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NAAS Film Program, Series "Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future"

Film Program “NAAS: Green Reel” (Films for a Sustainable Future)

We are excited to announce the Dubai edition of NAAS: Green Reel, a collaboration between several cultural institutions in the UAE. The program features a selection of predominantly independent films that explore relevant social and cultural topics from September 10 to November 26.
The 2024 edition of the program "NAAS - Green Reel: Films for a Sustainable Future" focuses on the themes of environment and sustainability. Find more information on the films and how to register.

In Focus

Chances © Karim Farah

Chances

We would like to highlight a range of residency programs, financing possibilities, mentoring opportunities, co-production calls, and other chances from our networks that may interest the artists and cultural practitioners in the Gulf region.
International Coproduction fund | Key Visual/Artwork © Synaesthesik (Ginna Mora)

Project funding
 International Coproduction Fund

With the IKF, we support coproductions worldwide that arise from collaborative and dialogical work processes between professional artists in the fields of music, dance, theater and performance.
A man is leaning out of a car, a tablet in his hand, a woman is writing something on a piece of paper on a table, a tablet next to her. A girl is watching a film, a man is reading a book with headphones coming out of the book. © Goethe-Institut. Design: Michael Jabareen.

eLibrary

The eLibrary is a digital service offered by the Goethe-Institut library for the Gulf Region which allows you to borrow digital media.
Cultural heritage manifests itself in various aspects: architecture, food, art, music, literature and much more. ©Goethe-Institut Cairo/RUYA, Reem Hasebou

Ruya

RUYA (Arabic for “vision” or “perspective”) is the multimedia magazine of the Goethe-Institut in the Arab countries in North Africa and the Middle East. RUYA gives voice to the countless perspectives in the region on current cultural and socio-political issues.

Dossier
 Cultural Heritage

Dossier
 Surviving with Art

Culture and Society

Targmat:na Targmat:na

Targmat:na

targmat:a is a literature project that showcases selected newly published German books which have been suggested for translation into Arabic by a jury of experts.

#GermanyNofilter

The magazine for German learners, German teachers and everyone interested in Germany: Stories about everyday life, career and studies, information about German cities, tips and trends.
Jeem Logo © Jeem

JEEM.ME

Jeem.me is a website about gender, sex and sexuality in Arabic-speaking countries, which provides users with information, articles and stories in Arabic.
Mirath © Goethe-Institut

Mirath:Music

Mirath:Music is a regional touring sound-exhibition about the cultural heritage music in North and Northeast Africa and West Asia.The exhibition takes an experimental curatorial approach using the participating artists’ individual takes on the subject and playing with musical elements from different times and places.

Services

Goethe-Institut Ayudas a la traducción © Goethe-Institut/Loredana La Rocca

Translation funding

Our translation funding programme supports the publication of books by German authors in another language.
A man is leaning out of a car, a tablet in his hand, a woman is writing something on a piece of paper on a table, a tablet next to her. A girl is watching a film, a man is reading a book with headphones coming out of the book. © Goethe-Institut. Design: Michael Jabareen.

eLibrary

The eLibrary is a digital service offered by the Goethe-Institut library for the Gulf Region which allows you to borrow digital media.
Illuminated, festive, paneled screening room © Maren Willkomm, Goethe-Institut

Film archive

The film archive in Cairo comprises approximately 150 films (DVD and 35mm), which we make available free of charge to cinematheques, film clubs, film festivals, cultural and educational institutions for non-commercial screenings.
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