The Beeldvoorbeeld festival is devoting a great deal of attention to South Africa. Three films by François Verster are being presented. Verster has been the recipient of a number of awards, including an Emmy for A Lion's Trail.
Nederlands meest prestigieuze kunstevenement kent dit jaar verschillende Arabische programmaonderdelen.The Netherlands' most prestigious arts event this year includes a number of Arab program components.
For many years the Egyptian pop music industry was in the vanguard, but now Lebanon seems to have taken the lead. An exponent of this are the provocative video clips by popular female singers.
Rather quickly after the Iranian revolution, there was a genuine revival of classical music from Iran. Of course, there is also pop music in Iran, but people are less familiar with it. But that is about to change.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' new financing regulations for development collaboration have farreaching effects for several Dutch organisations which are active in the field of culture and development.
The Power of Culture web site is to be relaunched in a broader platform with a new publisher: Global Village Media. The identity of the Power of Culture will be maintained in the new design with the added benefit that Global Village Media’s cross-media platform offers new, promising perspectives.
With his new cd Television the Senegalese singer wants to connect with the contemporary pop music fan and challenge prejudices about his continent's music.