Submission Deadline Approaching for the International Fashion Film Awards @ LJFFF June 13, 2013
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Roya Mahboob: A Role Model for Women in Afghanistan
A recent article on the Huffington Post describes Roya Mahboob’s reaction to being listed in Time Magazine's list of the 100 Most…
Man of Steel 3 New Posters!
Man of Steel has just released three new super cool posters, watch them below! In Man of Steel, a young boy learns that he…
"Star Trek" On Top...But Not That Much, And Yes Old Sport, "The Great Gatsby" Beat "Star Trek" and "Iron Man 3" Overseas!
So the biggest question this past weekend in Hollywood -- what happened to "Star Trek Into Darkness?" Paramount, the studio behind…
Meeting with Sheryl Sandberg, Google, Omidyar Network with Roya Mahboob for Sustainable Business
During our Californian trip, Roya Mahboob and I visited with some of the most famous and empowered women. Sheryl Sandberg is the Chief…
Round Trip to USA for Sustainable Philanthropy and Sustainable Education
The Afghan Citadel Software Company is a women-owned company which works mostly in software development, networking, IT services and…
Sustainable Education Using Social and Digital Media for Afghan Girls, Fereshteh from NYC
Last night I went to see the original art from Zimbabwe to support CAMBA which is a non-profit agency which provides services that…
The Security and 2014 in Afghanistan
Security is the most significant matter which people of Afghanistan thinks about, and is the matter of chatting everywhere in…
Шоу Future of Fashion Runway в FIT - Дезайнер Кенн Андерсон
Автор: Кили Шея Смит С 1 мая 2013 года, выпускники-бакалавры искусств дизайна…
【Film Annex独立动画】小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第四章：不给糖就捣蛋, 没有糖果吃（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode #4: "No Trick or Treat, No Candy to Eat" ）
小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第四章：不给糖就捣蛋，没有糖果吃（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode…
Deficiency of Drinking Water in Afghanistan
The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development states that majority of Afghans don’t have access to drinking water. In…
Education in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a landlocked country located in central Asia. This is one of the 3rd world, and developing countries. The low quality…
Education in Bhutan
Bhutan is a landlocked country located in South Asia. However this is a developing country, its people are happy and looking for education…
school building in Afghanistan
It is over 10 years that construction is on going in Afghanistan intensively. One of the parts that Afghan goverment and other nattional…
Download Free Film in Afghanistan
If there was not any free video downloading sites in the world, it would be a big challenge for the people of the world. Then, on…
Tajikistan Economy
Tajikistan is from the poorest countries among the soviet union republics.The gross product of Tajikistan was around 2 milliard dollars…
Education in Sari Lanka
Sari Lanka is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean. Besides, it is one of the developing countries in South Asia. This…
Afghan Business Directory
Afghan people enjoy many jobs the same as other people of the world. They feed their families through different jobs they are involved…
Press Release: Building an Army of Afghan Proverb Collectors Online
NEWS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Navy Captain and Author Building Army of Afghan Proverb Collectors Tampa, FL,…
Cannes Film Festival Kicks Off in France - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
This week, it's all about Cannes! The film festival started yesterday under pouring rain with the first red carpet and the screening…
Elissa Montanti accepts MDC Partners Humanitarian Award for the Global Medical Relief Fund
On May 7th, the fifth annual WIRED Business Conference was held. As always, the conference was jam packed with top notch speakers…
Look Who's Going "Into the Woods" with Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp!
No other than Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal! The actors are in early talks to join Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp in Rob Marshall's…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY RUSSIA - TRIUMVIRATE by ANDREY YAKOVLEV & LILI ALEEVA
We've very recently and fortunately come across the fashion photography portfolio of ANDREY YAKOVLEV and his artistic director partner LILI…
Monday Box-Office Actuals: "The Great Gatsby" Drops...But...
It's still great!Over the weekend, based on studio estimates, "The Great Gatsby" opened to a staggering $51.1 million, but by Monday,…
【Film Annex独立动画】小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第三章：奇异的光和帽子（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode #3:
小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第三章：奇异的光和帽子（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode #3: "The Light…
Another Man of Steel Poster!
Superman the Man of Steel flies straight to the sky in the newest poster of his upcoming film!Watch it below! In Man…
Online Advertising and Digital Media with Empowering Afghan Girls at Schools, Fereshteh from NYC
Internet has changed people's lives increasingly. Within a second you can send a message to your family and friends wherever they…
Ken Turner Blog Series: Influences and Inspirations Blog Entry #8 - RAY HARRYHAUSEN (1920 - 2013)
"I'm very happy that so many young fans have told me that my films have changed their lives. That's a great compliment. It means I…
Schooling in Afghanistan
It is over 10 years that construction is ongoing in Afghanistan intensively. One of the parts that Afghan government and other national…
Film Review: DEADFALL: The Characters Meet Ricky Cringe
DEADFALL is a thriller directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky (THE COUNTERFEITERS) about a brother (Eric Bana) and sister (Olivia Wilde) who…
The Future of Fashion Runway Show at FIT - Profiling Designer Kenn Anderson
BY: Keely-Shea Smith On May 1, 2013, the graduating Bachelor of Arts Fashion Design students presented their final collections in…
Today's Fashion and a new look for fashion in Afghanistan
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Public definition of fashion: For centuries individuals and societies, clothes and other belongings and body ornaments, have been…
School girls poisoning, a vast Threat for Education and Women Empowerment in Afghanistan.
Human kind is a vulnerable living being, but women are the most vulnerable part of the community. In cultural, sociable and economical…
Education system of Afghanistan with New technologies
Afghanistan is one of the countries that always suffer different internals wars and couldn’t develop such other countries. Now…
SCOTT JACKSON: AN INSPIRING FIGURE IN THE WORLD OF SUSTAINABLE PHILANTHROPY
Last Sunday I watched the last episode of "60 Minutes" on CBS, and was inspired by the story of billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, a former…
Как Роя Махбуб в TIME 100 самых влиятельных пионеров связана с фэшн фотографиями Нью-Йорка
Поздравляем Рою Махбуб президента Afghan Citadel Software, включенную журналом…
The Future of Fashion Runway Show at FIT, Showcasing the New Faces of Fashion
On May 1st, 2013 the Fashion Institute of Technology presented the Future of Fashion runway show. Semyon, Elaha and myself walked…
【Film Annex独立动画】小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第二章：小雪人的家庭问题（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode #2:
小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第二章：小雪人的家庭问题（The World of Snowboy & Crow—Episode #2:"Snowboy's…
cbsnews, 60 minutes: The Boston Bombing, Afghan prospective (Dari)
This week on 60 minutes they talked upon Boston bombings for another time. They spoke about the Islamic extremists who did such bombings…
Time 100 влиятельных людей: Роя Махбуб
Роя Махбуб очень удивила меня с самого первого момента как я с ней познакомился…
Poisoning 150 School Girls in Afghanistan
Poisoning 150 school girls in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul can be construed as another act of discouraging families sending their…
Citadel of New York, Роя Махбуб является одной из Топ-100 журнала Time самых влиятельных людей планеты
На этой неделе журнал Time заполняет свои страницы списком топ-100 самых влиятельных…
Modern-day Robin Hood applies Business Skills to Philanthropy - 60 Minutes on CBS - The Afghan Perspective, May 5, 2013
Every person has an unforgettable memory in his or her childhood specially about specific cartoon's characters. There are some…
"Iron Man 3" Rules the World!
"Iron Man 3" takes the world hostage over the weekend with a staggering box-office performance. In the U.S. alone, the third film…
The Boston Bombings, CBS News, Afghan prospective (Dari)
This week’s 60 minutes was again allocated to Boston bombings. That terror attack had been taken place by two Islamic extremist…
CBS news:The Boston Bombings, Afghan prospective (Dari)
The world is sometimes witnessing terror attacks organized by extremist Muslims. For example, the terror attacks took place in Boston…
Afghan prospective, cbsnews, Boston Bombings (Dari)
Since 2001, the world has not witnessed terror attack in the United States of America. terrorists showed that they are still available…
60 Minutes, cbsnews: The Boston Bombings, Afghan prospective (Dari)
On this week’s 60 minutes they have discussing about the Islamic extremists with their bad acts. Today, extremists are a huge…
Central and South Asia dishes
Definition of food is too difficult, because food is part of our social life. With a consideration each of these words. Words such…
EXAMER: A MODEL OF STUDENT EVALUATION IN THE AFGHAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
This past weekend I proctored a high school student during the SAT test, the most common standardized test for college admission in…
American Companies in Afghanistan
There are tens of foreign companies activating in Afghanistan. Among those foreign companies there are American Companies, such as…
Using social media in Afghanistan
The use of social media is something new in Afghanistan. It is going to become less than 10 years Afghan people have access to Internet.…
Afghan business directory
There are tens of jobs Afghan people are engaged in. One is working at a store, one works at a bank, one works at a ministry, and…
Tajikistan Economy
Tajikistan is a country located in Central Asia. After declaring independence from the soviet union on September 9, 1991,…
Larry Oliver – Diary of a Film Reviewer - 1 to 30 April 2013
Monday 1 April This cold weather is no joke. Global warming? Global freezing more like! Stroud Green must be the twin town of…
An Ode to Short Films and How Much They Rocked at the Tribeca Film Festival, Plus How Online Film Distribution Helps Shorts
Short films are a big part of my life. I scout them, watch them, curate them, talk to filmmakers who write and direct them, and have…
State of Cinema and How To Finance Films - Jennifer's Recap
Steven Soderbergh is one of my favorite filmmakers. He directed some of my personal favorites like Ocean's 11 (and following), Erin…
Steven Soderbergh's State of Cinema, Seattle Film Festival Line-Up - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
When you are a film festival and you invite a recently retired filmmaker like Steven Soderbergh to give a speech on the state of cinema,…
Man of Steel New Poster
Watch Superman fly in the latest Man of Steel movie poster! Watch Man of Steel in 3D, 2D and IMAX theaters on June 14.…
Founder of International Charity, Elissa Montanti Talks to MSNBC
Elissa Montanti saves children. More than 15 years ago she created the Global Medical Relief Fund and has been saving the world…
Founder of International Charity, Talks to MSNBC
Elissa Montanti saves children. More than 15 years ago she created the Global Medical Relief Fund and has been saving the world…
Summer 2013 Movie Preview -- Movies I'm Dying to See this Summer!
Sequels, superheroes, big blockbusters, gosh, it must be summer at the movies! From "Fast and Furious 6" to "The Hangover 3" all the…
SHARING ON SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BENEFIT RAPE VICTIMS AROUND THE WORLD
Rape is not just a normal felony. It's a crime of its own kind that should be assessed and judged separately from any other offense.…
Afghanistan Education system with Information Technology
Information Technology (IT) is a new word in computer world. Information technology is to manage the information with using of computer…
Education system of Afghanistan with World Wide Web
World Wide Web is a world of technology, educational library, latest new methodologies, news and etc… These are all now available…
Just a good week
Hi! I´m here to report how this week developed... So many good things! I´ve got a big smile all over my face :) A very…
Social media and companies
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The patients of the basic and essential things in life are neglected, some people eat their food very late because they are using…
2013 Summer Movie Preview
School will be out soon, the heat is coming and what better way to pass the time in a cool movie theatre? We all know about the big…
Shine: First Animation Attempts
Shine: First Animation Attempts The overall design for my film Shine is coming together nicely and I have begun animating the…
Устойчивая Благотворительность Бэтмена для Афганистанской системы образования и расширение прав и возможностей женщин
Вчера я отправился в аэропорт JFK, чтобы забрать Рою Махбуб, нашего партнера…
【Film Annex独立动画】小雪人与乌鸦的世界—第一章：小雪人的诞生（The World of Snowboy & Crow–Episode #1:
小雪人与乌鸦的世界－第一章：小雪人的诞生（The World of Snowboy & Crow–Episode #1:"The Birth of Snowboy"）…
Апрель - Месяц международных кинофестивалей Алессандро Амадучи
Апрель, оказывается, очень напряженный месяц для видео художника Алессандро…
An Interview with Afghan Movie Star Leena Alam: Gaining Hearts with Filmmaking in Afghanistan
Introduction: Leena Alam لينا علم …
"Iron Man 3" Rules World, "Pain & Gain" Muscles Domestic Box-Office Glory
It's all muscles and testosterone at worldwide box-office. "Iron Man 3" proved to be a healthy franchise with a massive overseas debut…
Examer - Sustainable Education and Development - Social Enterprise for Women in Technology
The Examer Educational Software is a fantastic project conceived by Ms. Elaha Mahboob and developed in collaboration with…
Ethical fashion, what is it?
I have been working in textile product development for over 20 years, starting in Italy when I was 19 with my father Roberto Rulli…
Disruptive Leadership: Taking on the Status Quo for Children with Disabilities in Afghanistan
Raising a child with disabilities has taught me one thing – to set aside established beliefs about what may not be possible…
cbsnews, Can this 60 Minutes producer outrun a dog?, Afghan prospective (English)
This week on 60 minutes program of CBS News Television I was surprised by the vigilance of the American…
Business of Fashion
Fashion business has grown in Afghanistan since the last 12 years. Now, Afghan youth are interested in fashion and always most of…
Film Festival
There lots of women and men making movies since they have received democracy and freedom of speech in Afghanistan. Herat is one of…
Afghan prospective, Boston bombings, CBS news (Dari)
The terror attacks that happened in Boston State, not only killed 3 innocent persons and wounded at…
Education in Pakistan
Pakistan is located in Asia. This is a country which its development and security situation is pretty…
social media in business
As the number of Social Media increases in Afghanistan, the business situation gets better and better,…
Education in India
The education system of India is one of the best education systems of the world. According to education, India has grown substantially…
Boston Bombings , Afghan prospective, CBS News (Dari)
The previous 60 minutes program was allocated to the bombings of Boston State of the United States of America. The recent…
Business for women
Since the last ten years lots of job opportunities paved for Afghan women. Tens of manufacturing companies, tens of NGOs, and even…
Afghanistan Women Social Development
Afghanistan women social development is new, but vast. About a decade ago they had no right to go out of their homes. Today,…
Zach Braff's Kickstarter Campaign, Sofia Coppola's Film Full Trailer, Tribeca Awards Live - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
Kickstarter is no longer the last chance place for projects to get funding. It is now used by well-known actors, directors and…
Afghan women are escaping marriage by committing suicide
It is sad but true, Afghan women are committing suicide to escape marriages that they don’t wish to enter into. A staggering…
The Bayern crushed a strange Barcelona in Germany
The Bayern crushed a strange Barcelona in Germany. The Germans were far superior and won for 4 X 0, a game to forget,…
Partly Crazy, Quasi-Interesting "50 Shades of Grey" Rumor I've Heard!
So, will Gus Van Sant get down and dirty and direct the big screen version of E L James' best-selling sex novel? Say it isn't so.…
Afghanistan corruption
Afghanistan's Interior Minister, addressing National Security Council, complained about the House of Representatives’ interference…
【Film Annex独立动画】小雪人与乌鸦的世界－预告片(The World of Snowboy & Crow–PROMO TRAILER)
小雪人与乌鸦的世界－预告片(The World of Snowboy & Crow–PROMO TRAILER) 小雪人与乌鸦的世界(The World…
TIME 100 POINEERS Choose the Qualifieds
Roya Mahbood as originator of the ACSC (Afghan Citadel Software…
Future Asian Economic Powers of the World
The end of 2012 has revealed, for the first time in modern history, that Asia has become the richest region of the world, according…
Tom Cruise Back On Top -- "Oblivion" Opens With $38.2 Million
"Oblivion" gives Tom Cruise one of his biggest weekend openers. The sci-fi film sold $38.2 million worth of box office tickets. Overseas,…
Roya Mahboob, In the Time100 Influential People of the World
The great changes Roya Mahboob could bring among Afghan women made Times Magazine incorporate her on the list 100 most influential…
The TIME 100 Pioneers , Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob is an Afghan woman who has never thought about being in the list of most influential people in Time’s 100…
Afghanistan Education System
There are a lot of news that have been broadcast from the media about the current problem of Female Schools in Afghanistan. They have…
Science in Film: Fracking with Our Future
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Gasland Part II Documentary Premier The audience rose for a standing ovation after the sold-out Gasland Part II documentary. It was…
Time 100 Influential People: Roya Mahboob
Roya Mahboob really surprised me from the very first moment I met her and I knew what she was pursuing in Afghanistan, one of the…
AMPUTEE CHILD FROM IRAQ RECEIVES PROSTHETIC EYES AND SO MUCH MORE
Ahmed is a teenage boy from Iraq. He is an innocent victim of senseless violence and, unfortunately, he is only one of many…
Long Tail Keywords, Afghan Proverbs, the High Seas and Roya Mahboob
As a ship's captain might say, “Stand by for high seas and heavy metaphors.” …
Use Forum Software to Create Forums
On the websites, to create online forums the majority of the webmasters use the discussion software. The most popular method…
Angels with no name: The event
Next thursday is important for Sinnside project: we are going to do the first public presentation in Valencia, Spain, with new footage…
Roya Mahboob, an Afghan Business Woman in Time 100 Most Influential People in the World
Time Magazine just released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, people we admire, people who impress…
Afghanistan Education System with Online Software, Examer
Education is the key factor for developing countries. Without education, a country cannot achieve a convenient economical development.…
Land of Vree a Fashion Film by Charlie Wan; Beauty Photographer & Director New York City - Pioneers Diana Vreeland & Roya Mahboo
Charlie Wan has created another stunning fashion film in collaboration with photographer Yulia Gorbachenko and their crew of talented…
Afghan Female Entrepreneur Roya Mahboob Featured in Time's 100 Most Influential People in the World
New York, NY, April 22, 2013 - Time Magazine just released its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the…
CHAMPION OF FEMALE EMPOWERMENT ROYA MAHBOOB MAKES IT TO TIME MAGAZINE 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
A pioneer is a person who is among the first to explore an area - geographical or knowledge-based - in which he or she will be leading…
cbsnews, R.A. Dickey on the moment he hit rock bottom, Afghan prospective (Dari)
تلويزيون سي بي اس نيوز را امروزه اكثر مردم افغانستان و ديگر كشور هاي…
Afghanistan corruption
Corruption is a big challenge Afghan people suffer. The existence of corruption is ratified by both Afghan government and International…
Innovation in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country which has experienced more than 3 decades of wars. Therefore, they could not do much innovation in different…
Afghan development projects
In this article I am going to write about the keyword given by filmannex regarding Afghan Development Projects which have been already…
Roya Mahboob, One of the TIME100 most Influential People in the World
As TIME has already presented its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Roya Mahboob an Afghan girl has been…
Russian Film Annex, Russian Language, Spectators from Russian Speaking Countries
I want to start this blog from a small intro. I live in Manhattan (Upper East Side) on the first floor and I could not help hearing…
Fashion Film is Meant to be Creative - Do Not Recycle
by: KEELY-SHEA SMITH In the digital era, it's hard to keep up with the rapid change in pace when it comes to social media. Heidi Klum's…
Tribeca Honoring Nora Ephron and Female Filmmakers, Cannes Film Festival Line-Up - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
Tribeca kicked off yesterday and is the film festival not to miss this month. If you haven't taken a look at the screenings and panels…
Women Empowerment and Building Internet Classroom in Afghanistan with TIME Influential Pioneers - Roya Mahboob
Today is a great day for Afghanistan and especially for Afghan women. TIME magazine published its list of The 100 Most Influential…
Jupiter Ascending: What is the New Sci-Fi Movie from Wachowski Siblings About?
It's all about being the Queen of the Universe! The Wachowski Siblings have started shooting the new sci-fi film "Jupiter Ascending"…
United state of America and American company in Afghanistan
With the rise of the Provisional Government in Afghanistan, the foreign activity opportunity was provided for and international community…
Situation Of Afghanistan
People can bring positive change in the situation, and still have not lost since. But all disappointed and silent and the silence…
Poverty Danger in Instability of Social
In this time poverty and economic are cause of the problem that conquer the heart and the mind of individuals but unfortunately…
Youth rules in Afghanistan politics after 2001
: 2001 was the first years of Afghanistan after going out of Taliban from Afghanistan, in that time I can remember that every thing…
Explosions Wounded and Death on the Finish Line at Boston Marathon in US
Explosions Wounded and Death on the Finish Line at Boston Marathon The Incident happened near the finish line of one of the most tradicional…
DOUBLE AMPUTEE RECEIVES PROSTHETICS
One of the newest members of the GMRF family is Ngawang, a 15 year old Tibetan boy. Ngawang sustained a terrible injury…
Ahmad: Putting a face on the plight of disabled children in Afghanistan
Ahmad’s story, unfortunately, repeats itself over and over again in Afghanistan. I have always been a HUGE supporter of our…
LIONEL MESSI INSPIRES THE AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM
Lionel Messi is the God of soccer. Long-standing records have been falling like domino pieces since he started his professional career.…
Ghazni – Afghanistan, Center of Islamic Civilization
A landmark in the history of Ghazni that helps exposing cultural aspects of Afghanistan. "The ancient Afghan city of Ghazni has been…
"42" Hits Box-Office Home Run with $27.3 Million Opening
The Jackie Robinson movie, "42," scored at the box-office with $27.3 million debut. The film stars Harrison Ford as pioneering Brooklyn…
Kidnapping in Afghanistan
Kidnapping in Afghanistan: We are human and every one of us has her or his rights. We should respect each other and our rights, we…
Women Drivers in Heart City
As it's obvious for everyone war is bad phenomena which destroy Spiritual and material values of a country and Afghanistan is one…
Film Friday - The Fountain
The Fountain seems to be a film you either love or hate. When released in 2006, it didn’t do great in terms of gross revenue…
Director's Commentaries, Behind the Scenes and New Filmmakers - Jennifer's Recap
On this Friday, among all our recent content, I'd like to focus on the videos that are not the film itself, but that highlight the…
Lack of Education in Afghanistan
The 3 decades of war and misery, not allowing the girls to go to schools, and poppy cultivation are all signs of lack of education…
Going sweet: Art of Sinnside
For creating the set and all the props needed for the film, we needed to call Arancha Rodríguez and María Jesús…
Education in Afghanistan
Afghan girls and boys receive free education from both state Schools and Universities. Based on Afghanistan Constitution, every single…
War in Afghanistan
Afghan people have experienced three years of war; the wars that caused Afghan people feel huge setbacks in their lives. …
Afghanistan Education System
Afghanistan education system is new and fledgling. Afghanistan education system was absolutely destroyed when Taliban was on power.…
Lack of Education in Afghanistan
Afghan people have experienced 30 years of Civil wars in Afghanistan. Therefor, lack of education is a great challenge for people…
Foreign forces
Since the last ten years, from more than 40 countries led by the United States of America have entered into Afghanistan. They rebuilt…
Roger Joseph Ebert, Tribeca Future of Films Series - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
Last week, the film industry lost one of its most famous film critics. Roger Joseph Ebert worked at the Chicago Sun-Times for 45 years…
Paid blogging
Writing is a great ability and talent which has given for few numbers of people by God. Being a good writer is a very hard…
Entrance Exam in Universities of Afghanistan
Definitely, studying in university is the most important phase in everybody education period, and the youths, especially emphasize…
Science in Film: Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature Forces of Nature - what are they? Tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes and volcanoes come to mind. In…
Helping Disabled Afghan Kids: Operation Exceptional Child - The Documentary
People ask me, "So why are trying to help disabled kids and in Afghanistan of all places?" Here is what I tell them: In addition to…
So What's The Worst Movie Of All Time? See the Top 100!
That's right, "Disaster Movie," at least according to IMDB users who voted. The comedy, a send-up of disaster flicks,…
Fashion Talks Singapore: Peter Copping, Creative Director of Nina Ricci
BY: NICOLE TAN On the evening of April 5th, I had the pleasure of sitting in at the inaugural Fashion Talks held in Singapore’s…
The Garden of Fetish Review
Art is a strange subject these days. People have this idea of the art world and what it should be. However no one seems to…
The music of the world: Heraion (part 4)
After more than a year of working on the project, Heraion - In search of life is coming to its end. The amazing sound done by José…
MALALA YOUSAFZAI STARTS A FUND FOR FEMALE EMPOWERMENT
After she survived being shot in the face by a Taliban militant on October 9th, Malala Yousafzai - the Pakistani activist school girl…
BATMAN's Sustainable Philanthropy for Afghanistan Education and Women Empowerment
Yesterday, I went to JFK airport to pick up Roya Mahboob, our partner and CEO of the Afghan Citadel Software Company. She was with…
Problems against youth in Afghanistan
The youth are the new generation of Afghanistan, the generation that carry the hopes and wishes of all Afghans to recreate Afghanistanto…
Interviews with an Afghan Legend: Nancy Dupree on Rebuilding Afghanistan, One Book at a Time
Introduction: This is the fourth in a series of Film Annex interviews with Nancy Hatch Dupree, the American adventurer, author,…
Sem Maltsev: Becoming Batman or Why Film Production is so Important?
Why is film production so important? And I am not talking about Hollywood productions now. I would like to talk about online film…
April a Month of International Film Festivals for Alessandro Amaducci
April is turning out to be a very busy month for the video artist Alessandro Amaducci. His spectacular productions will be screened…
Lack of education in Afghanistan
One of the huge challenges Afghan people tackle with is lack of education. Now, more than 60 percent of Afghan people are illiterated.…
Music in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that has experienced more than 30 years of war. Thus, all cultural aspects of Afghanistan have been affected…
Afghanistan National Soccer Team
Afghan Soccer National Team which has created since the fall of the Taliban is one of the teams contesting with Asian countries. Afghan…
Film Friday - The Shining
This week I shall be talking about what I consider to be the best horror film ever made - The Shining. The Shining is a psychological…
Attack of the Giant Vegetable Monsters Review
The thing about the horror films of today is that it preys upon certain basic ideas we have about humanity. When you watch a horror…
Target Thinking for Afghanistan, Women Empowerment and Education for Boys and Girls
Real estate prices fluctuate upon demand. The same concept works for World Wide Web real estate. Today, the first page of a…
Judiciary system in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is an Islamic republic country with an ancient history of law. I don't know much about Afghanistan government system…
Future of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is one of coldness countries which surrounded by mainland and about 80 percent of Afghanistan's land is wilderness and…
MGMT, FAMUSICTV LIBRARY, INDIE, OF MONTREAL
Once I was introduced to the rock genre, I began listening to artists such as MGMT (who are one of my favorite rock bands), Phoenix,…
RUSSIAN POP, MUSIC IN RUSSIA, T.A.T.U. BAND
Not a lot of Russian Girl duo’s that wash up at bay, ey? That’s where “t.a.T.u” comes in. A Russia music duo…
WAR IN AFGHANISTAN
The worst thing that we can mention is human casualties of war in Afghanistan. Thousands people were killed and thousands lost their…
Behind the beauty of horror: Sinnside (part 8)
It´s been a couple of posts since I´ve been talking about Sinnside. I think the idea of the project is pretty well exposed,…
Angelina Jolie and Women's Annex Building Schools in Afghanistan for Girls
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Online Film Premieres, Women's Empowerment With Films, Theater and John Kerry - Film Annex Newsletter
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Dr. Charlotte Cole, Sesame Workshop’s Senior Vice President on Education in Afghanistan
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Online Film Distribution, Building Schools in Afghanistan, Afghanistan Economy, Sustainable Philanthropy
Do you know why I like this picture by Angela Shah* so much? Just read below. In 2006. I started Film Annex with the intent to…
Top 10 Afghan Dari Proverbs: Military Edition
A U.S. Marine Corps officer contacted me last week about my books of Afghan Proverbs. He is preparing to deploy to…
American University of Afghanistan, Afghan prospective (Dari)
فرشته فروغ اخيرن مصاحبهي داشته با ميخايل اسميت رييس پوهنتون آمريكايي…
American University of Afghanistan, Afghan prospective (Dari)
در مصاحبهي كه خانم فرشته فروغ با ميخايل سميت، رييس دانشگاه آمريكايي،…
Economy of Afghanistan
Afghan economy has grown since the fall of the Taliban and flow of International troops to Afghanistan. When president Karzai became…
American University of Afghanistan, Afghan prospective (Dari)
در مصاحبهي كه فرشته فروغ با ميخايل اسميت داشت وي ميگفت كه مدت 9 سال…
NATO troops in Afghanistan
When NATO troops flew to Afghanistan, they brought different changes with them to our country. First, they overthrew the Taliban Dictatorial…
American University of Afghanistan, Afghan prospective (Dari)
دانشگاه آمریکایی افغانستان، یکی از معتبرترین دانشگاه های است که درافغانستان…
NATO withdrawal
It’s more than ten years that NATO troops led by the United States of America have entered Afghanistan. They have eliminated…
Schooling in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a country that has developed in education many times more than the last 12 years. Tens of school buildings are built…
cbsnews, American University of Afghanistan, Afghan prospective (Dari)
دانشگاه آمریکایی افغانستان که از سال 2006 به این سو درافغانستان برای رشد سویه…
Economy of Afghanistan
Afghanistan has had a substantial growth in economy since the fall of the Taliban. Based on Afghan financial officials Afghan and…
Secretary of State John Kerry and Roya Mahboob Discuss Afghanistan Economy, Education and Social Media Development
Last week, Roya Mahboob was in Dubai celebrating the Persian New Year. At the same time, I was travelling to D.C. with Fereshteh…
ONE OF THE BEST RUSSIAN FILMMAKERS IN HISTORY, SERGEI BONDARCHUK
Who is the one of the best Russian filmmakers in history? Many old school communities would easily claim Sergei Bondarchuk was one…
'Film' Friday - Game of Thrones
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AFGHAN GIRLS ARE TEACHING OUR STUDENTS A VALUABLE LESSON
Times change, and it's not just a saying. I am currently teaching in a school, but I remember very well when I used to sit on the…
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Hi! It´s been a while since the last post but that doesn´t mean there was anything happening! The news... We just released…
Afghan-American TV Personality Dr Farid Younos on Gender Equality, Islamic Democracy, and Social Media Education in Afghanistan
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The Underlying Motive of the Fashion Film
by: KEELY-SHEA SMITH Over the past couple of years, the creative power of the fashion film has been proven time and again. As the…
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN RECEIVE INSPIRATION FROM A KENYAN TEACHER
Through history many cultures have invented and implemented different methods to prevent women from having premarital intercourse…
An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Lara Logan talks landmine miss and Taliban commander interview, October 1, 2012
Last week I had a short trip to Washington DC for participating in American University of Afghanistan ceremony. There were many people…
THE DEPARTURE OF MCR, FAMUSICTV NEWS
The news that stunned the pop/rock and roll fans of not just America, but the “rock nation” of the world. A career that…
SWEDISH SINGER MISS LI OR MISS LI'S STEADY RISE TO FAME
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The Arctic Circle Review
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Dr. C. Michael Smith Ideas about Education in Afghanistan
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"The Croods" Wins Box-Office Weekend, "Olympus Has Fallen" Opens Strong!
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March and April are great months to be in New York City if you want to see the latest independent films. Yesterday, the New Directors/New…
Sem Maltsev: Film Production in Washington DC with USAID
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Fereshteh from NYC, AUAF with USAID Director Dr. Rajiv Shah, Maura O’Neil on Afghanistan Education and Women Empowerment
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Afghans to have their electronic IDs in two days
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Afghan forces growth
After the fall of Taliban, Afghanistan had neither Police nor Army. When International Community came to Afghanistan, they helped…
NATO troops in Afghanistan
When NATO troops flew to Afghanistan, they brought different changes with them to our country. First, they overthrew the Taliban Dictatorial…
Tawab Kian; Afghans need the real democracy
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Since Afghan people have received democracy and freedom of speech by the International Community, women participation have increased…
Journalists’ House in Herat
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Afghan people and International Community
Around 12 years pass from the presence of the International Community and the troops of the United States of America in Afghanistan.…
cbsnews, Sheryl Sandberg pushes women to "lean in", Afghan prospective (Dari)
برنامه شصت دقيقه هفتهي پيش در تلويزيون سي بي اس نيوز در مورد يك بانوي…
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Ambassadors Crocker and Jawad, Sustainable Education with The American University of Afghanistan
Happy Afghan New Year, 1392! Today, in addition to celebrate the Afghan New Year, Nowruz, we traveled to Washington DC to attend…
Higher Education in Afghanistan
Education is a keynote in every country, and so in Afghanistan. About 8 million students in schools and hundred thousands of college…
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Hello, guys. Today I would like to say THANK YOU to Gene Geter, and dedicate this blog to him. A few days ago we uploaded several…
New Movie Explains How to Empower Women Through Education
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Mighty China!
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Fahim Fazli: Hollywood Actor, Author, War Veteran and Afghan-American
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Living in the Information Technology era has changed the way people communicate with each other. Today thinking about writing a letter…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK CITY - LA JUSTICIERE by TOMAAS for TWILL #15
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Before the teaser, a making of: Sinnside (part 6)
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Is Classic Comedy like Abbot and Costello’s Jack and the Beanstalk still appealing today?
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Situation of Central Asian Countries
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Beyond “Beasts”: The Art of Court 13 at Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans - Beasts of the Southern Wild
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Afghan Legend Nancy Dupree: New ACKU Building Combines Traditional Afghan Architecture and 21st Century Education
Introduction: This is the third in a series of Film Annex interviews with Nancy Hatch Dupree, the American adventurer, author,…
Afghanistan Culture
Afghanistan culture is around for over two millenniums. Afghanistan is famous as “Land of the Afghans" having nation's official…
Afghan Culture
Afghanistan is a country with a long history of more than 5000 years. Thus, it has many different cultures that…
Climb EVEREST!
Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Today while walking on the Upper East Side…
Dr. C. Michael Smith, President of the American University of Afghanistan, on Education and Women Empowerment in Afghanistan
Dr. C. Michael Smith is an accomplished educational leader in the United States and internationally. In August 2009, he was named…
The importance of English language
There are different languages in the world that people use them for exchanging their thoughts, ideas and etc. Among all languages…
Herat University
Before the fall of the Taliban, there was only an old University in Herat. That University even did not have professional…
Afghan Women Out of the Cage
Afghan women have suffered three decades of war and misery. First, the Mujaheddin era had Afghan women migrate…
Herat Journalists
Since the last ten years Afghan Journalism schools have produced many professional journalists. Tens of journalists…
Radio Stations in Herat
There are tens of Radio Stations activating in Herat province. The people who work at Herat Radio Stations are…
Afghans need real democracy
Democracy is a new phenomenon which is well accepted by Afghan people within a short time. Democracy is a fair…
THE IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPIC FOREIGN FORCES IN AFGHANISTAN ECONOMY: WHEN BUSINESS BECOMES SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ITSELF
Creating, developing and managing businesses give birth to the global economy. It's because of those three essential bricks - repeating…
Sweating on a cold Sunday: Sinnside (part 5)
I know it´s thursday and I could update earlier if I´m going to write about last sunday, but before writing anything else…
Empower women in Afghanistan
Empower women in Afghanistan:How does start empower women in Afghanistan, finally ratify a clause about women rights and equal rights…
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I have been employed recently in WomenAnnex project in kabul ,this is my first work experience and I’m …
Buzkashi the national sport of Afghanistan
Sport is an activity involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others.…
THE WOMAN IN ME - A Fashion Film w/ Music by Romina Arena & Ennio Morricone
Two of Italy's most internationally renown musicians combine their artistry in "Morricone.Uncovered an album of songs from some of…
How to write a blog and get paid
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Examer Educational Software to facilitate Afghanistan education system
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Everything New Is Old Again
I am thinking of the song "This Used to Be My Playground" by Madonna, featured in the movie "A League of Their Own". Madonna…
Shine: Experimenting - Production Update
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Halle Berry to Bring Storm Back in "X-Men: Days of Future Past"
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Honored actor from Russia, Russian Clown, Russian movie star
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Famous Russian Twins, Russian Twin Actors, Russian Twin Singers.
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For a Gold Nugget More Review
Sometimes simplicity is the best thing for making movies today. There is so much going on in so many films across all types…
An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Sheryl Sandberg pushes women to "lean in", March 10, 2013
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CBS NEWS, Zhang Xin: China's real estate mogul. (THE AFGHAN PERSPECTIVE) DARI
سلام مجدد خدمت تمامی دوستان. با دیدن مصاحبه یی در سایت سی بی اس نیوز شما متوجه…
HOW THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN IS DEFINED BY THE FIGHT BETWEEN EDUCATION AND OPIUM PRODUCTION
Opium is a drug obtained from the poppy plant Pavaper Somniferum. Since it contains about 12% morphine, it's used in medicine…
Afghan Women on Facebook
When one surfs the Facebook, Afghan women can be seen on Facebook with their different thoughts as well Even there…
Facebook and Afghan youth
The youth have faced to Facebook a lot in the recent years in Afghanistan. Most of Afghan youth who use Facebook accounts,…
"Oz" Great and Powerful at Box-Office with $80 Million Opening
Sam Raimi's "Oz the Great and Powerful" may not be artistically and creatively great and powerful but moviegoers helped the film…
The art of keeping things simple
As usual, a phone call to my mother enters a phase where she has to put up with waffle about cameras, editing and online presence…
One of the famous Russian cartoons, Masyanya, the Top Russian Filmmaker, Oleg Kuvaev
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Music from South Africa, strong and talented South Africans.
Today I want to start with breaking news: Woman gives birth during flight from South Africa to New York.17 years old Fatawmatt Kaba…
Newtonian Physics, Galileo, Film Annex and Afghan Proverbs
This may be the first time that Sir Isaac Newton, Film Annex, Galileo Galilei, and Afghan Proverbs have been…
Muses and Maestros: Pitt and Fincher
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Afghan Female Doctors
Since the fall of the Taliban era in Afghanistan, all governmental and non-governmental organizations restarted…
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Sem Maltsev: Film and Video Production Company
Today I would like to talk about difference between developing countries like Afghanistan and developed countries like USA from film…
How to Empower Women? Let's Talk ...
International Women's Day is all about female empowerment. It's a great day to give a shout out to women who've inspired you,…
Film Friday - Rear Window
For this week’s film friday I figured I would analyze one of my favourite films of all time, Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window.…
Character Analysis of Little Miss Sunshine based on Richard Walter’s Discussion on Evoking Sympathy in an Audience
In the previous blog, Richard Walter’s discussion on character development and the vital link between this and the quality of…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- Zhang Xin -Afghan prospective (Dari)
در برنامه اخير شصت دقيقه در تلويزيون سي بي اس نيوز يكي از بليونر هاي چيني…
Inspirational Women from Afghanistan: Our Bloggers
by Jasmine DavisAlthough I normally focus on women filmmakers and how they stand up for women’s empowerment, today, I want to…
AFC Challenge Cup 2013 with Afghanistan National Football team on Sports in Central and South Asia
The AFC Challenge Cup is an international football competition for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries that are categorized…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- Zhang Xin Afghan prospective (Dari)
در برنامهی شصت دقیقه شب گذشته در تلویزیون سی بی اس نیوز یکی از بلیونر…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- Zhang Xin Afghan- prospective (Dari)
در برنامهی شصت دقیقه سی بی اس نیوز این هفته, شخصی بهنام ژانگ شن دعوت…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- Zhang Xin Afghan prospective (Dari)
ژانگ شن، یکی از خانم های میلیاردر و دموکرات چینی است؛ او به دموکراسی باورمند…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- Zhang Xin Afghan prospective (Dari)
خانم ژانگ شن، بانوی دگر اندیش و آزادی خواه چینی که متولد سال 1965 درشهر بژنگ…
Film Annex expands in size and strength, Russian Annex
Recently, the Russian language was added to Film Annex platform in order to attract more and more film directors and viewers around…
Filmmakers Today - Floris Kaayk's Origin of Creatures on WACKY TUESDAYS
The Origins of Creatures is not your typical end of the world film. In fact, it's probably better than every end of the world movie…
Print + Digital + Social Media = Success for Volt Cafe; (Fashion as Art, Art as Fashion)
by: Keely-Shea Smith As a senior Advertising and Marketing student at the Fashion Institute of Technology, I am currently enrolled…
Afghanistan National Police (ANP)
ANP, responsible for security of millions of people is accused of massive corruption. We are located…
Oculus Rift and virtual reality in everyday life
Following up from my previous blog regarding the Playstation 4, I thought I might follow it up by sharing my thoughts on the recent…
Ouch! Final Box-Office Tally of "Jack the Giant Slayer" Shows Lower Number!
Over the weekend, "Jack the Giant Slayer" was estimated to make around $28 million at the North American box-office. It was deemed…
Alessandro Califano, FreeLance Cultural Heritage Consultant on Digital Media and Performing Arts in Afghanistan
Alessandro Califano is the Senior Curator & Head at CRDAV, Communication Manager at ROSCCA2013 (Tajikistan), FreeLance Cultural…
War in Afghanistan
Three decades of war in Afghanistan not only disabled the limbs of Afghan people, but also it caused damages to…
Blu-ray Review: The Master
Freddie Quells (Joaquin Phoenix) is the textbook definition of a scoundrel. Contained on a vessel in the Pacific he could pass…
Sketching, preparing: Sinnside (part 2)
When I create a new project, there´s always a big care on who is going to create the graphics, the teasers, who´s going…
راهبردهای بازاریابی هدفمند برای نظام های آموزشی و اقتصادی افغانستان,آسیای مرکزی و جنوبی
همایش هماهنگی اتاق تجارت افغان امریکا که توسط وزارت خارجه و سازمان کمک…
Brief Analysis of characters in Little Miss Sunshine Based on Richard Walter’s Idea of Character Development
The past three blogs have summarised Chapter Eight of Richard Walter’s “Essentials of Screenwriting” dealing with…
Sem Maltsev: Film in Schools
We got some great news on the past week: Film Annex now translated in Russian. You can find button at the bottom of the site. Now…
Fereshteh from NYC, Social Media and Education in Afghanistan with Educational Software Examer
We live in Social Media world and there is no way to escape for not being involve in it. Everyday millions of interactions is…
Film Annex
Afghan Software Citadel Company is a company for those who would like to both earn money and and increase their education capacity.…
Lucky folks and the power of Internet.
Today I was thinking about how our life became more comfortable in comparison with what we had 10 years ago: if you are hungry, it…
Film Friday - Django Unchained
'Django Unchained' is Quentin Tarantino's latest creation. It tells the story of Django (Jamie Foxx), a freed slave on gory mission…
Film Friday
First of all I would like to introduce you to a new blog series I will be doing entitled 'Film Friday'. This will feature a…
Three Studies of great contemporary characters.
What defines a good character in a screenplay? Further to Amelia Nakone’s blogs about the ‘anatomy of a good character’…
Jennifer Brofer, Video Production Specialist on Social Media and Women Empowerment in Afghanistan
"I would advise Afghan teenage girls to follow their dreams, no matter what obstacles may be in their way. Having a career in film…
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN USE MUSIC AS A VEHICLE OF SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Every place in the world, every people, every culture imaginable has, is and always will produce music. Humans have always felt the…
Families' position in Afghanistan
Families' position in Afghanistan: Afghanistan is a multinational country, is a country that different people with various strains,…
A Recipe for Chaos and a Recipe for Afghan Development: A Talk with Arif Parwani
Introduction: “Afghan-Americans in Action” is an Annex Press series by Edward Zellem featuring influential thought leaders…
Dwayne Johnson's "Hercules" Moves to Different Date
So Dwayne Johnson (or if you prefer, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson) is starring in "Hercules" for Paramount and MGM. The studios revealed…
Professional teachers in Afghanistan
When every child reaches school age, he/ she has plenty of enthusiasm and effort to go to school and…
Roya Mahboob gives young girls in Afghanistan their first foray into computers and internet
Roya Mahboob is the petite, soft-spoken, 25-year-old woman CEO of Afghan Citadel Software Company. She is a pleasant contradiction…
AFGHAN WOMEN AND MEN LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN
The war in Afghanistan has been going on for 11 1/2 years. Before the US entered the country looking for Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan…
A beautiful Lake in Philippines - Lakewood, Zamboanga Del Sur
Women and driving in Afghanistan
Every day women who get Certificates of completion from driving courses are increasing. But they are still facing resistance from…
Summary of Richard Walter’s Discussion on Stereotypes in “Essentials of Screenwriting”
The past two blogs have provided a summary of Richard Walter’s discussion on character development and evoking sympathy for…
beginning images of swapped
"Swapped", the last short film i uploaded had a beginning, it didn't really convince me, so i cut it off. I took some pictures of…
Vine App and Social Media Networking's No Wait Policy
by: Keely-Shea Smith Why should we have to wait? It's a good question and in 2013, why should we? There is an app for everything.…
Interview with the Head of the Education Department in Herat about the Education System in Afghanistan
Basir Ahmad Arven Tahiri is the Head of the Education Department in the Herat province. He was born in 1980 in Karokh, district…
Council of Ministers to soon approve Afghanistan’s mining laws draft
The Council of Ministers gives preliminary approval to the delayed mining laws of Afghanistan. According to the presidential palace…
Economy of Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a state located in central-south Asia; other south Asia countries are: Pakistan, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Iran or Bangladesh.…
The Film Industry Today
There is no secret that the Hollywood film and entertainment industry invests tens of millions of dollars in the production of top…
Best Indie Films
Everybody loves explosions, guns and Angelina Jolie. But from time to time, people feel the need of a pause from the usual blockbusters,…
Lighting For Your Film or Photo Shoot
How Important is lighting for your film or photo shoot? If you answered very important, than you are correct. Lighting is everything.…
Film Productions, Wisdom on Digital Media, Solution to Fiscal Cliff, Budget Sequestration, International Financial Markets
I have no interest in becoming an expert on US and international finance. But all I can hear in the news are conversations about Fiscal…
Summary of Richard Walter’s Discussion on Evoking Sympathy for Characters in “Essentials of Screenwriting”
The previous blog was a summary of the first section of Chapter Eight in Richard Walter’s “Essentials of Screenwriting”…
Today’s women in Afghanistan
Women that 10 years ago was not allowed going out of their homes by the Taliban religiuos police, they were …
Cultural status of women in the country
When Taliban was on power, women could not be different in terms of their ability to use, especially in the realm…
The role and impact of theater on the youth
In the recent years after the fall of the Taliban, the movie theater has grown by the people interested in this…
Rabeaa Balkhi(is one of poet women in Afghanistan)
RabeaaBalkhi is called Persian poem mother. Her progenitors were Arabian that came to Balkh for capturing of Khurasan. Her father…
The Sony PS4 unveiling and the future of socialising online
For anyone who caught Sony's recent PS4 unveiling on a live stream, will have been given an insight of at least the next seven years…
AS VALENTINE'S DAY PROMOTES FEMALES EMPOWERMENT, GETTING PAID FOR WRITING BLOGS FACILITATES THEIR INDEPENDENCE
Last Thursday we passed yet another Valentine's Day. Couples from all over the world celebrated their love in honor and memory of…
Summary of Richard Walter’s Discussion on Character development in "Essentials of Screenwriting"
This blog will summarise a section of Chapter Eight in Richard Walter’s “Essentials of Screenwriting”; this section…
Social Media Week in NYC with Women's Annex on Women Empowerment and Girls Education in Developing Countries
This week is Social Media Week in NYC. A lot of people from different industries and organizations are participating in this event…
Building schools in Afghanistan to facilitate education of women in Afghanistan
Education of women in Afghanistan is one of the initiatives that Allied NATO forces and aid organizations are working very hard at…
Блог партнеров Филм Энекс Кэпитал – бизнес целевого онлайн маркетинга, социальные медия стратегии, распространение онлайн фильмо
Дэйв Мингей на появляющихся спортивных рынках и рынках образования –…
Education for Women in Afghanistan
When someone says, "Afghanistan," what comes to mind? For me, it's war, mistreatment of women, and an element of mystery. Maybe…
Social Media Campaigns and Dated Design at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week F/W 2013
BY: Keely-Shea Smith The tents at Bryant Park represented strength and accomplishment for countless designers since 1993, when CFDA's…
Professional Video and Written Content, Generates Professional Revenues and Financial Independence
In the last weeks, the conversations with Ad-Networks, film production partners and writers have been focused on content and quality.…
An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Africa Mercy: Hospital of hope February 17, 2013
" In many developing countries, even basic medical care is a luxury. And in Africa, nearly 50 percent of the people have no access…
Women in Films and Comics, Criterion Collection Classic Films Online - Film Annex Industry Newsletter
A couple of weeks ago, our Industry Newsletter highlighted Berlin' Film Festival's jury which was composed in majority by women. The…
cbsnews, secrets-of-a-60-minutes- cameraman, Afghan Prospective (Dari)
فيلم كوتاه كه در برنامهي سي بي اس نيوز "شصت دقيقه" منتشر شد در رابطه به…
MUSIC HELPS THE AFGHANISTAN EDUCATION TRAVEL THE WORLD
I play guitar. I'm not a great musician, to any stretch of the imagination, but I've been actively involved in music all my life.…
Ex-banker wants the Afghan state bank’s debtors detained
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Economy of Afghanistan
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Muses and Maestros: DiCaprio and Scorsese
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Why violence and crime against women in Afghanistan is common?
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Examer
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د افغانستان، منځنی او سهیلی اسیا د اقتصاد او پوهنی تګلاری
د افغان امریکا د سوداګری پراختیا غونډه چی په واشنګتن…
Music of NYC (RU) / Музыка Нью-Йорка
Я живу в городе, где небо сменяют тучи, облака сменяют туман. Где после солнечного…
Jeremy Ostermiller and Fereshteh Forough share how with Film Annex they are making tangible difference in Afghanistan
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Faces of Fashion New York City: Fashion Merchandising Management & E-Commerce
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Afghan Musician Omar Akram won the 55th GRAMMY Award for his Album Titled Echoes Of Love
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Female Director Jane Campion to Lead Cannes Festival, Oscar-Nominated Short Films Online, SXSW Midnighters - Film Annex Industry
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Filmmaking, Female Empowerment and Online Video
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An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Americans in Algeria: Surviving a terrorist attack February 10, 2013
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Faces of Fashion New York City: International Trade & Marketing & My Fashion Career
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An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - 40 Million Mistakes: Is your credit report accurate? February 10, 2013
Credit history is one of the most important issues for many countries and specially for those who live in the USA. As a customer who…
Plot 6: Tragedy (part1)
Christopher Booker argues that when looking for the deeper pattern in storytelling most satisfying and complete stories (and by no…
Valentine's Day Special: 10 Insane Things People Have Done For Love
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Online Film Network Netflix Expands with House of Cards
Netflix is one of the biggest entertainment websites out there, providing unlimited online viewing for a low monthly fee, connecting…
Kyle Review
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Sem Maltsev: Video Production in New York
Yesterday I watched Les Miserables. Its motion-picture adaptation of the beloved musical seen by more than 60 million people in 42…
Fereshteh from NYC, Afghanistan National Institute of Music, Internet Classroom Opening
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Commander ahmad Shah Massoud
Ahmad Shah Massoud, the son of Colonel Dost Mohammad Khan, who was born on September 2, 1953 in the village Jnglk Panjsher province.Massoud's…
د مرکزی او جنوبی اسیا علمی تغیرات د امریکا او اروپا په لور
د پوهنی تغیرات لاس په لاس بدلون مومی، هغه زدکونکی چی د فلم انکس، تویتر، فسبوک…
د افغانستان لیکوالان په (انکس پرس) کی په کار ګمارل کیږی
په افغانستان کښی مونږ هغه ابتدایی پیسی چی یوه لیکوال ته د مقالو په بدل کی…
(د سهیلی او منځنی آسیا اقتصادی وده د افغانستان د لاری پیلیږی (د سویس په شان
تیره هفته زه، یو د هغه کسانو څخه وم چی د امریکا د بازاریابی په یوه غونډه کښی،…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York City (day 1) "Social NetWalking"
Day 1 of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall 2013 fashion shows was a nice adventure. Bittersweet in the fact that our favorite fashion…
Mobile Money Payment and Building Schools in Afghanistan with Women's Annex
In developing countries, especially in Afghanistan, people are used to carry cash more than credit cards. It is the old traditional…
The Genesis of a new short film.
The first book I ever read about screen writing was Syd Field's “The screenwriter’s Workbook”. It impressed…
Cut out sequence of "Humanoide no robot"
Hello!! This time I want to share with you the little process of the 30 seconds cut out sequence of the short film "Humanoide no Robot",…
The Disappearing Epic
Sprawling adventures with set pieces and large casts used to be available only on the big screen. If viewers wanted to watch a story…
Adliana Bahrin from M.T.I USA on Fashion, Textile and Garment Manufacturing in Afghanistan
Adliana Bahrin is interested in apparel & textile research and development. She has specialties in Trend Forecasting, Design Direction,…
The beauty of pain: Llagas (part 2)
As I said in the previous post, Llagas has been very special to me. The reasons? The team just put their hearts on it. Or let me change…
PLOT 5: Comedy
Booker spends two chapters on the comedy plot quoting numerous classical comedies but argues it’s a type of story derived from…
Afghan youth bring peace by Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is a traditional country with a very old history, beside the variety of tribe, languages, customs and lifestyles music…
An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Global Medical Relief's mission March 27, 2011
War has been always the saddest tragedy that can be happened in any country which brings physical destruction and civilian injuries…
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York City is Now Free and Open to All, Here's How
Listen up fashion people, you can take in every bit of the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week extravaganza, February 7th - 14th, without the…
cbs news,Did 60 Minutes help create the myth of Lance?:An afghan perspective (dari)
با نام و یاد خداوند مهربان که به بندهگان خود نعمت های فراوانی چون صحت عقل…
Making of: "Paseo al Picacho en Invierno"
In a previous post i share with you the creative process of this video, this time I want to show you the technical way that we use…
Sem Maltsev: Production of a Movie
The Oscar-nominated black and white animation is available for all to see. And this is great news. I think especially for short films…
Your worst enemy... yourself: Llagas (part 1)
Writing about Llagas always makes me smile, although the project is quite intense, dramatic and full of tension. This project, produced…
Christopher Bookers Seven basic Plots. Plot 4: Voyage and Return
"Voyage and return" is a basic plot type about a journey, but of a different kind compared to "Plot 3 The Quest". Here the protagonist…
LIVE CONCERT IN MANHATTAN ON FEBRUARY 8TH
The first Jazz Hip Hop concert presented in Lower East Manhattan by FKBAND; Spend a Friday night listening to funky, divine…
WACKY TUESDAYS - TALKING HEADS by Dominique Palombo
How do we fight? How do we talk it out? Communicate? This week's WACKY TUESDAYS video, TALKING HEADS by Dominique Palombo, uses dance…
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE CONCERT IN DOWNTOWN LOWER EAST MANHATTAN.
FAMUSICTV Presents: FKBAND’S first concert in downtown Manhattan displaying a ripe genre never heard of before! Jazz-Hip Hop.…
Plot 3: The Quest
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An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Obama and Clinton: The 60 Minutes interview, January 27, 2013
Politics, it is one of the important issues which defines strategical point of views of each country and in the other hand it establishes…
Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton Social Media Supremacy with CBS' 60 Minutes Interview, a 2016 Election Investment
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THE MASTER OF MOVEMENT (& FASHION FILM) - DOMINIQUE PALOMBO
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The spanish shooting: Heraion (part 3)
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An Afghan Perspective - 60 Minutes on CBS - Kerry comes full circle, January 24, 2013 1:08 PM
سلام دوستان عزیز من ذاکر"تنها" با مقاله دیگری که بادیدن فیلمی در سایت سی…
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Poverty and insecurity are threatening Afghan girls' education
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Oscar Happenings: Too Soon?
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A Strategic Partnership Agreement With Women Helps Everyone
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Jennifer's Recap - Festival and Social Media with Sundance, New Film Collaborative Work, Online Film Monetization
This week will be known as "flu week" for me, but still, here is what happened... I wrote 2 articles, the first one about film critic…
Women's beauty from Afghanistan.
First of all want to congratulate Film Annex team with launching their new online platform "Women's Annex". Women's Annex promotes…
INTERVIEW WITH FERESHTEH FOROUGH, SUCCESSFUL FEMALE AFGHAN ENTREPRENEUR
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NEW YORK LIVE CONCERT, AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN BEATS, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls… What I am about to introduce to you is an opportunity to witness a group of talented…
The Process: "Paseo al Picacho en Invierno"
Hello!! Here I am again, i was kind of busy working in the pre-production stage of my first featured film and I was without the time…
Writing Helps Empower Women in Afghanistan
by Jasmine Davis Photo by Roya in conjunction with the Afghan Women's Writing Project. The Afghanistan literacy rate of 28%…
Downtown Live Jazz and Hip Hop Concert, Friday February 8th
There is a large event coming up February 8th, in downtown lower east Manhattan! Film Annex Music TV presents: FKBAND, the new Russian-American…
NEW YORK, LOWER EAST SIDE LIVE MUSIC CONCERT, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8TH
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AFGHAN WOMEN FIGHTING AGAINST GENDER DISCRIMINATION
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FACES OF FASHION NEW YORK CITY; My FIT - Fashion Merchandising to Entrepreneurship
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Post-2014, NATO Withdrawal, The World Film Industry and Watch Free Movies Online for the Future of Afghanistan
It's now 2013 and the conversations are moving towards the Post-2014, NATO withdrawal and the Future of Afghanistan. I am looking…
The Future of Afghanistan: Arzu Rugs and Connie Duckworth
The future of Afghanistan could very well be seen in Connie Duckworth’s Afghanistan-based company, Arzu Rugs. Duckworth, who…
Women in Afghanistan
Women are symbol of tenderness, kindness, elegance, and decency in every society, despite of exorbitance problems which they are in…
War in Afghanistan
Afghan people have suffered three decades of war and misery in the country amongst which about a decade…
South-East Asian based Fashion Designers: The Woes of Winter in the Quest to go International
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Constructing a Scene
I once went to a seminar on screen writing presented by Duncan Thompson who is the head Screenwriting teaching at the International…
Helping Injured Children of War with Pediatric Prosthetic Therapy - GMRF Children - Elissa Montanti
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Free Movies, Free Films, Social Media Sharing and Empowering Women and Men in Central and South Asia, Starting from YOU!
Film Annex's mission to distribute Free Movies and Free Films is now connecting Central and South Asia to the rest of the world. The…
Acrobats and grand pianos: Heraion (part 2)
As I came back from the States to Valencia, I started editing the parts we already had shot at Salton Sea. The problem was I really…
cbs news,Unaired excerpts from interview with Justice Sotomayor :the afghan perspective (dari)
زنان نیم پیکر جامعه اند. سالهاست که روان شناسان و جامعه شناسان برای حل مشکلات…
The Afghan Development Project Gives Afghan Girls a Chance to Shine
Women’s Annex gives women around the globe a chance to connect with others through film and writing. One of the best parts of…
This Week: Guest Lecturing at NYU, Mari Lyn Henri, Larry Clark, Women's Empowerment, and Online Film Distribution
It's always nice to finish off a week with good news and new connections. A few days, ago I was offered to guest lecture at an NYU…
Afghan Women
Women in Afghanistan are subject to many forms of violence and prejudice. In this country in which women’s rights are given…
Women’s Annex Offers Videos of Female Empowerment Icon First Lady Michelle Obama
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Short Film Makers - From Online Film Distribution to Hollywood
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Alber Elbaz: Mastering the Fashion Film
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The Call of Nature: Heraion (part 1)
Talking about "Heraion - In Search of Life" is talking about a journey through the world and through creativity, and how a project…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK CITY (photo-sculpture) ~ by MAY LIN LE GOFF
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The Best of Film Annex: Women Empowerment
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How is the status of Afghan women changing?
Afghan women started from abysmally low school enrollment for girls with very few women venturing out of their homes and being employed.…
MUSIC IS THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON
Music is the most powerful weapon ever! Each era, each country, each community has its own musical leader, its own musical…
NEW FASHION FILMS DIRECTED BY MIGUEL ANGEL FONT BISIER
It is with great pleasure that I introduce the latest filmmaker whose work has made it's way to Film Annex & Models WebTV online…
Exploring the Working World of Women in Afghanistan
I was fortunate enough to stumble upon the site Kabul: A City at Work recently. The site, which features videos and photos of Afghanis…
Afghanistan women
Women are the best heavenly gift, women combine semi figure of society, and combine basis and foundation of a family. Women are the…
Fashion, Politics and the Oscars' Red Carpet
As the Oscar Red Carpet approaches and the self-proclaimed style police rustle up to see which actress has aligned herself with which…
Art and Love: Aeterna
After our adventure with Eiénesis, I started thinking on how the project could develop into a trilogy, into 3NESIS. The point…
Stop Motion Making of "Humanoide no robot"
Here we are again! This time, i want to bring you a sequence of images of the making of "Humanoide no Robot", the images…
An Introduction and an Afghan Proverb
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Fashion Trends Unite Style-Seekers
Ever wondered what you have in common with a fashion model from Thailand? What about an ex-model and fashion photographer from Venezuela?…
The economy of Afghanistan
The base of a country is economy, to have a strong government we should have a strong economy. Afghanistan is a poor country…
Making of "Humanoide no Robot"
Well, in other posts I shared with you some drawings and storyboards of "Humanoide no robot", this time I want to share some photos…
From Darkness Into Open Light: Eiénesis
Hi! My name is Miguel Ángel Font Bisier and I´m a spanish filmmaker. My main jobs are to direct, edit and create new…
Semyon Maltsev: Filmmaking Production
Its Friday, January 11th, 2013. Shooting jobs: 1. Interview with Dr. Augustine Y. Cheung, Chairman and CEO of Medifocus, Inc. Medifocus…
َAfghanistan (Currencies History)
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Film Annex Launches Women’s Annex, A Digital Platform to Empower Women in Afghanistan, South and Central Asia
New York, NY, January 10, 2013 – Film Annex has launched WomensAnnex.com as a self-sustaining digital platform and ecosystem…
Flipping Homes with Stefano Biaggioni
If you do things you are fascinated by and passionate about, you end up doing them right... It's a given. HGTV is one of my favorite…
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY NEW YORK CITY ~ by Julio Gamboa featuring Model Gwen Lu
I met Spanish fashion photographer Julio Gamboa at a good friends house party in Brooklyn this Saturday. We discussed fashion…
Women Film Journalists Pick "Zero Dark Thirty!" Check Out Full List of Winners!
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have announced the winners of their awards and Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty" took the…
Schools For Afghan Girls
In latest hundred years Afghan girls destination have got many vicissitudes. Afghan girls had terrible condition in Afghanistan. They…
Agricultural economy of Afghanistan
According to the USID report, 80 percent of the Afghan population are engross in agriculture, craft and Statistics Agriculture…
NEW FAMUSICTV ARTISTS - 2013, WEEK 1
Hey Ladies and Gentlemen. Here are 6 new FAMusicTV artists with their independent videos. Let’s see what we have. ***…
War in Afghanistan
The war in Afghanistan is not a new discussion, but it has over two hundred years history and this war always had external ingredients.…
The economy of Afghanistan
The base of a country is economy, to have a strong government we should have a strong economy. Afghanistan is a poor country…
Yellow Sticky Notes – Part 1: The Inspiration
As I was creating my 2007 animated short film Yellow Sticky Notes, I would tell people, this is either the biggest mistake of my life…
We're All Going to Hell! "Texas Chainsaw 3D" Tops Box-Office!
Move over Bilbo Baggins, here comes Leatherface! Lionsgate's "Texas Chainsaw 3D" slashed away competition and surprised everyone by…
2013: Fashion Film, Interviews, Social Media, Master Charlie Rose, & etc.
Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year to you all! The week (2013) started perfectly on a roof terrace in Miami Beach with…
economy of Afghanistan
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Citadel and Film annex Initiatives to enhance the student knowledge
Today is 4 January 2013 and this is the first weekly activities of Herat Citadel Team in year of 2013 which I am writing it as a blog.…
Film Annex - Reshaping Film Distribution - A Platform for Exclusive Premieres
There is no doubt that Film Annex is taking major steps towards re-shaping film distribution. A few years ago, not many filmmakers…
Education for women in Afghanistan
For learning Knowledge gender is not important. Seeking education is an obligation for every man and woman. Learning also education…
The process, an overview in pictures
This time I´m going to share the entire process of a little animation production, we are going to check the short "La Perdida…
building schools in Afghanistan
The first school in Afghanistan One hundred and five years ago, in the reign of Habibullah, the first modern school was build.…
Interview with Dr. Eugene Braunwald, Father of Modern Cardiology
In October 2012, we had the pleasure to host Dr. Eugene Braunwald from Harvard Medical School, the Father of Modern Cardiology, at…
AFGHANISTAN'S CULTURE
{{In the name of Allah}} Due to Afghanistan position on the Silk Road highway junction location was great civilizations and cultures.…
SOCIAL MEDIA & E-COMMERCE - IN MOTION AND MOVING FORWARD
BY: Keely Shea Smith As 2012 holiday sales continue to grow, online shoppers can find massive discounts and deals on almost every…
Citadel Initiative in case of bringing New Technologies in Afghanistan
Citadel Team in Herat has tried to register more students into the Examer in Alisher Nawaie High School. Our registration number in…
Fashion Film Festivals Worldwide in 2012
There's big news out of Brazil from the Sao Paolo Fashion Film Festival (SPFFF). 'ANEMONE' directed by Amber Gray was the winner…
"Argo," "Lincoln," "Zero Dark Thirty" Lead Alliance of Women Film Journalists Nominations
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists have chosen the nominees of their annual movie awards. "Argo," "Lincoln," and "Zero Dark Thirty"…
FAMusicTV UPDATES, PART 3
FAMusicTV – has turned one month. The end of the world is over, the organization of first FAMusicTV live show is in full swing…
Yalda night in Afghanistan
Yalda night is the longest night of the year and it is in the end of last night of autumn and starts the first night of…
War in Afghanistan: Near to End
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Accademia Belle Arti di Firenze, Communication Strategies Lab, Film Annex, Afghan Development Project, grandi opportunita'
Questa settimana il mio amico e collaboratore Tiziano Bonanni mi ha presentato a due Professori, Luca Toschi, direttore Communication…
Filmmaking Curriculum on Examer & Empowering Women Through Film by Eren Gulfidan
As I leave another week behind, I feel excited about the new connections I formed and the projects I embarked upon. The most exciting…
Wool suiting fabrics from Italy
2012 is supposed to be the end of the World (48 hours from now!), while for MTI USA was a new beginning or anyway a comeback to the…
Fashion Film, Professors and Photography
Previously I mentioned we had the opportunity to speak on camera with five Chairpersons from the Fashion Institute of Technology. I thank…
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