Cinema as a dialogue between cultures
The International Conservatory of Audiovisual Sciences in Locarno, through its network of international film schools, was involved in the project and decided to join it, in particular to welcome two young Palestinian filmmakers living in Gaza, Asil M. Al-Wadyia and Ahmed Abu Ajwa, young people who were recommended by the project’s promoter. The initiator of this campaign was Adam Broomberg, a photographer and filmmaker originally from South Africa and currently based in Berlin. With the help of his publisher, Michael Mack, once he had ascertained the availability of many art schools in both the United Kingdom and Europe to welcome students from Gaza, he launched a fundraiser.
Asil and Ahmed in Gaza 
Asil and Ahmed 
the work continues in Gaza
Training path towards professional creativity
As indicated in their Curriculum Vitae, Ahmed and Asil possess the maturity and technical skills necessary to directly enter the third and final year of the CISA training program, with a specialization in film and television photography. They will be integrated into a group of other graduate students. The third year is structured to reflect the phases of a real film production. Students begin by developing a short film project and then participate in all phases of the creative and production process: from pre-production to production (filming), up to post-production (editing and mastering). Throughout their journey, students take courses taught by industry professionals, thus consolidating advanced technical skills and a professional approach to working on set.
Young artists at work at CISA 
each student chooses a specialization
Solidarity with Asil and Ahmed
The forecast budget calculated for each of them is composed as follows’: Item Amount (CHF) -School tuition 3° Year 10,000 (technological material and laptop provided by CISA) -Accident and sickness insurance 3’500 -Flight A/R: El Arish Airport (Egypt) – Cairo – Zurich – El Arish Airport 600 -Diary 50 CHF (food, personal hygiene products, small expenses) 18’250 -Mobile phone subscription 180 -Transport: Subscription ½ FFS price 185 Tickets (estimate CHF 30/week) 1’500 34215 Unforeseen, 10% 3421.50
Total per person 37636.50
EXPLANATIONS: A) the items «accommodation», «language accompaniment» (two ½-days per week for 6 months), will be taken care of by volunteers. B) The amount of FRCH 20,000, the subject of this fundraiser, represents a first phase of project funding; this fundraiser is accompanied by another request for funding from specific potential donors. In a second phase of the project, we will consider whether to launch another funding application to complete any needs that may have remained uncovered.
