{"id":5729,"date":"2025-03-20T09:35:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=5729"},"modified":"2025-05-28T11:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T11:20:54","slug":"egyptian-film-festival-in-mauritius-to-mark-africa-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=5729","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Film Festival in Mauritius to Mark Africa Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5729\" class=\"elementor elementor-5729\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4d1261 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4d1261\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f751c3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f751c3a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e649a3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e649a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mauritius will host a special <strong>Egyptian Film Festival<\/strong> this year to celebrate <strong>Africa Day<\/strong>, in a move aimed at strengthening cultural ties and showcasing the richness of <strong>Egyptian cinema<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The initiative was announced during a meeting between <strong>Minister of Arts and Culture, Hon. Mahendra Gondeea<\/strong>, and <strong>H.E. Abir Alam Eldin<\/strong>, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt. The discussion also covered broader cultural cooperation, including plans for an <strong>Arab Cultural Centre<\/strong> in Mauritius and future <strong>art exhibitions<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u201cThis festival is close to my heart. It\u2019s a unique opportunity to build bridges between our cultures and offer new spaces for artistic exchange,\u201d said Minister Gondeea.<\/p><p>He affirmed the government\u2019s full support for such initiatives, emphasizing the importance of <strong>investing in the local creative industry<\/strong> and providing new opportunities for <strong>Mauritian artists and the wider public<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7337922 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7337922\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc0694 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"0bc0694\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div 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