Sharjah International Film Festival: Dates, Schedule and Everything You Need To Know
From workshops to talks, Bazaar Arabia shares everything we know about the upcoming festivities…
Sharjah International Film Festival: Dates, Schedule and Everything You Need To Know
The Sharjah International Film Festival’s 10th edition is taking place at Al Zahia City Centre Theatre for children and youth. The Festival was initiated in 2013 and is a first of its kind established by the Sharjah government under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi, as outlined on the Siff website.
Various exciting and collaborative events will be held with the opportunity for youth to meet artists at the festival, listen to multiple talks and much more. Overall, Siff aims to educate children in a fun and innovative way about the variety of cultures across the globe, as highlighted on their website.
Sharjah Film Festival Dates and Schedule
Bazaar Arabia shares all we know about the 10th edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival.
The Sharjah International Film Festival is from October 22 until October 28 with an array of events and film screenings running throughout.
Workshops:
- Scenario Writing & AI – October 23 at 6.00pm
- Learn the Art of Storytelling – October 24 at 6.00pm
- Gif Lab: Animate Your Drawings – October 25 at 6.00pm
- The Art of Speaking & Voice Effects – October 26 at 6.00pm
- Filmmaking & Content Creation – October 27 at 6.00pm
- Tasks in VFX – October 28 at 6.00pm
Open Discussions:
- The Power of Collaboration: Building successful filmmaking partnership by Mohamed Keblawi – October 24 at 11.00am
- The filmmaker within: Overcoming fears to realize your creative potential by Abdul Rahman Al Ghannam – October 25 at 6.00pm
- Challenges of Independent Filmmakers by Giulio Vita – October 26 at 11.00am
- The Junior Jurors experience: An Open discussion with former and current Junior Jurors by Ramy Zanatay and Ali Bin Kamal – October 26 at 6.00pm.
Meet The Artists:
- Laila Eloui – October 23 at 5.00pm
- Mahmoud Nasr – October 23 at 6.00pm
- Hussein Fahmi – October 24 at 5.15pm
- Reach Your Voice Meeting – October 24 at 6.00pm
Siff Talks:
- From Festival Screenings to Streaming: How to find your way to Platforms by Tarek Ghannam, Talal Al Asmani & Chadi Zain – October 23 at 11.00am
- Finding your story: sources of inspiration for young film scriptwriters by Ayman Al Nemr & Medhat El Adl – October 23 at 6.00pm
- The Easy guide to making films with iPhone by Dalia Hammoud & Ibrahim Humaid – October 24 6.00pm
- Film Financing: A guide to securing Funds by Mohamed Keblawi & Chadi Zain – October 25 at 11.00am
Green Carpet Screenings:
- Nezouh – October 23 at 7.15pm
- She’s From Another Planet – October 24 at 7.15pm
- Little Nicholas – October 25 at 7.15pm
- Valley Road – October 26 at 7.15pm
Film Screenings:
- Schedule for October 23:
- Schedule for October 24:
- Schedule for October 25:
- Schedule for October 26:
- Schedule for October 27:
- Schedule for October 28:
Lead image Photography: Denise Jans, Jakob Owens At Unsplash.
From the Harper’s Bazaar Arabia April 2023 issue