FLAGSHIP PROGRAMMES
Young Palestinian Filmmakers Society
National Network
Palestine
Address
Altarifi building, Al,asyoun street, Same as ubove Ramallah Palestinian TerritoriesCountry
Palestinian TerritoriesCity
RamallahStreet address 2
Altarifi building, Al,asyoun street, Same as uboveMobile Phone
+972 599 390 671Telephone
+972 02 2972104Telephone (other)
+972 596 390 671E-Mail (2)
anisb@yahoo.comE-Mail (3)
info@youngfilmmakers.psE-Mail (4)
isra@youngfilmmakers.psWebsite
Click HereYear of Establishment
2009Contact Person1
Anis BarghoutiJob Title 1
Executive directorContact Person 2
Isra OdehJob Title 2
Head of Board of DirectorsOrganisation Type
Non-Governmental OrganizationFields of Activity
ArtsGeneral Information
Structure 1- Executive Director 2- Two assistants (Voluntary ) 3- undefind number of freelancers 4 - Board of Directors, nine members. 5- General Assembly, seventeen members. Budgetary resources During the year 2013, total budgetary resources available for spending was $ 78-000 including in-kind contribution from certain institutions. This amount is treble the budgetary resources in the year 2012. The increase in available budgetary resources used to support the increased training workshops and the annual International Young Filmmakers Festival that we launch. • Sources of funding - Palestinian Cultural fund - PG Fund for Culture and Art - Watniyeh Mobile • Sources for in-kind funding - Palestine TV - A.M. Qattan Foundation - British Council - Alnahir pr - Raya FM And many other institutions as partners in certain activities. Our main activities are: 1- Hands on training on filmmaking workshops for youth 2- Intensive training workshops on mobilization of modern and social media. 3- Establishing the Young Filmmakers club and forum. 4- Exchange activities with local, regional and international youth organizations. 5- The annual international Young Filmmakers Festival.Mission and Objectives
Our mission is to establish, support, sustain and develop youth film and modern media communities in Palestine, by providing children and youth of both genders with audiovisual and new media tools to change their perceptions of themselves as being victims into positive acting members in the society, capable of taking initiatives and be positive facilitators of change, and equip them with better means of communication and interaction with their society and other youth in the region and the world at large.Main Projects / Activities
Our aim is to develop self expression activities using different types of available tools and media channels especially audio visual medium. This will be implemented through three dimensions: Activity 1: Designing and implementing training on utilizing audio visual and social media channels. Activity 2: Launching the annual International Young Filmmakers Festival film. Activity 3: To set-up film clubs for youth and children. Activity 4: To conduct constant activities for youth and children. Activity 5: To build a children and youth "village" through allocating a piece of ground in the outskirts of urban areas.How can you contribute to the Network in your country?
Our experience in filmmaking training and the empowerment o youth is quite rich and tested in reality. We can make our experience available to other network members and we can cooperate with them whenever possible to implement more adequate programmes and services for youth in the MENA region.Why do you want to join the ALF Network?
The Young Palestinian Young Filmmakers Society is relatevly young and still accumulating its knowledge and experience to better serve young generations in Palestine by providing them with new tools of communications and self expression means. By joining ALF network we will be able to build bridges o cooperation with other network members and exchange experience. It will help us learn from other members and it will widen the borders of our activities.