Liberatum
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Liberatum is a British non-governmental cultural, literary, arts and media relations organisation. Liberatum organises UK/international literary, media and cultural relations festival all over the world to further strengthen relations between different countries and Britain's cultural world.
Liberatum is responsible for running India's annual International/UK-Indian festival of literature and media. The organisation also runs major UK-Arab, UK-Russian and UK-Moroccan cultural ventures.
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[edit] Overview
It aims to connect Britain's finest minds with the rest of the world through world-class festivals and astounding cultural celebrations. The body's vision is to bring together leading cultural, literary and media figures from the United Kingdom and other countries in order to create innovative ideas, thought-provoking projects and fascinating events.
Liberatum's guests in the past have included eminent figures and cultural icons such as Hanif Kureishi, Nadeem Aslam, Goldie Hawn, Clare Short, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown and Annie Lennox.
Liberatum is headed by impresario Pablo Ganguli.
[edit] Ventures and Initiatives
The UK-Arab Majestic Petra Festival, Jordan
Kitab : UK-Indian/International Literary and Media Festival, Mumbai
Jewel of Russia Festival, St Petersburg 2007. A British-Russian Extravaganza
BritArabia - 1st UK-Arab Cultural and Media Forum in London, Britain
Rosewater - UK/Turkish Cultural Extravaganza in Istanbul, 2008
[edit] Past Festivals and Projects
The UK-Moroccan Arts in Marrakech Festival 2005
Connect UK - Britain's Cultural and Public Diplomacy Operation in Papua New Guinea 2001-2003
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