In the first participation to work in international film festivals
"Khorfakkan" wins 3 awards at "Athvikvaroni"
The film was completely filmed on the beaches of Khorfakkan, its farms, mountains, and its old city.
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In its first participation in international film festivals, "Khorfakkan" won three awards at the Athvikvaroni International Film Festival in India.
The film won the Best Asian Film Award, Best Cinematography Award, and Best Director for an Asian Film, among a large number of international films participating in the festival, which competed for awards and titles in more than 40 classifications, titles and awards.
The festival is organized in Chennai, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, which is the largest cultural, economic and educational center in southern India, with a population of about seven million people, and is home to the film industry and a major film production center in the Indian continent.
The Sharjah Radio and Television Authority produced the movie “Khorfakkan”, which is inspired by the book “Khorfakkan Resistance to the Portuguese Invasion September 1507”, by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, in cooperation with Jet Go Films Limited, and directed by the Irish director Maurice Sweeney, and the British director Bain Mall, and it was shown in Emirati cinemas, some local and international electronic platforms, and the airlines of the state and the Gulf countries.
More than 300 people participated in the film between the cast and production operations, and all stages of filming took place on the beaches, farms, mountains and old city of Khorfakkan, and the filming process was taken by the Irish global director of photography Richard Kendrick, and the places were carefully chosen, because of their similarity to the sites that took place. Where the real events.
The events of the movie Khorfakkan revolve around the period of the Portuguese invasion of Khorfakkan in 1507, and the resistance of the people of the coastal town to this invasion with all courage and valor, despite the lack of capabilities compared to the Portuguese owned by the advanced weapons, and the victory of the people of Khorfakkan in 1534, over one of the military campaigns during which the occupier tried to subdue The city by force to his authority and rule.
Generations Awareness
The Khorfakkan movie aims to consolidate the idea of the resistance carried out by the city in that time period in the country's history, and to introduce the current generations, especially the youth, to the suffering that the people of Khorfakkan and its resistance endured from the brutal invasion and occupation.
A selection of Arab artists participated in the film, including Rashid Assaf in the role of Portuguese leader Alfonso de Albuquerque.
In addition to a number of local artists, most notably Ahmed Al Jasmi, Mohamed Al Ameri, the late Hamid Sembeg, and Dr. Habib Ghuloom.
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