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2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
El Gouna Film Festival opens call for CineGouna Emerge programmes
Applications for all CineGouna Emerge 2025 tracks are open on the El Gouna Film Festival website until August 17, 2025. El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) has announced the open call for its CineGouna Emerge programmes for the festival's eighth edition, supported by Impact Partner Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD) and the European Union in Egypt. The initiative aims to empower young and emerging talents in the film industry, reaffirming GFF's commitment to nurturing the next generation of filmmakers and creatives from Egypt, the Arab world and Africa. Building on the success of the past two editions, CineGouna Emerge has offered hundreds of participants a gateway to both regional and international film industries, fostering connections within a creative community. Many alumni have credited the programme as a turning point in their careers, with the festival continuing to expand its support for aspiring filmmakers and industry professionals. This year's edition offers several tracks tailored to different creative disciplines. The flagship CineGouna Emerge Programme welcomes young filmmakers and film professionals — from directors and screenwriters to cinematographers and sound designers — to engage with the festival through screenings, workshops, masterclasses, panels and networking events. The SeeMe Track focuses on emerging actors, preparing them for red carpet appearances, media engagement and introductions to industry decision-makers. The Perspectives Track is designed for photographers, journalists, film critics and content creators, enabling them to cover the festival in collaboration with its Press & Publications team. For the first time, the festival introduces Emerge: Take Two, a track that brings back alumni as peer mentors to guide new participants. Participation is open to applicants aged 18–35 who are students or graduates of film and media programmes, have worked on at least one publicly screened film or series, or are developing a cinema-related project. Selected participants will receive festival accreditation with access to screenings, the CineGouna Forum, and market activities, alongside exclusive networking opportunities. Domestic travel, accommodation, and meal vouchers will also be provided, ensuring participants can fully immerse themselves in the experience. Amr Mansi, Executive Director of El Gouna Film Festival, said: 'CineGouna Emerge has grown into the closest initiative to our heart, and one of the Festival's most impactful initiatives. By expanding the program into a multi-track umbrella, we are ensuring that every young talent — from filmmakers to actors, from critics to content creators — finds a place to learn, grow, and shine at GFF.' Marianne Khoury, Artistic Director of El Gouna Film Festival, added: 'Over the past two editions, we've seen firsthand the transformative impact of CineGouna Emerge. Many of our alumni now work actively in the film industry, and their feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. This year's expansion is about giving back — alumni will mentor new participants, and together, we will continue to build a strong and supportive creative network.' Hayat Aljowaily, Head of CineGouna Emerge, noted: 'Our commitment has always been to nurture the next generation of storytellers from Egypt, the Arab world and Africa. The introduction of new tracks such as Take Two is a testament to our belief in continuity, mentorship, and the power of community in the film industry.' Applications for all CineGouna Emerge 2025 tracks are now open on the official El Gouna Film Festival website. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply before August 17, 2025, and join a growing community of filmmakers and creatives shaping the future of cinema in the region.
CairoScene
21-05-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Yousriya Loza-Sawiris Named on 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy List
TIME honours Yousriya Loza-Sawiris in its 2025 TIME100 Philanthropy List, recognising her leadership in advancing equity, education, and development through the Sawiris Foundation in Egypt. May 21, 2025 Yousriya Loza-Sawiris, Chairwoman and Founder of the Sawiris Foundation for Social Development (SFSD), has been named on TIME's inaugural TIME100 Most Influential People in Philanthropy List. The list highlights 100 individuals who have dedicated their resources, knowledge, and time to advancing equity, development, and dignity in communities worldwide. Loza-Sawiris is the only Egyptian included among notable international figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates, Michael Bloomberg, Warren Buffett, and Prince William and Princess Catherine of Wales. Established in 2001 with the support of the Sawiris family, the SFSD has become one of Egypt's leading philanthropic organisations. Under Loza-Sawiris's leadership, the foundation has focused on evidence-based, impact-driven initiatives across sectors including education, healthcare, economic empowerment, and emergency relief. Through strategic partnerships with government, private entities, and civil society, the foundation has worked to implement sustainable development programs throughout underserved regions of Egypt. "This recognition is not a personal achievement—it represents years of collective effort, shared vision, and deep partnerships with individuals who truly believe in the power of social change,' Loza-Sawiris tells CairoScene. 'What we've accomplished is the result of honest collaboration among those who see development not as a project with an endpoint, but as a moral and human obligation that demands consistency, knowledge, and deep respect for those we serve.' The full TIME100 Philanthropy list will be published in the June 9, 2025 issue of TIME Magazine, and is now available online at the TIME Magazine website.
Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Manhunt continues, restoring McCook Lake, warm week ahead
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – It's a warm, sunny Sunday, let's get a check on the latest in news and weather for KELOLAND On The Go. The search for the suspect in an officer-involved shooting in western South Dakota has entered its third day. Manhunt ongoing after suspect flees officer shooting Dozens of volunteers gathered Saturday at McCook Lake to resume the overwhelming task of cleaning up from last summer's flood. Resurfacing hope throughout McCook Lake Many students in the Sioux Falls School District are ending the year with money still leftover in their school lunch accounts. SFSD gives families option to donate lunch money Thanks to high pressure holding serve for a little while longer, we'll all have a great day to enjoy with plentiful amounts of sunshine and a breeze to go with it. It may get a bit windy at times West River, but that may be the only blemish to an otherwise great day. Storm Center AM Update: Warm Week Ahead; West River Rain For the latest in news and weather, use the KELOLAND News app. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Project Prison Reset begins to meet
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Project Prison Reset, the group of lawmakers and other leaders taking a new look at how and where to build a new men's prison in South Dakota, has met for the first time. The task force visited a rural section of Lincoln County between Canton and Harrisburg where the state was planning to put a new men's prison until a bill to appropriate money to build the facility failed in February. SFSD cell phone survey results are in The group also toured the current state penitentiary in Sioux Falls on Wednesday. Minnehaha County State's Attorney Daniel Haggar is not mincing words on what he saw. 'I think everyone would agree, walking through those facilities this morning, we have a lot of people in there,' Haggar said. 'We have a lot of people packed in there. It's not safe.' Republican State Sen. Ernie Otten, who's also on the task force, lives around 10 miles from the Lincoln County site. 'One thing I think is a given, no matter where you try to put this, you're going to have resistance from folks,' Otten said. 'Nobody wants a prison next door to them.' And he's heard a lot from people who live nearby. 'They're not happy,' Otten said. Even though the state had focused on a putting a new men's prison at the Lincoln County site, when announcing the task force's creation. Otten wants to hear about other spots. 'We have to find out what were the other sites that they looked at, and so we'll take a peek at those,' Otten said. After all, in more ways than one, the new look at a familiar question is about what comes next: not only for the state and its Department of Corrections, but for the people behind bars, wherever that might eventually be. 'We need to have a plan to address how we're going to incarcerate folks safely, but also that other big component, have the spaces for rehabilitation, for preparing for reentry,' said Republican Sen. Chris Karr of Sioux Falls, who sits on the task force. The group will gather at the Military Heritage Alliance in Sioux Falls Thursday for discussion, presentations and public commentary. KELOLAND News will have a camera there so viewers can watch the afternoon session live on our website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Looking back at March 2020, COVID-19 impacts 5 years later
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — They say hindsight is 20/20, but that's also a year many people don't like to think back to. The early months of 2020 brought COVID-19, a virus that is still impacting people's lives today. In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic turned people's lives upside down. While the entire world was affected, doctors say that South Dakota's location and population gave us an advantage. Not-so simple cattle industry 'When it first hit the coast, we still didn't see much for cases. We didn't know that much about it. And what it gave us was actually a three month lead where we could start preparing and start getting ready for what we knew was already in Washington and already in New York,' Chief Medical Officer, Sanford Health, Dr. Jeremy Cauwels said. While social distancing was one of the ways to slow the spread of the disease, 5 years later, you've most likely had it. 'Whether you got vaccinated or not. Your body has probably seen 1 or 2 different versions of that coronavirus. And so the body's ready and more capable of dealing with it,' Cauwels said. But the virus continues to mutate and change. Over the past 5-years the disease has claimed over 3,000 lives in South Dakota. Dr. Cauwels says there is good news moving forward. 'What we're not seeing as often is those horribly ill folks who end up in the intensive care unit on ventilators long term end up with permanent lung damage. And because that has tapered off. Our advice now is to treat it very much like any other infection you have, but certainly make sure you're under your doctor's care so they can help you through the highs and the lows,' Cauwels said. While that is great news for people living in 2025, that doesn't change what we went through in 2020. When the virus first came to the United States, it sounded like students were just going to get an extra long spring break as everyone quarantined for 2 weeks. However, those 2 weeks turned into the rest of the school year for KELOLAND. This was a situation teachers had never dealt with. 'We played it out like any other illness or bird flu and just be cautionary. But then once we shut down and schools closed, then we had to quickly build lessons for kids,' SFSD assistant superintendent of academic achievement, Kirk Zeeck said. The Sioux Falls School District gave students and their families the choice of what they wanted to do in the fall of 2020. 'We allowed some students to learn virtually that we had a virtual academy, which had thousands or over a thousand students who learned remotely and, otherwise students came in, they took desks and separated desks,' Zeeck said. That 1,000 students the first year turned into around 100 the second year. While online learning provided an alternative option, it still came with challenges for some students. 'What happened when the pandemic hit, and from the test scores and our attendance and our graduation rates across the country and in Sioux Falls and in South Dakota, we saw a dip. So we saw a dip in all of those,' Zeeck said. But thanks to the COVID funds the school district had received, those numbers have gone back up. While the pandemic had a large effect on schools, it also affected churches. Many churches opted to have online sermons during the first stages of the pandemic, which happened to be over Easter. 'Easter's the happiest time of the year in the church, it is the promise of God that our sins are forgiven and the resurrection of Jesus and it's the most joyful time. And yet we were recording services in an empty church, preaching straight at a camera,' Pastor at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Michael Johnson said. Learning to switch everything to an online format wasn't an easy task. 'We had zero digital footprint. We didn't stream our services, we didn't have much of anything. Suddenly, we were overnight figuring out how can we stream our services? How can we provide online worship?' Johnson said. While the church leaders had their struggles, the congregation also felt the effects of lockdown. 'When COVID first hit, we as pastors talked about what's this going to do to our congregation? We talked about that isolation, the cabin fever, and how we would be needed even more in counseling and the tensions that can arise when you're cooped up together. And that certainly happened,' Johnson said. Another way that COVID hurt people was when they were unable to work. At Granite City, for around half of the year, they only had a skeleton crew. 'We had to close down for a little bit, and it was just left with a few managers to run the place, make sure we had to-go orders ready. We couldn't really let a whole lot of people in, so we had to run all the orders out to the vehicles. And, we were basically just management staff from open and close,' Granite City general manager, Shane Bauer said. Bauer says since COVID, it seems people don't get too upset when heading to work. 'People love coming to work and, you know, seeing their friends, seeing their coworkers and just, you know, having a great time and once again, appreciating their job a lot more because, you know, it's nice to be around people,' Bauer said. In the winter of 2020, Granite City was one of the restaurants that put ice fishing shacks outside their restaurant, so that people could social distance, while also eating out. While the pandemic is over, Bauer says people still call asking if they're going to bring back the ice shacks. 'It was kind of like having your own little restaurant and, you know, even if our employees had to put on a jacket, which we allowed them to do, you know, to serve people out there. The employees actually kind of loved it, too, and it was just so much fun to have them,' Bauer said. Showing that even though COVID-19 changed the way we lived, maybe something good could have come out of the situation. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
