Main Projects / Activities

1. SHASHAT’s Annual Women’s Film Festival in Palestine: This showcases the creativity of women filmmakers and provides alternative portrayals of women. Shashat held its 1st Women Film Festival in 2005, and 2nd Women’s Film Festival in 2006. 2. Capacity Building of the Palestinian Filmmaking sector with emphasis on women filmmakers: a. Regular listserv with funding, training and exhibition listings. b. Workshops, Training & Master Classes. b. Production Support. c. Facilitation of festival submissions and participation. 3. “Films for Everyone” Year-long ScreeningDiscussion Program: The focus of this Program is to reach non-traditional film audiences in remote and disenfranchised areas. 4. EducationalCultural Outreach: a. Book and Video Library. Shashat has founded these libraries in three sites – ShashatRamallah, An-Najah National UniversityNablus and Bethlehem Peace CenterBethlehem. b. Research & Publication. c. Weekly Cine-Club curated screenings, “Film Conversations.”