13 artists and specialists judge the films of the eighth edition of "Sharjah Film Festival for Children"
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The Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth revealed the names of the members of the jury for the eighth session of the festival, which includes 13 artists and specialists who will evaluate more than 80 films from 38 countries that will be shown during the festival, which will be held (remotely) over 6 days from 10 to 15 October next. .
The jury for this session includes a number of artists, film directors, filmmakers and experts in media and photography.
During the preparation period for its new session, the festival received 1,334 films in 2020 and a total of 2,950 films during the current year, of which more than 80 films were nominated for screening at the festival, including films that were shown for the first time in the UAE, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Middle East, including 6 feature films.
In evaluating the films, the jury adopts a number of criteria and foundations, the most prominent of which are: the idea and purpose of the work, the technical criteria used in the implementation, the evaluation of the scenario, filming and directing, in addition to the elements of innovation and creativity in the work and presentation, the techniques used, and the organization.
The jury for the student-made films category includes Emirati independent filmmaker Hamad Saghran, and Bahraini photographer and video artist Mashael Al-Saei. Khalid bin Abdul Rahim Al Zadjali, Emirati director and producer Majid Al Ansari, Kuwaiti artist and playwright Abdullah Al Turkmani also participates in this category. As for the international short films category, the jury includes Maryam bin Fahd, one of the young Emirati leaders, and the animated films are judged by the director and author. Emirati filmmaker Fadel Al Muhairi, and Youssef Abdul Amir Al-Baqshi, a visual artist and animation film maker from Kuwait.
The jury includes the documentary films category, Chadian-American director and producer Bentley Brown, and James Pichoe, associate professor at the College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University in Dubai.
Within the jury of the feature films category, Syrian artist Abed Fahd participates, and Khaled Al-Rifai from Jury participates in this category. Kuwait.
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