NAAS

NAAS | Network of Arab Alternative Screens

Mission
Established more than ten years ago, NAAS champions long-term collaboration and solidarity among a growing constellation of initiatives and spaces that maintain community around film. With a belief in the urgency of alternative narratives and the experience of watching film collectively, NAAS provides opportunities and resources for the cinema sector to cultivate critical thinking and dialogue among audiences across the Arabic-speaking region.

Vision
NAAS envisions communities across the Arabic-speaking region taking ownership of their available resources and of the decision-making around their allocation.

Today, the network counts 23 members and affiliates in 10 countries:

Values
As a young organization, NAAS adopts the following values:
- Spaces for opportunities in the spirit of Kinship and interdependence
- Equity & Futurity in relationships, openness, critical thinking and transmissions of knowledges
- Trust & accountability
- Flexibility and Adaptability to regional circumstance