FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Film Lab: Palestine
National Network
Palestine
Address
P.O. BOX: 49822 AL Harajeh Building, 3rd Floor, old Ramallah, Palestine Jerusalem Palestinian TerritoriesCountry
Palestinian TerritoriesCity
JerusalemStreet address 2
P.O. BOX: 49822 AL Harajeh Building, 3rd Floor, old Ramallah, PalestineTelephone
+972-2-2951351E-Mail (2)
artdirector@filmlabpalestine.comE-Mail (3)
development@filmlabpalestine.comWebsite
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2014Contact Person1
Hanna AtallahJob Title 1
Artistic DirectorContact Person 2
Fatin FarhatJob Title 2
Development SupervisorOrganisation Type
OtherFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
Structure of the organization, including number of staff employed and/or partners: Hanna Atallah (Artistic Director) Fatin Farhat (Development Supervisor) Enass Shuaibi (Administration and Finance Officer) Haneen Battrawi (Project coordinator) Suad Rishmawi (Days of Cinema coordinator) Budgetary resources available in a year: 200150 $ in 2015 Sources of funding: Center for Development and Cooperation, Denmark Representative Office of Switzerland, Ramallah Representative Office of Denmark to the Palestinian Authority British Council Consulate General of Sweden, Jerusalem Welfare Association Modalities of action (concrete projects, exchanges, seminars, scholarships etc.): Yearly Film Festival Days of Cinema Work shops and trainings on filmmaking (script-writing/storytelling, production, sound-editing, cinematography) Main partners involved in the organization's projects/activities: Ramallah Doc Palestine Writer’s association The Danish House in Palestine The Danish Film Institute Århus Film Workshop World Cinema Fund with the Goethe InstituteMission and Objectives
Vision: A productive, dynamic film industry in, from, and for Palestine. Mission: To boost film production and viewership in Palestine Objectives: Objective 1 Space: Space and equipment is available and accessible. Film Lab is organized and sustainable. Film Lab is visible among the public Objective 2 Talent: Capacity development through international professional support and education programs. Co-production opportunities are created and supported Objective 3 Production: Network of filmmakers in Palestine is stronger. Eight film productions are supported (with knowledge, equipment, and/or seed-funding) Objective 4 Cinema Culture: Film screenings and dialogue sessions; Audiovisual summer camp for children and youth; Days of Cinema International Film Festival; Cinematheque program; Film studio for children and youthMain Projects / Activities
The FilmLab has in 2015 focused on the following activities: • Workshop: Storytelling (November 16-20, 2015) • Days of Cinema International Film Festival (October 12-20, 2015) • Building relationships to similar institutions abroad to establish co-production, and residency opportunities (MoU concerning post-production and partnership with the Danish Århus Film Workshop signed in February 2015) • Fact-finding mission to Denmark in cooperation the Danish Film Institute, January 2015 • Development of Strategic Plan 2015-2018, January 2015 In 2016 the FilmLab will focus on: • Days of Cinema International Film Festival in October, 2016 • Setting up equipped production studio (Equipment has been donated by the Danish Film Institute) • Starting up of regular film screening program. • Workshops: Director of Photography, and Sound-Editing • Co-production of short-movie with Århus film workshop • Facilitate network meeting for Palestinian filmmakers • Sign MoU with 1) the Swedish institution Film in Skåne (focusing on co-production and residency program), and 2) the German institution Filmwerkstatt Kiel (focusing on co-production and/or residency program) • Develop curriculum for audio-visual summer camp for childrenHow can you contribute to the Network in your country?
The FilmLab:Palestine strives to be a strongly rooted organization, looking for local partnerships and hoping to create synergies with other cultural organisations. We hope to be a resource to other cultural institutions through the equipped space for filmmakers that we are building, our international network of film institutions, and our technical knowhow on filmmaking.Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
As the success of the FilmLab is contingent on successful partnerships in Palestine, in the Arab region, and beyond, we want to join the Anna Lindh network to enhance our opportunities for dialogue and cooperation with other organizations. Be it partnerships with other film festivals in the Arab world, cooperation with filmmakers on documentary films concerning the Euro-Mediterranean region, cultural programs for children, mutual residency opportunities, etc.Approved