Marsa Stichting Legal

Marsa Stichting
Herengracht 449A, 1017BR Amsterdam
Registratienummer KVK: 81104863
RSIN: 861932511
To get in touch: contact [at] marsafoundation.org

Mission

Marsa Stichting aims to support and promote freedom of creativity and expression by financially and organizationally supporting the cultural, artistic, film and media activities and spaces in countries and/or areas where such support is lacking.

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Policy Plan and Reports

Objectives

Marsa Foundation is a non-profit organization working to realize the following goals:

Spaces

Support cultural and artistic spaces and initiatives that work for freedom of creativity and expression.

People

Build the capacity of up-and-coming artists, cultural practitioners, filmmakers and producers.

Works

Elevate the quality of independent art, culture and film.

Creativity

Promote innovative and original creative talent.

Initiating Opportunities

Increase international awareness and viewership of marginalized art and culture.

Diversity

Promote diverse and unique personal, cultural, political and geographical perspectives.

Invest in the Future

Build a creatively, ambitious and diverse future for art, culture and film.

Education

Advance the education of the public in the subject of art, culture, and film, in particular by promoting public understanding and appreciation of art and culture and its capacity to raise awareness of social, historical and other issues.

Charity

Advance charitable purposes for the public benefit by identifying, harnessing and developing the capacity of art and culture to improve the lives of people and communities affected by conflict or other social or economic disadvantage.

Activities

We are currently working on the following programs:

Storyhouse	A long-term incubator studio for up-and-coming Arab filmmakers that increases the viability of independent storytelling and empowers independent film. Over the course of 12 months, between 12 and 18 film projects from the Arab World will go through a rigorous development process including Creative, Production, and Audience Development.
Comra Academy	A mentorship program for Yemeni first time filmmakers working on short documentary and fiction films.
Rough Cut Station	Guided by social studies scholars, cross disciplinary artists, writers, filmmakers and editors, the stations help filmmakers in their final steps to investigate the structure, narrative, context of their films and find alternative screening and distribution possibilities.
Talks and Music	A program of poetry, recitals, lectures and concerts to provide hope and inspiration and counter the closures of Beirut.
Terrso	Online magazine and portal on cinema, audiovisual media, film criticism and filmmaking in Arabic. Terr.so is a pan-Arab critical, creative, interactive, and progressive media platform and website which hosts articles, documents, news, and tutorials on cinema, media, filmmaking, and contemporary discourse.

Board

Dirk Wanrooij - Chairman
Dutch writer and educator, author of the book "Oproer" which according to the Brusseprijs, was one of the best fifteen journalistic books of 2015.

Sara Ishaq - Executive Director
Independent director, researcher, and producer. Her films were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject), premiered at IDFA and supported by the Nederlands Filmfonds, Hubert Bals Fund (Rotterdam Film Festival).

Mostafa Youssef - Executive Director
Director and producer who produced three films that were collectively screened in over 20 international festivals. His short fiction was officially selected for the International Film Festival of Rotterdam.

Mansour Aziz - Executive Director
Writer, researcher, designer, and techie. He’s been involved with many alternative media projects which include Indymedia, Working Films, Freespeech TV, Al Akhbar, and Bidayat magazine.

Fatma Abed
Marketing, PR, Communications, and Media Consultant. Worked with a number of leading advertising agencies, and founded and led marketing departments for multinational retail companies and international brands, as well as cultural organizations.

The board members of Marsa Foundation provide their services to the Council on a voluntary basis. They do not receive any compensation for their work as a board member. They are entitled to a refund of the costs incurred in the performance of their duties and at the minimum possible attendance fee, including travel and administration costs. Executive Board Members may be paid either for their day-to-day work of leading the organization, or for their roles in the implementation of specific projects and programs.
Marsa Foundation's accounts and assets are supervised by two of three Executive Directors at all times, financial accounts of the organization are reviewed and signed yearly by the Board.