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Under the theme "Future Cinema", the Al Ain Film Festival will be held from April 30 to May 4, during a press conference held on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Festival, in presence of Amer Salmin Al Marri, festival director, Hani Al Shaibani, artistic director of the festival. Al Marri began by highlighting the festival's main goal, which is to support UAE filmmakers and hire promising talent to revitalize film production in the UAE and promote tourism in Al Ain.
Creations
"The festival organizes UAE film competitions to enrich the content of the art world and help UAE filmmakers to present their works on screen.The Al Ain Film Festival is the first festival UAE to take place in a city, which is a positive phenomenon, especially since most world festivals in developed countries are working to set up festivals in different cities. The intermediary of Cinema Vision Films, the festival's organizing company, the technical regulations, the program plan and the selection of the participating films were under development, details of which will be revealed later. Participants will be received until March 31st to be production films of 2017 and up.
He pointed out that the festival will attend the opening of the premiere of one of the films produced in the United Arab Emirates or abroad, and will display outside the competition a number of films.
Portal
Shaibani pointed out that the objectives of the festival are to develop Emirati cinema and showcase artistic creations and potentials, to develop cultural and cinematographic knowledge among students and the public and to technically fine tune young talents. "The festival will be a gateway to showcasing the outstanding UAE businesses and to promote collaboration between writers, writers and filmmakers to transform their creative work into films," he added, adding, "The festival will honor a number of prominent United Arab Emirates.
"The Al Ain festival fills the gap for a number of festivals, which is a state of cinematic activity that leads to the development of cinematic talent, which was initially sponsored through a film competition. from the United Arab Emirates He highlighted the possibility of participating in the competition by completing the form on the festival website (www.alainfilmfest.com) Noting that the festival does not charge any fees for the registration of films and offers free movies to the public.
Price
The festival has been the subject of numerous competitions, namely the Emirates Falcon Film Competition, winner of the Best Film Award of AED 50,000 and the award for Best Actor or Emirati Actress for AED 20,000.
In the short film competition, the prize for the best film was awarded to 40,000 AED. The Jury Prize, amounting to 25,000 AED, is awarded to one of the outstanding items of the winning work. And the best Emirati representative or Emirati actress worth 10,000 AED. And the best movie idea worth 5,000 AED. The best student film award is worth AED 20,000.
The festival will also present the Sheikh Zayed Prize for the best film worth 30,000 AED, Emirati and residents entitled to participate in this competition, which presents the biography and achievements of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who God gives peace to his soul.
In the Gulf Falcon filmmakers' competition in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman, the AED 40,000 Best Film Award and the Best Actor or Best Feature Film, worth AED 20,000, have been rewarded. The festival received the AED 30,000 Best Film Award for the Falcon Film Festival. All nationalities have the right to participate in this contest provided that the director lives in the United Arab Emirates.
Finally, the hawk contest for the school film won the prize for the best film of 15,000 dirhams. This competition creates cinematic awareness among the generations as a prelude to their involvement in the film industry and addresses the citizens and residents of the United Arab Emirates.
Knowledge platform
On the sidelines of the festival will be the "film knowledge platform" designed to develop the film culture of promising UAE students and talents. The UAE Film Development Forum will also discuss ways to promote UAE cinema and address challenges. The UAE Film Forum supports Emirati talent by meeting directors, producers and distributors to optimize the film industry. partnership opportunities.
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