Al Ain Film Festival, the first of its kind in the world, will be held in Al Ain City, the first of its kind for the first time. Arab and foreign film, "which allows all nationalities to participate, provided that the directors are Arabs and foreigners residing in the UAE, and limited to short films, which varied between American, Indian, Egyptian, Jordanian, Syrian, Iranian, Lebanese, British and Iraqi.

The festival has selected a distinguished selection of films from all over the world's cinema, which brings together different cultures. In its unique and varied stories and artistic elements, the film has accepted the terms of its acceptance: "The Last" by Indian director Samir Ali, "Amina" by American director Becky Beamer, And the "Interview" by Syrian director Walid Talal Al-Madani, "Selection" by Iranian director Sajjad Delafroz, Switch Focus by Kyrgyz director Khaleishkhan Islamophobia, and "Madness of Fame" by the Egyptian director Ali At-Qasim, At a Traffic Light by Lebanese director Emad Der Etani, eServer by British director Adam Gidds, The Borrowed Press by Syrian director Lynn Al-Faisal and a dance for life by Egyptian director Youssef Frieska.

"We are delighted to launch the Arab and foreign filmmakers' film competition for Arab and foreign filmmakers in the UAE in the Al Ain Film Festival," said Amer Salmin Al Marri, Director General of the Festival. "It is the first local film festival to allow resident directors to show their films in one of the official competitions , Which confirms that (Al Ain Film) cinema platform for all creators, and the incubator of talent from all over the Arab world and the world ». Al Marri pointed out that the festival is a cinema platform for professionals, talents, students and amateurs, and for all film lovers in the UAE, whether citizens or residents.

"The film festival will be celebrated for four days," he said. "Al Ain Film Festival is different from other festivals. It focuses on short films and supporting youth creations. In this sense, we decided to launch the first edition of the festival under the theme Cinema The future), especially with the vision and strategy of the UAE in support of talent and attention to the promising generation ».

Hani Al-Shaibani, the festival's technical director, said that about 120 films have been received in the "Falcon for Arab and Foreign Film" competition. Competition between the works presented by different countries has intensified. The viewing and selection committee found it difficult to choose the best, On a large level in terms of story, photography, output, and all the other technical elements, but in the end the committee was interested to choose the most prominent films that deserve to be in the lead.

Al-Shaibani believes that this year's session, which will be the first, will establish this festival which will highlight the cinema from its current and future perspective, and that the management of the festival aspires to achieve all the desired goals.

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Amer Al-Marri:

The festival is a cinematic platform for professionals, talent, students and amateurs.