Artists and specialists offer supportive initiatives

Arab production for children is waiting for more .. «so that we do not hand our children over to others»

"Freej" Mohammed Saeed Hareb spanned five seasons.

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What prevents Arab production companies from presenting artworks that are suitable for children and are consistent with the prevailing morals and values ​​in our societies?

A question that has been asked widely in the past period, after one of the world's major specialized companies announced that it aims by the end of this year that at least half of the cartoon characters it presents will be aliens from our culture, customs and traditions, which sparked widespread controversy on social media.

The demands for works that address children and early age groups, especially in the recent period, do not mean that there is no distinct production for this group, but rather indicate the arena's need for more of them.

For their part, directors, authors and actors put forward various proposals to support the animation industry in the Arab world;

Among the most prominent of these is the initiative of the star Ahmed Amin to present work for children produced and written by him, as he said: “All the time I have a constant dream that I go back to making artwork for children.. and in my mind many ideas are transformed into projects on paper and plans are postponed like many other projects, but with the anxiety that surrounds us. We are all on our children from the content that is offered to them, which is almost without alternative.. I felt that this was the time and decided to rely on God.. I turned and started working immediately and urgently in a new cartoon series for children.

Finally, he added in a post on his Facebook account: "Very soon, you will know more details. The work will be my production and my livelihood to God. May God protect them and preserve their minds.”

The able artist, Hala Fakher, expressed her appreciation for Ahmed Amin's initiative, wishing that she would have the opportunity to cooperate with him on this project, even if it was free of charge.

In her statements, she stated that children miss works that resemble the environment in which they live and express them, such as the series "Boji and Tamtam", which used to present important messages to them at the end of each episode, unlike modern works.

Where are the facilities?

As for the writer Amr Samir Atef, he went to propose solutions to encourage Arab production directed to children, such as encouraging the private sector to enter this field and providing tax facilities. And our traditions, I am not going to enter into a discussion about the rightness of this, but this is an important indicator that clearly says that if we do not have successful Egyptian works in addressing and attracting the attention and admiration of the Egyptian child, then we will be transferring the mind, conscience, morals and faith of our children to others, so do we want that.. It is true that there is an economic crisis, and it can be said that there is no budget to produce good children's works, but who said that the state should spend and produce on its own?

Do not open the way for the private sector of producers to produce content suitable for the child.

On his Facebook account, he asked:

Director Mohamed Dandrawi, who produced the cartoon "The Family of Ramadan Kareem", called for obligating channels to allocate a specific number of hours for children, while providing studios and workshops through institutes so that there is a market for "animations" in Egypt.

Notable works

During the past years, the UAE presented a group of animation works that were able to achieve success and attract viewers of different age groups, not only children, because of the quality of production and the development of photography and directing techniques, most notably “Freej” directed by Mohamed Saeed Hareb, which spanned over a period of time. Five seasons, and Sony International chose him to dub his episodes into Japanese, to be broadcast on Japanese TV, and he also announced his conversion into an electronic game.

Also, "The Popularity of the Cartoon" by Haider Muhammad achieved great success, and last Ramadan witnessed the presentation of its last season after the audience was associated with it for 16 years.

Haider Muhammad recently announced the transformation of the series into non-fungible assets, to be the first Arab animation work to enter this field.

The art scene also witnessed the presentation of animation works that were associated with adults and children by Emirati creators, such as "Shelat Dana", "Mansour", "Khousa Insha" and "Al-Mandoos", and others.

Image Nation Abu Dhabi has previously announced its role as a major partner in the production of the animated film "Catsaway" by Emirati director Fadel Saeed Al Muhairi, as part of its strategy to support local cadres and develop the animation sector in the UAE.

The animated film is the first work of "Image Nation" in this way, and the first fully animated film produced in Abu Dhabi, which it is co-producing with the Emirati company "Tent Pictures".

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"Children miss works that resemble the environment in which they live and express them, such as the Booji and Tamtam series, which used to provide important messages."

"The Secret of the Cave"

Coinciding with the Eid al-Adha season, theaters in a number of Arab countries received the Bahraini animation film "The Secret of the Cave", which was released on the seventh of this July, in both Arabic and English. Union Media for artistic production and distribution in the Kingdom of Bahrain in cooperation with the MBC channel group.

The film deals with the idea of ​​knowing the precious and rare stones that abound in the earth, and through the adventures that the heroes go through in strange and exciting fantasy worlds. .

Artist Ahmed Amin pledged to present a children's work of his production and authorship, asking artists to cooperate with him.

Claims for works that address early age groups, especially in the recent period, do not mean that there is no distinct production.

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