Marc Nicolas, head of the prestigious Femis Film School in Paris, has confirmed that last summer’s successful Gulf Summer School programme will run again this year.
In fact, he revealed that he expects the scheme – as part of which aspiring filmmakers from the region travel to Paris to study the art of cinema for five weeks – to become an annual event, following successful talks with partners including Image Nation Abu Dhabi and the French oil giant Total.
Nicolas was keen to emphasise the cultural benefits of the programme, as well as the technical skills the students learn.
“The world we are in today is made of layers,” he says. “There’s a common layer that comes through globalisation, with common references concerning the cultural industries.
“At the same time, there are things that are specific to our national identities and cultures.
“We’re all made of this mixture of things, and I think we have to protect the second one. Not in a conservative way in the bad sense, but in the good sense of cultural differences that can enrich us.
Original article by Chris Newbould
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