PARIS: There was a strong turnout at the third edition of Saudi Cinema Night at the Institut du Monde Arabe (Arab World Institute) in Paris on Monday, organized by Generation 2030, an association that gathers young talents from Saudi Arabia and France to collaborate on various projects. The program included screenings of short films as well as discussions between the audience
RIYADH: For 35 years, Saudis were deprived of the quintessential cinema experience the giddiness of waiting in line to buy a ticket, the rising anticipation as the lights dimmed, and the thrill of watching movie trailers projected on the screen while munching on freshly popped corn kernels. April 18 marked five years since the resumption of movie screening across the Kingdom
DUBAI: Saudi film “Me & Aydarous” is set to kickstart its international festival tour at the Aspen Film Festival’s Shortsfest next month. Written and directed by Sara Balghonaim, the film is set in the early 2000s in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh. It tells the story of a young woman who sneaks off for a date only to butt heads with her chaperoning chauffeur. Balghonaim, a