Prof. Dr. Ashraf Hnijal, the SU President, sincerely congratulated the family of the SU Faculty of Media and Communication Technology on winning the "Two Lands" award for the best documentary film of the Alexandria International Film Festival for the Mediterranean States and it was highly commended by the judging commission.
The SU President expressed his pleasure at this great achievement, which reflects the outstanding level of the faculty students which qualified them to compete strongly in this great international forum and even to receive this great award. Hnijal also stressed that all university officials pay special attention to encouraging university students to join various competitions, especially international ones because such events offer real opportunities to refine the skills and abilities of our students.
Meanwhile, Prof. Dr. Ashraf Jalal, Dean of the SU Faculty of Information stated that the film" The Two Lands" is a graduation project by the 4th year of the Radio and Television division and is a response to Afrocentrism lies about Egyptian civilization. It was conducted under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ola Amer, Associate Professor at the department, and Prof. Abeer Ahmed, Assistant Lecturer at the department.
Jalal also expressed his pleasure to all the faculty students on this achievement, thanking the SU President for his continuous support to the faculty in its various activities and providing all the possibilities for graduating a generation of young people capable of competing strongly in the labor market.
Worth mentioning, the Alexandria International Mediterranean Film Festival competition is attended by 20 universities and institutes, with 30 documentaries. The awards were divided into financial and recognition certificates. The film "The Two Lands" was awarded a fair prize in the documentary category, as well as the jury's praise for the idea and treatment. The committee noted that the film was an addition to the documentaries that spoke of Egypt's history and confronted the claims of Afrocentrism.