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.
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.
Our heritage is explained to the world by creators who are neither Egyptian nor accurate. The microphone must come back.
AI storytelling is a new craft, and most Egyptian creators have had no structured pathway into it. We close that gap at scale.
The bust held abroad symbolises a much larger conversation. A petition-led movement needs a creative engine to power it.
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.
You already make things for an audience and want to lead the generative-AI era of storytelling instead of chasing it.
From our university partners and beyond — bring raw skill and a willingness to be mentored to a professional standard.
Visual thinkers ready to add prompt craft, AI pipelines and cinematic finishing to your toolkit.
You care that Egypt's history is told accurately — and you want your work in service of bringing a queen home.
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.
Verifiable Skilllz.AI micro-credentials, displayable on LinkedIn, Behance and your portfolio.
A dedicated instructor and mentor per skill — and historical authority from Dr. Zahi Hawass himself.
Top 10 showcased publicly; Top 3 recognised live at a televised national finale.
Graduating creators are connected directly with top agencies and studios for real hiring opportunities once the programme ends.
From People of Data, ESLSCA University and Dr. Zahi Hawass for everyone who completes the curriculum.
The Top 3 teams share up to USD 10,000 collectively, awarded live at the televised national finale.
Your final film feeds a coordinated movement to bring the Nefertari bust home to Egypt.
A People of Data-anchored community hosting every team across the full programme.
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.
The single most viral Egyptian topic online, dominated by speculation. We restore the archaeological record.
The cause that anchors the programme. Every piece feeds the post-programme repatriation campaign.
The key that unlocked the Egyptian language — and a live global debate on where cultural property belongs.
One of the earliest recorded monotheistic systems in human history — and most of the world never knew it began in Egypt.
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.
Every week ends with a tangible deliverable, and every single skill is a verifiable micro-credential you own for life.
Submissions are open now — apply any time. All remaining dates will be announced.
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.
The Top 3 teams share a prize pool of up to USD 10,000 collectively — awarded live at the televised national finale.
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.
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.
Issued by People of Data, ESLSCA University and Dr. Zahi Hawass for every participant who completes the curriculum.
70% weekly outputs · 20% final film · 7% skill claims · 3% engagement. Miss half the sessions and still win on craft.
Filtering is about advancement, not exclusion. Everyone who finishes earns their credentials.
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.
The incubation is designed, operated and owned by People of Data — with all upskilling delivered through its platform, Skilllz.AI.
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.
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.
We are not asking creators to make videos. We are asking them to write the next chapter of how Egypt tells its story.
Join the coalition behind Egypt Eternal Voices — as a sponsor, an educational or media partner, or an agency backing the finalists.
Submissions are open now — apply any time. Apply as a team, or come on board as a sponsor or partner.
Train, compete and produce world-class content about ancient Egypt.
Start your application →Up to $10,000 for the Top 3, 20 claimable skills, a certificate and hiring connections.
See the rewards →Six stages from general training to the televised winners' ceremony.
Explore the journey →Sponsors & partners — apply here too.
Egypt Eternal Voices — First Edition · AI Video Creation Incubation