Development and raising awareness may be costly, but it will be even more costly not to have them, especially when reactionary ideas are constantly making inroads at the expense of culture and arts.

Independent Shabab Foundation (ISF), active since 2006, is a non-profit NGO working in the fields of theatre and cinema. It was founded by a number of artists and culture activists with the aim of supporting independent artists and contributing to raise awareness and promote and develop taste in art in Egypt.

Founders
Azza El Hosseiny: Azza acted in and directed several theatrical productions. She is the founder of The Gypsies, an independent theatre troupe. She participated in the organization and management of many cultural and artistic events in Cairo and in several other governorates. She wrote and directed a number of TV programs and documentaries. She is actively involved in the management of arts and civil culture, in cooperation with local and international entities.

Sayed Fouad:
He wrote several film scripts including Kallemeni Shokran (Please Call Me), directed by Khaled Youssef. He also wrote and directed many plays and co-founded The Movement, an independent theatre troupe, with the movie star Khaled El Sawy. He wrote and supervised numerous TV programs. He also worked as deputy-head of the Nile Cultural TV Channel. He contributed also in developing the independent theatre movement in Egypt.

Board of Trustees
Khaled Youssef,
Farouk Abdel-Khaleq,
Atia El Dardery,
Afaf Tobala,
Mohamed Habib

Our publications
Hundred writer and novelist Mahfouz in century

Our News
Festival Luxor cinema African is one of the projects.

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الثقافة والوعي قد يكونا مكلفين ولكن عدم وجودهما سيكون أكثر كلفة في ظل تنامي الأفكار الرجعية
مؤسسة شباب الفنانين المستقلين ، مؤسسة مدنية لا تهدف الى الربح- بد أت العمل تحت التأسيس منذ عام 2006 فى مجالى المسرح والسينما و أسسها عدد من الفنانين والمثقفين، تهدف إلى دعم الفنانين المستقلين والمساهمة في تنمية الوعي والارتقاء بالذوق الفني في المجتمع المصري