Sharjah24: Sheikha Jawaher Bint Abdullah Al Qasimi, Director of FUNN and Sharjah International Film Festival (SIFF), confirmed that 95 films out of 1,717 entries from 89 countries will be shown in the ninth session of the festival, and the festival will last for 6 days at the Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, as well as at Fox Cinema in Zahia City Center.
She added to “Sharjah24” that film screenings will be morning for schools and evening for the public, and the festival's activities will include panel discussions, workshops and various activities throughout the festival period from 10 to 15 October.
Sheikha Jawaher bint Abdullah Al Qasimi indicated that the current session will present a number of films for the first time in the Middle East, and that is why we liked to shed light on them and called it the Green Carpet event, which includes distinguished films and shown for the first time.
She stressed that the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth, since its inception, has received about 200,000 viewers, both from schools, youth and families, and in the current session we focus on the youth category, especially since people want to return to participate and actually attend events.
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