The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) will feature 15 productions from the Gulf at this years MESA Film Festival, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival is scheduled to run from October 10 to 13, 2013. Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Director, Gulf Film Festival, said: Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of hosting many of […]
The Middle East Studies Association (MESA) will feature 15 productions from the Gulf at this years MESA Film Festival, in New Orleans, Louisiana. The festival is scheduled to run from October 10 to 13, 2013.
Masoud Amralla Al Ali, Director, Gulf Film Festival, said: Earlier this year, we had the pleasure of hosting many of the 15 films set to be showcased at The Middle East Studies Association Film Festival at the Gulf Film Festival. They truly represent the regions evolving pool of fresh talent, spirited creativity and passion for cinema that is critical to the future success and growth of the industry.
MESAs four-day festival is an excellent gateway to a global audience, recognition and acknowledgment for these gifted aspiring filmmakers.
This years MESA film festival will showcase more than double the number of films that were screened last year. The 15 films are produced by promising and exceptional talents from different parts of the region, including submissions from the UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The 15 short films expected to be screened in October are Dinosaur by Meqdad Al-Kout , Kabool by Musaed Al-Mutairi , Crossing by Maitham Al-Muwawi, Al-Muqana by Tarek Abu-Esber, Scrap by Bader Al-Homoud, Back Seat by Hind Al-Fahhad, Murk Light by Yasir Al-Yasiri Souvenirs from Candyland by Amani Al-Owais, Living in Limbo by Haneen Al-Hammadi and Fatima Abdulrahim, Moments by Ebrahim Al-Rasbi, Half Emirati by Amal Al-Agroobi , Guilt by Abdul Rahman Al-MadaniE, The Gambooa Revolution by Abdul Rahman Al-Madani, Collecting My Passion by Mariam Shehab Khanji and Meera Abdulla Al-Mutawa, and Sura by Sawsan Al-Areeqee.
