Under the patronage of His Highness Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Film Authority, the fourth session of the Gulf Film Festival, organized by the Film Authority, concluded in Riyadh, and witnessed the presence of prominent artistic and cinematic names.
The CEO of the Film Authority, Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Qahtani, stressed in his speech during the ceremony that the festival embodies the joint commitment to supporting the film sector in the region and building bridges for cinematic cooperation between the Gulf countries.
He expressed his thanks to His Highness the Minister of Culture, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Film Authority, for his sponsorship and support of the festival and the film sector in the Kingdom, and to the partners in the General Secretariat of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, calling on Gulf film makers to continue to contribute and transform society’s narratives into films that carry to the world cognitive dimensions of our reality.
The closing ceremony of the Gulf Film Festival crowned the winners of the festival awards, nominated by the jury headed by Ibrahim Al-Hasawi from the Kingdom, and the membership of: Bassam Al-Thawadi from Bahrain, Rawda Al-Thani from Qatar, Khaled Amin from Kuwait, Nujoom Al-Ghanem from the Emirates, and Ibrahim Al-Zadjali from Oman.
The jury announced that the film “Hajan” won the award for the best feature film, the award for the best short film went to the film “Clouds,” the award for the best documentary film went to the film “Swimming 62,” and the award for best direction and the award for best scenario went to Dr. Ziad Al-Husseini for the film “Shiabni Hani.” The Best Actor Award went to “Omar Al-Atawi” for the movie “Hajan,” while the Best Actress Award went to “Maryam Zeman” for the movie “My Word.” The Best Photography Award went to photographer “Jerry Fassbender” for the movie “Hajan,” and the Best Photography Award went to photographer “Jerry Fassbender” for the movie “Hajan.” Original soundtrack by Khaled Al-Kammar for the movie “Hawjan”.
The festival awards came to highlight the worthy efforts of Gulf filmmakers, and to support their future efforts in creating cinematic works that highlight Gulf culture globally.
In its fourth session in Riyadh, the festival witnessed cinematic screenings of 29 films, 3 training workshops, and 6 cultural seminars, examining the horizons of the film industry, and honoring 5 Gulf film figures in recognition of their rich contributions in this field.
It is noteworthy that the Gulf Film Festival comes within the efforts of the Film Authority to develop the sector. By motivating Saudi and Gulf filmmakers to create unique cinematic works, and emphasizing the Kingdom’s role as a global center for filmmaking, developing talent, managing and enhancing aspects of presentation and distribution in line with the status of Saudi and Gulf cinema.
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