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Additionally, Shams will be conducting workshops under its 'Mini Hekaya' initiative to teach children and youth about scriptwriting and its role in artistic and cinematic success.
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Additionally, Shams will be conducting workshops under its 'Mini Hekaya' initiative to teach children and youth about scriptwriting and its role in artistic and cinematic success.
The tickets are available for purchase on the website for $14.29.
A musical concert and a panel discussion will also take place on October 18.
The masterclass will kick-start a three-day retrospective of Beshara's acclaimed films that will take place across Saudi Arabia in Dharan, Jeddah and Riyadh from December 14 to 16.
Directed by Hossam El Gohary, the series is co-written by Menna Ikram, Omar Khaled and Mohammad Hisham Obya.
The festival will present more than $250,000 worth of standard and monetary awards to 15 competing Arab films.
The programme includes five films including German film 'Paradise with Pavilion' (2017), directed by Sandra Barth, and 'A|C|G|T' (2017) directed by Nick Teplov.
Dubai and its iconic destinations including Downtown Dubai, Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall appear in many scenes within the action-packed film.
The screening was postponed in line with the Jordanian government's new restrictions on social gatherings.
However, a standard 2K version of the 1980 film will still be screened after reopening the theatres.
The film is part of the festival lineup of 15 films that will screen at 96 film theatres across 80 cities from July 3-11.
Part of the Sharjah Art Foundation Collection, the films are the first two works of a trilogy.
Directed by Fadi Haddad, the 80-minute drama/comedy is scripted in Arabic with English subtitles.
The film is a 90-minute documentary told through the voice of inmate Kenneth Reams about human resilience.
“There Is No Evil” is reminiscent of Hannah Ardent, the contemporary philosopher’s concept of “the Banality of Evil”.
The festival, which is supported by the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, aims to highlight the domestic talent and give due recognition to the filmmakers.
The festival, which is free to attend, will screen films that explore environmental issues, conduct talks with environmental activists, workshops and events focussed on waste management.
The documentary will be screened at the historic landmark Qasr Al Hosn in Arabic and English on January 24 and 25.
The festival, which will feature critically acclaimed movies by Palestinian filmmakers, will run from January 17 to 25.
