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Throughout the years, RFH helped transform Afghan society\u2019s perception of women working in cinema and inspired a new generation of Afghan women to enter filmmaking, television, journalism and the arts. The Taliban\u2019s return to power in 2021 abruptly halted all independent initiatives. Women-led businesses were closed and filmmaking became virtually impossible inside the country. The RFH team was forced into exile. Much of the company\u2019s archive and equipment remained in Kabul, making production and the preservation of its work extraordinarily difficult. Despite these challenges, RFH continues its mission internationally \u2013 and makes connections with women\u2019s networks worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>In February, at our annual <em>Berlinale<\/em> meeting, we presented the work of the <em>Roya Film House<\/em> and the <em>Herat Women\u2019s Film Festival<\/em>. As a direct result of the event, <strong>Elisa Jochum<\/strong> successfully lobbied the <em>Deutsche Kinemathek<\/em> to safeguard the RFH\u2019s archive.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as part of the <em>Film Restored<\/em> film heritage festival, the <em>Roya Film House<\/em>\u2019s projects are being showcased and strategies for artistic resilience and cultural resistance are being discussed. This event also symbolises the unwavering belief that cinema can preserve history, combat injustice and give a voice to those who refuse to be silenced.<\/p>\n<p>Panel and presentation with: <strong>Alka Sadat <\/strong>and<strong> Roya Sadat<\/strong> (both from <em>Roya Film House<\/em>), <strong>Betty Schiel<\/strong> (IFFF Dortmund+K\u00f6ln) and <strong>Elisa Jochum<\/strong> (Deutsche Kinemathek)<br \/>\nIn English<\/p>\n<p>23 October | 3.00 pm | Sinema Transtopia Berlin | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deutsche-kinemathek.de\/en\/visit\/program\/film-restored\/roya-film-house-exile\">Info &amp; Tickets<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00bbRoya Film House in Exile\u00ab is a cooperation between <em>Roya Film House<\/em> (RFH),<em> IFFF Dortmund+K\u00f6ln<\/em> and the <em>Deutsche Kinemathek\/Film Restored Festival.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Roya Film House (RFH) was founded in 2003 to shine a light on the plight of women in Afghanistan with [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":47987,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"mc4wp_mailchimp_campaign":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-47989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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