Marsa Incubators and Workshops that support artists turn their ideas and stories into viable artistic endeavors. These programs aim to reshape the narrative development process, fostering greater cooperation and interdisciplinary innovation; ultimately to influence how storytellers develop, produce, and show their work. At the core of these programs is our belief in the power and potential of creative collaboration as a foundation for collective community building for artists and storytellers.
Programs:

A long-term incubator studio for up-and-coming Arab filmmakers that increases the viability of independent storytelling and empowers independent film. Over the course of 12 months, between 12 and 18 film projects from the Arab World will go through a rigorous development process including Creative, Production, and Audience Development.
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Guided by social studies scholars, cross disciplinary artists, writers, filmmakers and editors, the stations help filmmakers in their final steps to investigate the structure, narrative, context of their films and find alternative screening and distribution possibilities.
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Eight workshops in four cities throughout a two-year period. Producing a series of multilingual publications and performances in Berlin, Athens, Cairo, and Beirut around themes of gender perspectives, settling and unsettling, waiting, and imagination against the morbidity of politics and the alarming rise of xenophobia.
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A transformative performing arts workshop to amplify narratives of Yemeni Women artists, filmmakers, writers, journalists, and media creators.
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A creative hub for artists, researchers and cultural workers keen on delving into the potential of audio storytelling, focusing on the conceptual, research, and technical facets of audio documentaries. The incubator will be a space for building connections and knowledge sharing between different audio documentary producers focusing on soundbased storytelling.
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