FIRST EDITION · AI VIDEO CREATION INCUBATION · 2026

The Pharaohs Built What Centuries Failed to Erase

A six-week national incubation arming a new generation of Egyptian creators with generative AI — to produce world-class content about ancient Egypt, reclaim the narration of our history, and bring Queen Nefertari home.

6Weeks
20Claimable Skills
$10,000Top Prize
1,000Teams
5Heritage Narratives
Why this · Why now

Egypt's story is told by everyone except Egyptians

Pyramids, pharaohs, gods and queens dominate the feeds — yet almost none of it is produced in Egypt, narrated by Egyptians, or grounded in the record.

Generative AI has collapsed the cost of cinematic storytelling. A trained creator can now produce broadcast-quality film about ancient Egypt from a laptop. The bottleneck is no longer production — it is narrative authority. The question isn't who can make the content. It's whose voice carries it. This incubation is how we move from being the subject of the story to being its author.

Narrative Sovereignty

Our heritage is explained to the world by creators who are neither Egyptian nor accurate. The microphone must come back.

The Generative-AI Creator Gap

AI storytelling is a new craft, and most Egyptian creators have had no structured pathway into it. We close that gap at scale.

Nefertari's Bust

The bust held abroad symbolises a much larger conversation. A petition-led movement needs a creative engine to power it.

Nefertari
Bring Nefertari Home
Who should apply

Built For The Storytellers Of A New Era

Open enough to invite a thousand teams in — demanding enough that only the strongest work advances. You apply as a team. No prior AI-video experience required, only ambition, curiosity about generative AI, and commitment.

Creators
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Video & Content Creators

You already make things for an audience and want to lead the generative-AI era of storytelling instead of chasing it.

Students
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Students & Emerging Talent

From our university partners and beyond — bring raw skill and a willingness to be mentored to a professional standard.

Designers
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Designers & Motion Artists

Visual thinkers ready to add prompt craft, AI pipelines and cinematic finishing to your toolkit.

Patriots
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Heritage Storytellers

You care that Egypt's history is told accurately — and you want your work in service of bringing a queen home.

Why enroll

More Than A Competition — An Incubation

By the close of Week 4, every active participant has produced a finished campaign film about ancient Egypt and earned twenty industry-recognised generative-AI video skills.

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Claimable Credentials

Verifiable Skilllz.AI micro-credentials, displayable on LinkedIn, Behance and your portfolio.

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Mentored By The Best

A dedicated instructor and mentor per skill — and historical authority from Dr. Zahi Hawass himself.

National Stage

Top 10 showcased publicly; Top 3 recognised live at a televised national finale.

Hiring Connections

Graduating creators are connected directly with top agencies and studios for real hiring opportunities once the programme ends.

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Certificate of Completion

From People of Data, ESLSCA University and Dr. Zahi Hawass for everyone who completes the curriculum.

$10K

Top Prize

The Top 3 teams share up to USD 10,000 collectively, awarded live at the televised national finale.

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A Cause Worth Telling

Your final film feeds a coordinated movement to bring the Nefertari bust home to Egypt.

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A Creator Community

A People of Data-anchored community hosting every team across the full programme.

The five narratives

Choose The Story You Will Reclaim

Each team selects one narrative — chosen because each is among the most misrepresented Egyptian stories online, and each carries a documented record Dr. Hawass and our mentors can authenticate.

01Pyramids

Who Built The Pyramids

The single most viral Egyptian topic online, dominated by speculation. We restore the archaeological record.

02Nefertari

The Nefertari Bust

The cause that anchors the programme. Every piece feeds the post-programme repatriation campaign.

03Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone

The key that unlocked the Egyptian language — and a live global debate on where cultural property belongs.

04Atenism

Atenism

One of the earliest recorded monotheistic systems in human history — and most of the world never knew it began in Egypt.

05Valley of the Kings

The Valley Of The Kings

The canonical site of royal burial, known mostly through Hollywood. The actual record is more cinematic than the myth.

The competition is the training ground. The campaign is the deployment.

Curriculum · 20 claimable skills · 4 levels

Twenty Skills You Can Claim

Every week ends with a tangible deliverable, and every single skill is a verifiable micro-credential you own for life.

Delivered entirely through the Skilllz.AI app

Each lesson, deliverable and credential lives inside Skilllz.AI — People of Data's upskilling platform. Claim a skill, get it verified, and showcase it on LinkedIn, Behance and your portfolio the moment you earn it.

Powered by Skilllz.AI
Timeline · 2026

Key Dates

Submissions are open now — apply any time. All remaining dates will be announced.

What you win

Up To $10,000 — Plus A Career

This incubation rewards the strongest work three ways: a cash prize for the winning team, six weeks of upskilling from the very best in Egypt, and direct connections to top agencies for hiring once the programme ends.

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Up to $10,000

For The Top 3 Teams

The Top 3 teams share a prize pool of up to USD 10,000 collectively — awarded live at the televised national finale.

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6 Weeks

Upskilling From The Top In Egypt

Six weeks of training, mentorship and masterclasses from Egypt's leading creative, AI and Egyptological practitioners — delivered through Skilllz.AI and headlined by Dr. Zahi Hawass.

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Hiring

Connections To Top Agencies

When the programme ends, graduating creators are connected directly with top agencies and studios for real hiring opportunities — turning a six-week sprint into a career.

Certificate of Completion

Issued by People of Data, ESLSCA University and Dr. Zahi Hawass for every participant who completes the curriculum.

Output-Weighted Scoring

70% weekly outputs · 20% final film · 7% skill claims · 3% engagement. Miss half the sessions and still win on craft.

No Forced Cuts (Weeks 1–4)

Filtering is about advancement, not exclusion. Everyone who finishes earns their credentials.

Dr. Zahi Hawass
Dr. Zahi HawassThe Narrative Authority
Featuring

The Most Recognised Voice In Egyptology

His presence is what transforms this from a creator competition into a national cultural moment with international reach.

Dr. Hawass is the programme's marquee figure and its narrative authority. His involvement guarantees that every topic is vetted against the archaeological record — no speculation, no pseudo-history, only the documented past.

He opens the incubation, contributes to the historical review of shortlisted scripts, and headlines the final televised ceremony. Every participant's Certificate of Completion carries his name alongside People of Data and ESLSCA University.

Opens The Programme Reviews The Shortlist Headlines The Finale Co-signs Every Certificate Chairs The Jury
The engine behind it all

Powered By People of Data

The incubation is designed, operated and owned by People of Data — with all upskilling delivered through its platform, Skilllz.AI.

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Programme owner & operator

People of Data designs and runs Egypt Eternal Voices end to end — the mentor network, the competition, the partnerships, the televised finale and the post-programme Nefertari campaign. It is being established as the institutional home for AI creator development in Egypt and the wider MEA region.

  • Programme design, operations and governance
  • The mentor bench and creator community
  • The post-programme repatriation campaign
  • A repeatable annual format for Egyptian soft-power storytelling
Upskilling brought by

Skilllz.AIThe upskilling platform

Skilllz.AI is the People of Data upskilling arm that powers all training. The full curriculum lives inside the app — every lesson, every weekly deliverable, and every one of the twenty skills as a claimable, verifiable micro-credential that turns a six-week sprint into a permanent, portable record of what each creator can do.

  • All 20 skills delivered and certified in-app
  • Claim → verify → showcase, instantly
  • Credentials displayable on LinkedIn & Behance
  • The output-weighted Skilllz Score that ranks teams

We are not asking creators to make videos. We are asking them to write the next chapter of how Egypt tells its story.

Get involved

Bring Your Brand On Board

Join the coalition behind Egypt Eternal Voices — as a sponsor, an educational or media partner, or an agency backing the finalists.

Sponsor As An Agency → Become A Partner →
Take your place

Apply To Egypt Eternal Voices

Submissions are open now — apply any time. Apply as a team, or come on board as a sponsor or partner.

Sponsors & partners — apply here too.

Patronage & partners

Built With Those Who Move Culture

Under the patronage of
Ministry of Foreign Affairs — Egypt
Main sponsors
MSA University
Mobica
1Stop Holding
Educational partner
ESLSCA University
Media partner
Startup Scene
AI Studio partners
immrsv
Skew
Humain

Egypt Eternal Voices — First Edition · AI Video Creation Incubation

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