Filmmakers discuss the impact of Corona on the production of international films at the "Sharjah Film Festival"
The Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth, in its eighth session, hosted yesterday the award-winning Emirati writer and director Mustafa Abbas, and director of programming at the New York International Film Festival for Children, Maria Cristina Villasinor, in a dialogue session during which they confirmed that the Corona pandemic did not affect the world of cinema despite challenges created by the crisis.
The session, entitled "The Future of the Film Industry" and moderated by Balqis Saber, discussed the fundamental changes brought about by the pandemic in the film industry. High class Art.
Villasinor said: “Virtual film festivals are distinguished by transcending geographical boundaries to reach viewers all over the world who share the same content, which opens the door to building many partnerships to support the film industry and organizing inspiring virtual discussions that allow community members to share the dialogue on various issues related to By making films, such as increasing the number of personalities representing the societies of the Middle East countries and opportunities to produce joint international films.”
She added: “New York in the post-pandemic stage witnessed a large demand from the public to go to the halls and enjoy watching movies collectively, and although digital technology has helped to facilitate the access of viewers to cinematographic works, the real question that must be considered is how to find the right balance. Between the popularity that digital platforms can offer in exchange for the live experience of watching a movie in theaters?
In turn, Mustafa Abbas, director of “The Long Game” said: “Technological developments have accelerated the transformation of the global film industry and introduced new tools such as broadcasting films on several platforms simultaneously. What matters to us today is not the form in which films are presented, but rather maintaining our passion and quest for Providing valuable cinematic content that enriches the stock of the film industry and contributes to its prosperity,” he said, reviewing the UAE’s successful experience in the field of short films over the past years.
The two guests concluded the session by emphasizing that technology played a major role in bringing people together, but the pandemic conditions demonstrated the need for film makers to cooperate more to present inspiring cinematic and artistic works.
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