Gaza Cinema Academy Diluncurkan di Festival Film Venesia 2026
Gaza Cinema Academy resmi diluncurkan di Festival Film Venesia 2026 oleh sineas Palestina, Arab, dan internasional untuk menyediakan ruang pendidikan, pelatihan, serta produksi film berkelanjutan di Gaza dan menghubungkan sineas Palestina dengan komunitas global. Akademi mendapat dukungan dari berbagai tokoh perfilman seperti Kaouther Ben Hania, Annemarie Jacir, Mai Masri, serta aktor Hiam Abbas, Ramy Youssef, dan Saleh Bakri. Ke depannya, akademi akan berfokus pada pelatihan, pengembangan talenta muda dan perempuan, produksi film Palestina, serta membangun jaringan mitra internasional agar karya sineas Gaza dapat menjangkau festival dan penonton di seluruh dunia.
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- Gaza Cinema Academy launched at Venice Film Festival 2026.
- Founders include Palestinian, Arab, and international filmmakers.
- Academy provides sustained space for film education, training, and production in Gaza.
- Backer Kaouther Ben Hania won Silver Lion at Venice 2025 for The Voice of Hind Rajab.
- Backers include directors Annemarie Jacir and Mai Masri.
- Co-founder is Ezzaldeen Shalah.
- Supporting actors include Hiam Abbas, Ramy Youssef, and Saleh Bakri.
- Industry supporters include Italian producer Graziella Bildesheim and Cairo-based Alaa Karkouti.
- Academy focuses on film training, supporting youth and women talent, and producing Palestinian films.
- Goal is to build sustainable film institution in Gaza Strip.
- Academy building ties with film festivals, cultural bodies, funders, and production companies.
- Academy seeks to help Gaza films reach international festivals, platforms, and audiences.
- Shalah also founded Gaza International Women's Film Festival.
- Shalah says cinema in Gaza serves as means to preserve memory.
- Quote dated Tuesday (8/9/2026) sourced from Variety.
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