Sun 31-03-2019 14:35 PM
ABU DHABI, 31st March, 2019 (WAM) — Building on its mission to provide a world stage for budding filmmakers, the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, ADMAF, has collaborated with world renowned Film Academy Baden-Wurttemberg to empower emerging Emirati and regional filmmakers to professionally develop their cinematic language and creative talents as part of the Young Filmmakers’ Circle 2019.
The intensive capacity building programme is designed to nurture the local creative community with the aim of having student Academy Award nominations in the Short Film category by 2020, as well as establishing industry connections and showcasing the best of the regional creative scene through dedicated film screenings.
The inaugural master class was hosted under the guidance of award-winning producer and director, Daniele J. Suissa, enabling young directors, screenwriters, producers and technical specialists to gain hands-on industry insights and develop creative skills across the disciplines of screenwriting, direction and production. The sessions also explored key concepts in script development and laying the foundations of various crafts within filmmaking, in addition to inviting participants for hands-on production and post-production of actual films.
Commenting on the programme, Huda Ibrahim Alkhamis, Founder of ADMAF and Artistic Director of Abu Dhabi Festival, said, “Abu Dhabi has made enormous strides in recent years, not least in relation to its film industry, which reaps many rich rewards and positions the Emirate as a truly global player in one of the most dynamic and exciting art forms. Our young filmmakers have shown time and again the ability to reach into our hearts and minds with their rich storytelling and their technical brilliance, and ADMAF is proud to have played a vital role in encouraging and facilitating Emirati cinema to become a force to be reckoned with. The Young Filmmakers Circle fortifies the UAE’s thriving independent cinema scene and provides our young visionaries a platform from which to assert themselves and their art.”
The Young Filmmakers’ Circle programme will continue to run until March 2020, offering hands-on training experiences with award-winning, seasoned industry professionals from the world of independent film. Films created during the programme will also be screened as part of Abu Dhabi Festival 2020.
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