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KUWAIT CITY, 5 OCTOBER: Bahrain Film Festival 2023 opened on Thursday, 5 October, with the participation of 117 Arab short films under the patronage of Bahrain’s Minister of Information Ramzan Al Nuaimi. The festival is held under the slogan ‘Celebrating the Art of Filmmaking’ and includes the Bahrain Film Competition, where 19 films will compete, the Short Story Film Competition, where 76 films will compete, and the Documentary Film Competition, where 15 films will compete. It consists of two main departments. , an animation film competition in which six films compete.
According to Bahrain’s Minister of Information, the festival offers a unique opportunity to compete and discover creativity in the field of cinema, and also opens the door to participate in more advanced experiences. The festival is also an opportunity to introduce the culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain to external communities, both at the local and international level, and to convey the message of national unity and cultural Bahraini qualities from Dilmun to the present day.
In addition to film screenings and accompanying events attended by an elite group of film stars from the GCC and the Arab world, the festival will feature a number of professional workshops and events in the field of film production, in collaboration with key regional and international organizations. A seminar will be held. . Film critic Abdel Sattar Naji, chairman of the jury of the Bahrain Film and Short Story Competition, praised the level of organization of the organizing committee, the Ministry of Information and the Cinema Club for the festival and the films screened.