P.O. BOX: 49822
AL Harajeh Building, 3rd Floor, old Ramallah, Palestine
Jerusalem
Palestinian Territories
- Arts
- International/Cultural relations
- Media
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 youth
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 children
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.
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.