Hosted Al Kaabi and his movie "The Philosopher"

Fujairah Cinema discusses the challenges of filmmaking in the UAE

A remote session moderated by Emirati filmmaker Nujoom Al-Ghanim.

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Yesterday evening, the first event of the Fujairah Cinema Club, affiliated to the Fujairah Social and Cultural Association, was launched remotely, under the title "Cinema in the face of challenges."

The session, moderated by Emirati filmmaker Nujoom Al-Ghanim, hosted Emirati film director Abdullah Khalifa Al Kaabi, and his film “The Philosopher”, which won local and international awards, most notably the award for the best Emirati feature film at the 13th Dubai International Film Festival, and the “Professional Film” award from the Sharjah Art Foundation in 2013. 2020.

In his opening speech to the session, Chairman of the Association, Khaled Al-Dhanhani, said: “We launched the Fujairah Cinema Club as a platform in support of the cinematic movement in the UAE, with the aim of spreading the culture of serious cinema and highlighting the opportunities and challenges facing the filmmaking industry, in order to improve the Emirati cinematic experience and enhance its presence on the Local, Arab and international standards ».

Director Al-Ghanim explained: “The Fujairah Cinema Club seeks to raise the artistic taste and raise the awareness of the viewer, as a kind of cultural and artistic commitment, and we appreciate and cherish young cinematic experiences in our homeland, and we seek to push them towards maturity and brilliance,” noting that there are cinematic energies in the UAE. A promising and fertile creative environment that calls for decisively digesting challenges of all kinds, to put the Emirati creator on the path of excellence and giving for its cultural content, heritage and ancient civilization.

For his part, director Abdullah Al-Kaabi stated that the presentation of his film "The Philosopher" in the first activities of "Fujairah Cinema" brought back to his memory his artistic beginnings 11 years ago, and said: “Although I am proud of the film (The Philosopher), which was my first step in the field of cinema, if I return For the past, I took different decisions about this film, because the cinema industry is a weaver and the director is developing in every cinematic work he provides, and this cumulative experience that I got today makes me realize that my voice in my language, my culture, and from my land is much stronger, and from there I will reach the world, ”pointing out that his new film“ Camel Tears ” “It will be a milestone in his artistic career.

Al Kaabi, who has five short and long fictional and documentary films in his credit, confirmed that Emirati cinema has developed remarkably in recent years, and the audience has been searching for unique ideas other than what we are used to, indicating that he seeks to create new horizons for Emirati cinema and raise the name of the country. In cultural forums around the world, most notably the Cannes Film Festival, and access to the Academy Award and its dedication to the beloved Emirates.

Regarding the challenges facing the film industry, Al Kaabi explained: “Cinema is a creative field full of challenges, the most important of which are funding, distribution, and the scarcity of cultural institutions that produce films, in addition to the absence of a national umbrella that supports and supports Emirati cinematic initiatives and projects that would empower creative people and create an integrated Emirati cinema family. From artists, directors, technicians and others, to reach global leadership in the Emirati film industry.

• Nujoom Al-Ghanem: “The club seeks to raise the artistic taste and raise awareness of the viewer.

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