Culture Resource in partnership with the British Council is pleased to announce the participants in this year’s Mudawanat project and its training workshop that will be held in Tunis from 17 to 24 November 2019.

Mudawanat aims to encourage the creation and distribution of audio content in Arabic by providing training workshops on sound design and podcast production, and commissioning a series of podcasts in Arabic. 

Participants:

  1. Sabreen Al Yousef, Yemen/ Documentary filmmaker 
  2. Rafik Rezine, Algeria/ Podcaster and musician 
  3. Alwaleed khalid alwan, Iraq/ Poet, radio presenter and filmmaker
  4. Soufiane Achibane, Morocco/ Voice artist and sound designer
  5. Bochra Triki, Tunisia/ Art director and broadcasting manager
  6. Osama Yahiya, Syria/ Medical student and audio producer
  7. Zeina Ramadan, Palestine/ Audio content manager
  8. Ali Jaber, Lebanon/ Podcaster and lecturer in Cinema 
  9. Tahra Tarek, Egypt/ Cultural manager and storyteller
  10. Narimane Abouelseoud, Egypt/ Researcher and artist residency coordinator
  11. Ahmed El Mongy, Egypt/ Artist, researcher, cultural actor and writer
  12. Adnane Habballah, Mauritania/ Sound editor, producer and commentator 

We received 227 applications and they were evaluated by a jury consisting of:

  • Lina Attalah, Egypt/ Journalist
  • Brahim Elmezned, Morocco/ Cultural Manager 
  • Yazan Khalil, Palestine/ Artist and Director of Khalil Sakakini Cultural Center