The largest youth-founded film organisation in the Middle East and North Africa has started a new group for young creatives in Bournemouth.
The group – called South England Creatives – was launched by 18-year-old Toosh Alzaeem as an offshoot of acclaimed Dubai-based group Kaleido Pictures.
Alzaeem teased the launch of the group on her Instagram page, calling for filmmakers, actors, photographers, artists and many more to get involved.
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The post gained a lot of traction, with 40,000 views and nearly 700 comments.
Alzaeem said: “The intention of the post was to see if there was a space for this. The reaction to the post has been absolutely perfect, there are so many people interested in this.”
Alzaeem then announced a WhatsApp group for creatives of any age or level of experience.
She added: “I started South England Creatives because I had an amazing experience at Kaleido Pictures. They set up events and film projects where I made so many friends. I studied media at school for four years and I never learnt as much there as I did in the four months I worked with Kaleido. It changed my life completely and I wanted to bring that to the UK.”
South England Creatives’ first big film project has been greenlit to begin filming in Bournemouth in early 2027 – with anyone able to apply to take part.
The goal is to give young people the vital experience they need to break into such an famously difficult industry.
Alzaeem said: “Theres a lot of emphasise on inclusivity. We are trying to bridge the gap for people to get experience and learn.”
The director of the film has not yet been announced, but Alzaeem teased that she had worked with them at Kaleido Pictures and that the director had previously worked with an Oscar winner.
She added: “Everyone [in the WhatsApp group] is so talented, it’s incredible. Seeing all these peoples work by themselves you can only imagine what we can all do if we come together. I’m so excited.”
Creatives interested in joining Alzaeem’s WhatsApp group can do so using this LINK.
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