Brazil’s Arab Culture Institute will hold a series of online debates on Arab culture in the coming months. The first will occur this Wednesday (1), at 7:00 pm BRT, with professor and writer João Baptista de Medeiros Vargens.
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After two years solely in an online format, film screenings are also taking place in person again in the capital of São Paulo. Festival organizers and supporters spoke at the opening this Wednesday (31).
The screenings will occur at CineSesc, in São Paulo, on the festival’s return to the in-person format, from August 31 to September 7. Three films will be available on the Sesc Digital platform.
An Egyptian who lived in Brazil for 40 years, Mohamed Habib built a distinguished academic history in biology and environment. He had a remarkable social role in favor of Arab culture and causes.
‘The Man Who Sold His Skin,’ nominated for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, will be discussed live next Thursday (4) in an initiative by ICArabe and Pandora Filmes.
Geraldo Adriano Godoy de Campos spreads the Arab culture across Brazil. In his most recent challenge, he’s helping establish an international center for Arab and Islamic studies in Sergipe.
Starting this Friday (27), the Arab World Film Festival at Home will hold discussions with directors of some of the films on its program.
Executives from SESC, ICArabe and the Arab Brazilian Chamber spoke at this year’s festival opening. The event is online, and the screenings start this Friday (20).
One of the works is directed by Brazil’s Otavio Cury. The films will be screened on the Festival and SESC’s digital platforms. This year’s edition will rn from August 20 to September 16.
ICArabe held 21 online classes on the Arab-Islamic contributions to humankind. Over 3,000 people attended live on Zoom, and over 10,000 watched on YouTube.
Soraya Smaili is the first woman ever to be president of the Federal University of São Paulo. Her many achievements include research, fighting the coronavirus, Oxford Vaccine testing, and bringing democracy and transparency to public universities. She’s also the founder of the Institute of Arab Culture.
The event is taking place online in two different platforms this year. It will continue until September 27.
Documentary film ‘Beirut – La Vie en Rose’ sheds light on a part of the Lebanese high-society that’s unlike what is usually shown in mainstream media. In an online talk on Friday (4), the author said there’s a provocative streak to his piece.
In virtual event, representatives of Icarabe, ABCC and SESC-SP talked about the films of the festival that is taking place online this year, the pandemic and Lebanon’s tragedy.
