Reem Allam

Executive Manager and Artistic Programmer
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF)
Egypt

Reem Allam is the Executive Manager and Artistic Programmer of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF), Egypt’s largest international multi-disciplinary arts festival that takes place in Cairo, presenting theater, dance, music, film, and new media arts. D-CAF hosts a biennial Arab Arts Focus (AAF) showcase during the festival, where international delegates fly-in to attend a dense program of the latest in contemporary performances by Arab artists.

Allam holds a UK Master’s Degree in Arts, Festivals, and Cultural Management from QMU Edinburgh. Over the past years, she has worked in several international festivals, including London's Shubbak Festival and AAF - Edinburgh Fringe Festival, served as juror on international jury boards for festivals such as Switzerland’s biggest Zürcher Theater Spektakel and Poland's Boska Komedia Festival, and attended as an accredited delegate/producer acclaimed film festivals such as Cannes Film Festival 2019. Currently, Allam is on the planning committee for this 2021 ISPA Congress.

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Regional Update: Egypt
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