NAAS ناس l Network of Arab Alternative Screens

Tea with Culture

An interview with Jowe Harfouche, Executive Director of NAAS (Network of Arab Alternative Screens), a network that champions innovation in cinema exhibition in the Arabic-speaking region, aiming to broaden the scope of films available to the Arab public and encourage dialogue around cinema and its history. It is the only initiative of its kind in the region. The members of NAAS include cinemas, cine-clubs, cultural centres, distributors, and initiatives that attempt to support a vibrant and sustainable cinema culture and develop audiences engagement with film. Members and Affiliate Members include: Algeria: - Project'heurts http://projectheurts.com Egypt: - Animation School - Jesuit Cairo (AM) - Cinema Everywhere http://www.cinema-everywhere.com/en (AM) - Cimatheque http://cimatheque.org - Terr.so https://terr.so (AM) - Wekalet Behna https://www.facebook.com/groups/wekaletbehna - Zawya Cinema http://zawyacinema.com - Zawya Distribution http://zawyacinema.com/distribution (AM) Lebanon: - MC Distribution http://www.metropoliscinema.net (MC) - Metropolis Cinema http://www.metropoliscinema.net Iraq - Samawa Cinema http://www.samawacinema.com (AM) Jordan - Al-Balad Theater http://al-balad.org (AM) Morocco: - Cinémathèque de Tanger https://www.cinemathequedetanger.com Palestine: - FilmLab Palestine http://flp.ps - Cinema Al Quds, Yabous Cultural Center http://yabous.org/en/ Sudan: - Sudan Film Factory https://www.facebook.com/SudanFilmFactory/ Tunisia: - CinéMadart https://www.facebook.com/CineMadart - Fédération Tunisienne des Ciné-Clubs https://www.facebook.com/FTCCTunisie/ - Hakka Distribution (AM) United Arab Emirates: - Cinema Akil http://cinemaakil.com If in Beirut on 19th December, you can attend NAAS's fundraising event "Al-Fannan” : A Ciné-Performance of The Artist, all proceeds benefit the activities of NAAS. Book here https://ihjoz.com/events/2840-al-fannan-a-cine-performance-of-the-artist http://www.naasnetwork.org https://www.facebook.com/naasnetwork