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.
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Online magazine and portal on cinema, audiovisual media, film criticism and filmmaking in Arabic. Terr.so is a pan- Arab critical, creative, interactive, and progressive media platform and website which hosts articles, documents, news, and tutorials on cinema, media, filmmaking, and contemporary discourse.
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Through connecting archive practitioners, researchers, and artists in/from the Arab world, “Don’t Wait for the Archive” encourages the exploration and redefinition of archival practices through a series of workshops and conferences, aiming to create ARCHIVE ROOMS, spaces where communities can interact with living archives, and a network of individuals interested in the potential of archives and archival practices.
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An initiative to activate and publicize the wealth of knowledge in the archives within Arts & Culture organizations and institutions in the Arab world. Yearly, Marsa identifies 2-3 organizations and institutions in order to activate their institutional archives and share them with wider publics. Through storytelling and publishing workshops, and partnerships with writers, designers, filmmakers, artists, and web developers, Beta aims to creatively publish institutional archival knowledge to be more accessible and impactful.
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