Red Sea film fest to celebrate global storytelling in Spectacular section
Sixteen highly-anticipated films of the year make up the Arab and International Spectacular sections of the festival.
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Sixteen highly-anticipated films of the year make up the Arab and International Spectacular sections of the festival.
Additionally, Shams will be conducting workshops under its 'Mini Hekaya' initiative to teach children and youth about scriptwriting and its role in artistic and cinematic success.
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth aims to inspire children's imagination with these screenings.
The ninth edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival (SIFF) for Children and Youth will take place October 10-15 at Al Jawaher Reception in Sharjah. Festival director Sheikha Jawaher bint ...
The discussion will offer insights into varied aspects of filmmaking from October 10-15 at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, Sharjah.
The jury committee for the ninth edition includes Film, art, and culture aficionados, who hail from 11 different countries.
FUNN has produced the series based on Emirati author Noura al Noman’s novel of the same name.
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The dark comedy, conceived before the Covid pandemic, is set against the backdrop of mass panic when a mutant virus known as ARS breaks out in Israel.
In the ninth edition of SIFF, 30 films will mark their Middle East debut this year, while 11 will have their premiere in the GCC region.
The series is adapted from yes Studios’ Israeli series of the same name, ‘Significant Other’.
The ninth edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth has selected 100 films from 43 countries.
Organised by FUNN and Nikon, a filmmaking workshop for children aged 10-14 will be held at Al Majaz Amphitheatre.
The show revolves around a young Paddington as he writes letters to his Aunt Lucy celebrating the new things he's discovered throughout the day.
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The observations of a new type of Martian aurora by Emirates Mars Missions Hope probe will open up new areas for investigating Mars' highly dynamic plasma environment.
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DISCOP Dubai is expecting to receive 2000+ delegates, and the first list of confirmed attendees will be made available five weeks before the event.
These two short-form series are part of Cartoon Network's plan to produce digital content and offer multi-platform experiences.
The audiences will be able to watch the film in English and Arabic dubbed versions.
Actress Rooney Mara will produce the project, with Michael Mitnick writing the script.
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The movie will release exclusively on Netflix on December 24, 2021.
Mo Amer will be presenting a stand-up special as well as a comedy series with Ramy Youssef.
Amer’s previous Netflix stand-up special, 'Mo Amer: The Vagabond,' was released in 2018.
Rasha Amer, founder and director of She Film, noted that festivals played a significant role in getting new women filmmakers seen.
Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth will showcase six narratives of childhood in the GCC Short Films category.
The eighth edition of SIFF will host 48 film premieres, 30 workshops, and panel discussions.
The series is being developed and produced at Imira’s production facility in Spain.
The lineup includes films from Lebanon, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Palestine and Tunisia.
The WGA West's latest inclusion report found that Middle Eastern screenwriters and TV writers accounted for 0.3% of employed scribes in the two fields.
The film festival is scheduled to take place from October 14 to 22, 2021, in the resort town of El Gouna.
The probe's digital camera captured three 'blue, green and red' visible spectra, which represented a precise and detailed picture of the red planet's atmosphere.
The five-day programme teaches how to leverage the Maya 3D animation software to create characters on screen.
The group is likely to collate content from all of its properties into this platform.
The 20-episode series, directed by Bassem Hamraoui, stars many Arab comedians in a story that tackles important social issues through humour.
M6 Group, one of France’s top TV broadcasters, is bringing M6 International, TiJi and Gulli Bil Arabi to Shahid VIP viewers.
Children should have a background in acting, direction, production, scriptwriting or any other aspect of filmmaking.
In Media Plus is making the show, which sees celebrity couples from across the MENA region compete in trivia games and physical challenges.
The film is a funny and poignant cross-cultural satire, that subtly sews together the hardship and hope of the refugee experience.
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Senior executives at Spacetoon Family and Kids TV, Bidaya Media and Majid TV, as well as Emirati animation expert Mohammad Ahmed Fikree, talk to Shifa Naseer about their experience in ...
The session saw Emirati actor and producer Samira Ahmed, and Kuwaiti actor Ahmed Iraj discussing the fundamentals of acting with a focus on acting techniques.
The films will be screened for free tomorrow on the FUNN website from 5 pm to 5:40 pm
The films, which span across several genres and themes, have been lined up for the +12 audience from 5 pm to 6 pm.
The agreement was signed by Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of FUNN and SIFF, and Baker Ma, Founder and CEO, MENA Mobile.
Additionally, nine artistic and applied workshops for all age groups will be organised based on two workshops per day.
The series, which will feature four episodes, will broadcast exclusively on Sharjah TV from September 27.
The streaming platform will be releasing a slew of new content, from Original series like 'The Boys' season two to films and docu-series.
The annual festival has been rescheduled to October next year for the safety of guests and audiences due to Covid-19.
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The free-to-attend online camp will teach children from 12- to 15-year age groups how to make a stop motion film based on the UAE’s space milestone.
Titled INSTRUCT, the research initiative is funded by the Industrial Partnership Block Grant (IPBG) programme.
25 films from regional and international filmmakers will be added to the platform to ensure children are kept occupied during the ongoing stay-at-home measures.
The analysis comes as a study found that the Covid-19 donations made by major tech firms only amount to 0.2% of their offshore profits.
Short videos will offer tips from experienced professionals on topics such as photography, screenplay writing, and 2D and 3D animation on FUNN’s social media platforms.
Children and youth aged between 12 and 20 years are eligible to apply for the jury.
The selection includes feature-length films, short films as well as animation films, by filmmakers from the UAE, Kuwait, UK, USA, France, South Africa, Brazil and Iran.
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The festival, scheduled to take place from October 11 to 16, is dedicated to enhancing the media literacy of children and youth, fostering creativity and showcasing films by children.
