MOTAZ HASSAN

WORK EXPERIENCE:

May 2023 | Assistant Director at Studio Place, Washington, D.C.
”An internship as a part of the art management fellowship in Washington DC”

Oct 2019 - Feb 2023 | Co-Founder / Artistic Director at 6 Bab Sharq Art & Culture Space - Goethe Institute Alexandria.
Initiating and setting goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the organisation. Planning the programs from start to completion involves deadlines, milestones, processes, and approving budgets and operations.

April 2019 - Dec 2019 | Assistant Producer at Rufy’s Films, Alexandria.
Plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as coordinating shooting, directing, editing, and arranging finances.

Jan 2018 - Mar 2019 | Creative & Art Director at Content Group, Cairo.
Responsible for the overall visual aspects of advertising, and media campaigns, and coordinator for works of other artistic staff.

Feb 2017 - Dec 2017 | Creative Director at Rotana Cinema, Dubai, UAE.
Responsible for planning to advertise, overseeing the creative process, and giving guidance to all creative teams.

June 2016 - Dec 2016 | Assistant Communication Officer at Save the Children / UNHCR, Cairo.
Responsible for providing technical and administrative support to the Communications Division.

Jan 2015 - May 2016 | Product Photographer at Souq.com, Cairo.
Responsible for taking shots of products, creating promotional materials, collaborating with creative directors, and using editing techniques.

May 2013 - Dec 2014 | Video Editor at Abda Creative Agency, Cairo.
Responsible for editing recorded raw material, including camera footage, dialogue, sound effects, graphics, and special effects.

Oct 2012 - Apr 2013 | Photojournalist & Video Journalist at Thomson Reuters Foundation, Cairo.
Responsible for producing and writing the news, setting up interviews, choosing shooting locations, investigating data from various sources, operating the camera, and Edit Videos.

April 2012 - Oct 2012 | Video Journalist at Elbadil News Paper, Cairo.
Responsible for producing and writing the news, setting up interviews, choosing shooting locations, investigating data from various sources, operating the camera, and Edit Videos.

Jan 2012 - Mar 2012 | Photographer & Videographer at Horytna.com, Alexandria.
Responsible for producing the news, setting up interviews, and shooting videos.

Education / Formation:
2022 | Devos institute for arts management | U.S. Embassy Cairo. Training initiative for arts managers and cultural organizations operating in Egypt. Through online, in-person, and one-on-one training activities, the program aims to support arts and cultural managers in their ongoing efforts to maintain organizational health within their institutions.
2019 | Alexandria, Egypt | Cultural Management Program | Goethe-Institut Alexandria. Training program for rising cultural practitioners who aim to work in cultural management in fields such as; visual and performing arts (Dance, Theatre, Music), and community engagement.
2014 | Alexandria University, Egypt | Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management | Overall Grade: Good

FELLOWSHIPS | CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS:
2023 | Washington D.C. US | The Professional Fellows Program | Educational/exchange program Funded by the U.S. Department of State and designed to promote mutual understanding, enhance leadership and professional skills, and build lasting, sustainable partnerships between mid-level emerging leaders in the MENA region and the USA.

2022 | Malmö, Sweden | Room to Bloom Festival | Artistic festival brings together artists who create ecological and postcolonial narratives of Europe. By associating artists and creators who – too often – occupy a peripheral place in the world of arts and places considered geographically peripheral.

2022 | Marseille, France | Art for Clim'Act - Les Têtes de l'Art | Exchange programme to act against the socioeconomic impacts of climate change by creating an artistic, participative, and common awareness campaign in all of the Mediterranean. Led by duos of artists and activists in Egypt, France, Greece, and Tunisia, Art for Clim’Act aims at creating a space for dialogue between civil society and policymakers by fostering advocacy around environmental issues.

2022 | Spain | CREACT4MED | Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association | A project that aims to strengthen businesses in the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) in the Southern Neighbourhood of the EU, with a particular focus on young people and women.

2021 | Amman, Jordan | Tandem 360° | MitOst e.V. and Germany’s Federal Foreign Office. Tandem 360° is a one-year cultural exchange programme that offers a space to experiment with multidisciplinary project ideas, ecosystem mapping, and inventive approaches to create change through culture.

2020 | Siwa Oasis, Egypt | Mind the Gap | National Museums of World Culture. A creative residency program led by the National Museums of World Culture (Sweden) to facilitate inclusion, equality, intercultural dialogue, and active citizenship through digital storytelling and performance arts.

2013 | Cairo, Egypt | Art Mediation | Out Of The Circle, supported by IFA. The project trained and mentored 20 youth artists and curators to deliver art workshops for children in underprivileged communities of Cairo and Alexandria, held in November 2013.

SELECTED WORKSHOPS:
2022 | Beirut – Locarno Industry Academy 4th Edition | an initiative organised by the Metropolis Cinema Association. Supported by the Locarno Film Festival, AFAC, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation.
2019 | Basics of Filmmaking Workshop. Organized by Hassala Films, Instructor: Mohamed Rashad - Film Director.
2019 | Cinematic Criticism. Organized by The Egyptian Cinema Institute, Instructor: Prof. Nagy Fawzy.
2019 | Basics of Cinematic Scenario Workshop. Organized by The Egyptian Cinema Institute, Instructor: Prof. Nader El Refaay.
2019 | Cinema Production Workshop. Organized by the French Institute of Egypt in Alexandria, Instructor: Mohamad El-Hadid - Film Producer.
2019 | The First Step of Contemporary Dance Workshop. Organized by the Nassim el Raqs Festival. Instructors: Mate Czako & Flóra Eszter
2018 | Script Writing Workshop. Organized by the French Institute of Egypt in Alexandria, Instructor: Prof. Reem Saad.
2013 | Video Editing Workshop. Organized by Al Horeya Centre for Creativity arts, Instructor: Maged Makram - Film-maker.