The official launch of the Gaza Cinema Academy was announced at the Venice Film Festival on Monday, as the humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian territory continues to dominate global news.
The initiative – co-founded by Palestinian filmmakers Ezzaldeen Shalh and Mai Masri – aims to establish a sustainable space for film education, training and production in the Gaza Strip.
Gaza-based director and film academic Shalh is known for works such as The Dry Spring, The Other World and Love and Bread as well as for spearheading the Gaza International Women’s Film Festival.
“In Gaza, cinema is not
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