Time: 06:30 PM Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema Hub
Distribution For Short Films: Who’s Buying My Film?
This “Talk” will help you gain a much deeper understanding of the complex new world of distribution. We will explore topics ranging from film festival strategy to streaming and online platforms to help you maximize the reach of your films and create greater impact.
Moderator: Chadi Zeineddine
writer, director, producer, and festival programmer
Panelist: Giulio Vita
Director of La Guarimba Film Festival (Italy)
Time: 06:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema Hub
How To Train Future Filmmakers?
From story structure, character development, visual storytelling techniques, and the art of writing, directing, and editing, young creatives must be nurtured with opportunities for skills development and to gain tangible knowledge in all areas of the filmmaking process. This talk will explore how and why we need to train future filmmakers to bring their ideas to life.
Moderator: Firdoze Bulbulia
Director at Moments Entertainment, producer, director, writer, and educator.
Panelist: Siona Vidakovic
Animator at Camera etc
Time: 06:00 PM Duration: 95 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema 2
“The Neighborhood Storyteller” screening + A Talk: Refugee Stories in Cinema
Refugee crisis has been one of the most heartrending and perennial issues grappling the world. Wars, forced displacement and natural calamities have led millions of people to flee their beloved homes and lands to lead lives of uncertainty in camps in other countries. This talk will give us an insight into refugee crisis through cinema.
Moderator: Ahmed Eldin
Journalist and producer
Panelist: Alejandra Alcala
Director of “The Neighborhood Storyteller”
Panelist: Waad Alkataeb
Director of “For Sama”
Time: 05:30 PM Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema Hub
Film Literacy
This talk that will explore the impact of social media on youth in addition to terms and technologies that emerged as a result of the massive technological advancements and platforms that play a role in altering our perceptions and values.
Moderator: Noor Saleh
SIFF Junior Juror
Panelist: Firdoze Bulbulia
Director at Moments Entertainment, producer, director, writer, and educator.
Time: 04:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Language: Arabic Location: JRCC – Cinema Hub
FUNN Programs
An Introduction to FUNN Programs in media arts, and an insight into their students’ experience.
Moderator: Ali Bin Kamal
Social Media Influencer
Panelist: Majd Al Farsi
Programs Coordinator at FUNN
Panelist: Zayed Alsuwaidi (FUNN Student)
Panelist: Ebrahim Algargawi (FUNN Student)
Time: 06:00 PM Duration: 140 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema 2
“Farha” screening + A Talk: Palestine, Forging Connections through Cinema
The power of truth, the human cost of conflict, and the larger and smaller moments of the struggle for survival, are brought into focus in Farha, directed by Darin Salam.
Moderator: Ahmed Eldin
Journalist and producer
Panelist: Darin Salam
Director of “Farha”
(Photo credit to Joseph Eid)
Time: 08:30 PM Duration: 60 minutes Language: English Location: JRCC – Cinema Hub
Why Do We Visit Film Festivals?
Why do we visit film festivals? Is there anything worthy of our visit? Does it add value to the visitor besides entertainment? These questions and more will be answered by Mohammed Sendi, an award-winning filmmaker and producer with over 10 years of experience in Cinema, Television and Digital Media in both government and private sectors of the Saudi ecosystem.
Moderator: Chadi Zeineddine
writer, director, producer, and festival programmer
Panelist: Mohammed Sendi
Filmmaker, and producer