Cinema of the Global South: A Programmers’ Meeting, organized by Zawya in collaboration with NAAS (Network of Alternative Arab Screens) is taking place on the 2nd and 3rd of June, 2025. 



This meeting will bring together film programmers from Egypt, Lebanon, Palestine, Tunisia, Indonesia, Brazil, Ghana and Belgrade to discuss the politics and practices of programming films in and from the global south.



To mark the 70th anniversary of the Bandung Conference, which took place in 1955 in Indonesia, we will revisit the legacy of Afro-Asian Film Festivals/The Non-aligned Movement and their reverberations across different cinematic geographies between past and present. Presenters will also highlight contemporary curatorial practices that aspire towards decolonization and reflect on the potentials and challenges of international cinematic solidarity, particularly since October 7th.