Cairo, Egypt 2018

Workshop Photos

In partnership with the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), AAM launched the first Screen Buzz workshop in Egypt. The workshop was led by Samuel Baum, writer, producer & showrunner, Lie to Me (Fox) and Wizard of Lies (HBO), Mark Goffman, writer, producer & showrunner, The West Wing (NBC), Sleepy Hollow (Fox), The Umbrella Academy (Netflix, 2019), and Jessica Mecklenburg, writer & producer, Stranger things and Gypsy (Netflix), Electric Dreams (Amazon). Hollywood mentors led an intensive 5-day screenwriting workshop including 10 projects from Egypt and across the Middle East, in addition to a masterclass and public panel discussion as part of the Cairo Industry Days.  

Shafik Gabr, Chairman and Managing Director of ARTOC Group for Investment and Development also hosted a red carpet reception in honor of Screen Buzz at ARTOC headquarters in Cairo.