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Earlier we reported that France, Germany and the EU were co-hosting a summit aimed at raising awareness and desperately needed humanitarian funds for victims of Sudan's civil war.
A documentary about a group of young, disenfranchised Coptic Christians in Egypt who form an all-female theatre troupe is among the selection for Critics' Week, a competition for new directors at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. French President Emmanuel Macron has now revealed that donors have pledged more
Critics week focuses on directors making their first or second films and helped filmmakers like Britain's Ken Loach and France's Julia Ducournau gain international renown. than €2bn ($2.1bn; £1.7bn) in aid for the war-torn nation.
Rafaat Einy ll Sama (On the Brink of Dreams) is among the 11 films that made this year's selection. It has been a year since Sudan's military and the RSF, a powerful paramilitary group, began fighting.
The coming-of-age documentary was directed by Egyptian duo Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir. It was filmed over four years. Tens of thousands of people have been killed since and 8.5 million more have been forced to flee their homes.
Coptic Christians are a significant minority in Egypt, with between six and 11 million members of the Church.
They said they face discrimination and play a lesser part in Egyptian public life than their numbers justify.
The 77th Cannes Film Festival began on Sunday in France and will run until 25 May.
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