{"id":7878,"date":"2026-05-27T11:33:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:33:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7878"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T11:47:25","slug":"ai-video-contest-2026-showcases-the-creativity-of-mauritian-youth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?p=7878","title":{"rendered":"AI Video Contest 2026 Showcases the Creativity of Mauritian Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7878\" class=\"elementor elementor-7878\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-accb25a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"accb25a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a2bdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a2bdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-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><strong>AI Video Contest 2026 Showcases the Creativity of Mauritian Youth<\/strong><\/p><p>The Ministry of Arts and Culture, through the Mauritius Film Development Corporation (MFDC), successfully partnered with Mauritius Telecom for the AI Video Contest 2026, an initiative aimed at encouraging young Mauritians to explore the future of Mauritius through creativity, innovation and artificial intelligence.<\/p><p>The competition provided a platform for participants to showcase their talent and vision while discovering the potential of emerging technologies in storytelling and audiovisual creation. 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