The Pink Shuttle of Kabul awarded by the MedFilm Festival

 The XXVI MedFilm Festival awarded the Koinè Award to Nove onlus for the PinK Shuttle in Kabul, the urban transport service dedicated to women and managed by women. The project, born in 2019, thanks also to a loan from the Otb Foundation, now has 6 minibuses, employs 4 drivers - another ten women are in training - to make traveling around the city safe. The Koinè Prize is awarded to personalities from the world of art, culture, science, politics or business, who have distinguished themselves in their activities for their commitment to keeping the Intercultural Dialogue among peoples alive. 'We chose to award Nove because the Pink Shuttle from Kabul is a beautiful thing - said Ginella Vocca, president of MedFilm Festival, during the press conference to present the festival - and fills us with hope for a better world for women and for consequence for all '. According to Arianna Briganti, vice president of Nove, 'the Koinè prize for the women of the Pink Shuttle in Kabul is a precious encouragement to change the social condition of women, to break with patriarchal constraints and sexist impositions. Cinema is culture, and culture can change traditional and oppressive cultural heritage. ' The MedFilm Festival, this year on the mymovies.it platform, opens on November 9th. The Koinè award ceremony will take place on a forthcoming date, compatible with the anti Covid measures.