The activities of the ninth session of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2022 will witness the premiere of more than 20 films in the UAE and the Gulf region.
The festival will be held from 10 to 15 October at the Al Jawaher Convention and Events Center in Sharjah.
The festival’s activities, which are organized by the (Fan) Foundation, which is concerned with promoting and supporting media art for children and young people in the UAE, include 16 films that are shown for the first time in the UAE and 6 films that are shown for the first time in the Gulf region within its seven categories in two locations: the Jewel Center for Events and Conferences and Citycenter Al Zahia in Sharjah.
The list of films that are shown for the first time in the UAE also includes 16 films, including the feature film “Neighbors” by Swiss director of Kurdish origins Mano Khalil, who employs a sense of humor and irony in the film to tell a story of childhood in the era of dictatorship and the extent to which it enhances friendship, love and solidarity.
From Germany, director Damaris Zielke presents the movie “The Most Boring Grandmother in the Entire World,” and director and screenwriter Mojtaba Saeed will present the movie “Desolation.”
The films that are shown for the first time in the Gulf region include 6 films, including the short film “Sin’s Tears”, “Kadha” by Anis Al-Aswad and “Shiro” by Claudio Casal.
The activities of the ninth session of the “Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth 2022” include the screening of 95 films, and a group of experts gather to present 34 workshops that provide children and youth with the opportunity to explore media arts in its various forms and learn regarding the aspects of filmmaking.
