Tfanen-Tunisie Créative at heart of meeting at Ministry of Cultural Affairs

The Tfanen-Tunisie Créative programme was the focus of a meeting held Tuesday, November 9, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in Tunis.

The programme, which aims to support the cultural sector, is funded by the European Union under the support programme for the cultural sector in Tunisia (PACT) of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

This collaborative programme of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) is implemented by the British Council.

A total budget of €9.7 million has been earmarked for the implementation of this bilateral programme, from 2016 to 2021 and for all programme activities.

The main activities and achievements since the launch of the programme in 2016 were presented at this meeting chaired by Minister of Cultural Affairs Hayet Ketat Guermazi.

Tfanen-Tunisie Créative was represented by Director of the British Council Tunisia and First Project Manager Robert Ness and Director of the Goethe-Institut Tunis and President of EUNIC Andrea Jacob.

On the Tunisian side, the meeting was attended by Chief of Staff of the Minister of Cultural Affairs Youssef Ben Brahim, Director General of the Opera Theatre Soufiane Feki and Head of the Studies, Planning and Programming Office Radhia Amri.

The Minister pointed to the role of Tfanen in encouraging creativity and innovation among young people in all cultural sectors.

Hayet Ketat Guermazi also spoke of Tfanen’s role in building the capacity of cultural institutions to develop their project management mechanisms and expand their contribution to sustainable development.

The representatives of Tfanen-Tunisie Créative gave an overview of the main indicators of the programme, its action plan for the coming period through a communication strategy that promotes cultural projects both nationally and internationally.

Tafanen pays particular attention to projects with added value in the field of decentralisation, and benefiting youth and women.

This programme targets all sectors of culture, including Dramatic Arts, Books and Publishing, Plastic Arts, Performing Arts, Dance, Theatre, Music, Tangible and Intangible Heritage, New Forms of Artistic Expression (notably linked to the development of digital media), Cinema and Audiovisual and Cultural Tourism.

 

Source: Tap News Agency