The college is currently holding a documentary filmmaking course in Basra for the first time.  This is in response to many requests from audiences there, who came to see films made by our students screened at our April/May 2011 travelling festival.

The course began at the beginning of April, with students from Amara and Samawa as well as Basra.

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/basrafilm/

The college in association with the Iraqi Association for the Support of Culture and with support from People In Need, UNDP, UNESCO and UNHCR  mounted a human rights film festival in Iraq for the first time: BAGHDAD EYE

It will ran between February 25th and 28th.

Screening films addressing human rights issues in 3 main areas:

• Violence and discrimination against women
• Children's rights
• Freedom of thought and expression

at Baghdad University, Jadriya.  The screenings were followed by discussions and panels.For more information: www.baghdadeye.org

We hope to begin our next filmmaking course in the autumn/winter of 2011.