indicates a shift in the watching habits for audience, how this can be useful for Palestinian image makers, especially for an industry that doesnt own its theater or tv channels, how can this be an economy that producers should think about. This panel will address these issues forecasting an alternative future to reach wider audiences around the world bypassing the classical gatekeepers.
Participants: May Odeh, Tariq Abu Lughud, Irit Neidhardt; Moderator: Ola Sheikh

Moderation
19.6.2020 Nawras Berlin (Online Session)
Sanad Meet-Ups | Profession: Freelance Artist
Sanad Meet-ups are a series of public gatherings which aim to enhance the practical knowledge of artists and cultural practitioners who are moving from the Arab region to Germany. The series provides practical guidance about the rights of art producers in Germany and introduce participants to the laws which affect them and their professional art environments, with guidance from legal experts and specialised institutions. Sanad was launched in Lebanon by Ettijahat in 2019 in partnership with the non-governmental organisation Legal Agenda and with the support of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung with the aim of enabling artists to adapt to their new environments and develop their capacities for self-organisation. The series of meet-ups is held in Germany in partnership with Nawras and the International Alumni Center.