This course includes 95 films representing the cultures of 43 countries, 34 workshops, and 8 dialogue sessions, with the participation of a constellation of directors, filmmakers, trainers and international artists, and will continue until October 15, at the Al Jawaher Center for Events and Conferences in Sharjah under the slogan “Think Cinema” ».
Guests
The festival will receive guests from well-known figures in the Arab artistic community, including Egyptian actress Rogina, Egyptian actor Ashraf Zaki, Omani actress Buthaina Al-Raisi, Egyptian actor Ahmed Zaher, Egyptian actress Laila Ahmed Zaher, and Egyptian entrepreneur Hoda Farouk.
The opening ceremony of the festival includes speeches by a number of speakers, including Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of the “Fan” Foundation, which is concerned with promoting and supporting media art for children and young people in the UAE and the organizer of the festival, and director of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth, Emirati director Fadel Al Muhairi, and the artist. Syrian Rasha Rizk, and British actress Dixie Igrix. This will be followed by honoring the speakers, and screening the opening film, the feature-length work “Children is Fine” by Korean director Ji-won Lee.
This year’s edition will show 95 films, representing 43 countries, in three fixed locations: the Jewel Center for Events and Conferences, Vox Cinemas at City Center Al Zahia in Sharjah, and Mirdif City Center in Dubai, in addition to a group of Mobile shows in a group of schools in the Emirate of Sharjah.
green carpet
For the first time in its history, the festival is organizing the “Green Carpet” event, which will show six feature-length films and allow the audience to meet the directors and film cadres that worked on their production and talk to them regarding their experiences in the world of cinema, especially their experience in those films shown.
Within the framework, Al Jawaher Convention and Events Center will screen three films: “Paper Flower”, “Hayy Tale”, and “Farah”, while “Vox Cinemas” in “Al Zahia City Center” will screen three films, “The Secret Garden”, and “The Secret Garden”. Croissants”, and “The Electrical Life of Louis Wayne”.
8 sessions
The activities of the ninth session will witness the organization of eight dialogue sessions, including “Distribution of short films – who buys my film?”, “Training future filmmakers,” “How do we support local and international talent?”, “Cinematic culture,” and “Refugee stories in the Middle East.” Cinema”, “Fan Foundation Programs”, “Palestine: Building Links Through Cinema”, and “Why Do We Visit Film Festivals?”
The “Fan” platform offers 34 workshops distributed among its studios, where the “Exploration Studio” organizes a number of workshops, including “Animation Industry”, “Basics of Videography”, “Virtual Reality”, “Photographing Blogs”, and “Tricks”. Video”, “Direction”, “Discover your voice with Majid’s world”, “Acting”, and “How do you make your first movie?” The platform’s “Experience Studio” presents a workshop on “How to learn filmmaking by watching films?”, “Scriptwriting,” “Directing simply,” “Production,” “Acting with Mahmoud Al-Qattan,” and “Making a preparatory budget.” Film, Dramatic Treatment, etc.
The “Entertainment Studio” of the “Fun” platform will host a series of interactive sessions, including “Story Session: A Walk in the Market”, “Interactive Session: A Short Film Inspired by My Ideas”, “Cinematic Make-up”, “Dialogue with the Stars”, and Talent Show.
