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Cairo Photo Week : Fashion Photography with Natural Daylight Workshop By Bassam Allam

A three-day immersive experience designed to ignite your creativity, sharpen your vision, and bring your photographic concepts to life. Explore the art of storytelling through fashion photography using natural daylight and on-location setups.

May

Cairo Photo Week: Photographs in Motion— Photo-Based Film Workshop by Marouan Omara

May 15 – May 17

5:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join our captivating photo-based workshop led by Filmmaker, and Lecturer Marouan Omara, and elevate your creative narrative skills. This hands-on workshop invites participants to explore the cinematic potential of still images, crafting compelling short films through the unique medium of photography. Whether you're a filmmaker, a visual artist, or simply curious about new storytelling techni...

May

Cairo Photo Week: The Essence of Form—Masterclass in Black and White Studio Photography by Abdallah Sabry

May 14 – May 16

4:00 pm – 8:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Discover the power of less in this 3-day masterclass on black and white studio photography, minimalism and visual storytelling.

May

Cairo Photo Week: Write a Short Film in 72 Hours by Adam Abdelghaffar

May 13 – May 15

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Join us for the unique and intensive workshop Write a Short Film in 72 Hours, where we will take you on an inspiring and guided creative journey to transform your initial idea into a complete screenplay and a clear production plan.

May

Cairo Photo Week : The Art of Sequencing and Storytelling Masterclass by Vincent van de Wijngaard

May 12 – May 13

5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Vincent van de Wijngaard looks back on his 30+ years career in both documentary and ‘fashion’ photography. Van de Wijngaard’s approach is pragmatic, meticulous and deeply personal. Grounded in the vibrant world of street photography, Van de Wijngaard embraces the raw authenticity and dynamic energy of capturing moments in the urban landscape. His path has been marked by serendipitous twists a...

May

Cairo Photo Week: Ensure It’s Short and Compelling

May 10 – May 17

4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Discover the exciting yet intimidating realm of photobook making as well as work on their own books.

May

Cairo Photo Week: Writing Art Projects with Ahmed Shawky Hassan

May 9 – May 16

6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

AUC Tahrir Square

Over the course of five days, artist, writer, and curator Ahmed Shawky Hassan leads the workshop On Writing Art Projects, where participants engage in research, reflection, and discussion, alongside practical writing exercises. The workshop focuses on using writing as a tool to develop proposals for artistic projects—whether they are still in the conceptual phase or already realized but in need...

May

Explore AUC

11:00 am

AUC New Cairo

Greetings from the Office of Enrollment, Admissions, and Student Service Center. We are pleased to host you at AUC New Cairo Campus to learn more about the Admission Process, Scholarship Opportunities, Academic Programs, and AUC Facilities. For attendance confirmation, please register for the event. Please make sure that the QR code received in the registration confirmation email is accessib...

May

The Case of Luigi Mangione: Criminal, Political Activist or Both?

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

The case of Luigi Mangione has not only generated much publicity on traditional and social media; it has also raised a number of questions concerning the underlying motivation and nature of an atrocious act of killing that is as horrific as mysterious. In this workshop we want to first of all analyze why this case has so much potential for polarization; in the next step we will then aspire to c...

May

Gender-Based Violence (GBV): Women and the Law in Egypt and the U.S.

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

AUC New Cairo

This engaging - AUC community only - special topics lecture will discuss the social challenges and legal obstacles women face when discussing gender based violence crimes in Egypt shedding a comparative light on the US given the recent election results. This event will host Counselor Mohamed Samir Ahmed, Spokesperson of the Administrative Prosecution Authority (APA) in Egypt, Independent Lec...