Screenwriter of the Lebanese film Arzé, Louay Khraish, attends the Arab World Film Festival and says São Paulo coul inspire movie scripts.
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Isabel Fernandéz, director of The Builders of Alhambra, will take part in a discussion on Saturday (16) in São Paulo following a special screening of her feature film, which portrays the construction of the fortress in the city of Granada in the 14th century.
The pause of life and the burial of dreams that span generations in Palestine, due to the conflict with Israel, are the underlying theme of the film All That’s Left of You, which kicked off the 20th edition of the Arab World Film Festival on Wednesday (13) at CineSesc in São Paulo.
Twelve films will be premiered during the event. Curator Arthur Jafet, who is also an Arab Chamber board member, says the festival has become a mainstay in Latin America.
Natália Calfat takes over Brazil’s Institute of Arab Culture. In an interview with ANBA, she says she has many goals, including bringing together people who study and promote Arab culture to work together, and expanding the offering of courses and events related to the Arab world.
The 19th Arab World Film Festival opened on Thursday night (29) at CineSesc in São Paulo. The program features films that shed light on the challenges facing Middle Eastern society.
Next Thursday (29), the 19th Arab World Film Festival begins. The event will feature screenings of previously unseen films, a world premiere, and a debate session.
The 18th Arab World Film Festival opened this Thursday (31) at Cinesesc in São Paulo. The first screening was ‘Mother Valley,’ in which women in a Lebanese village endure the reality of the local patriarchy, the 1958 conflict, and the desire for freedom.
Assistant manager of CineSesc, Yunes was one of the founders of the Arab World Film Festival. She is a Lebanese Brazilian and talks about what it was like growing up in that culture.
The film festival kicked-off with Wajib, by Palestinian Annemarie Jacir, and will run until August 27 in São Paulo. For the Arab Chamber’s president, culture brings peoples closer together.
