Shining Stars: Saudi Film Festival’s Brightest Talents Awarded Golden Palm Prizes
Shining Stars: Saudi Film Festival’s Brightest Talents Awarded Golden Palm Prizes:
The Saudi Film Festival recently held an event to honor skilled filmmakers and actors in the industry. Winners of the Ninth Saudi Film Festival celebrated their Golden Palm prizes after the event. These talented individuals have secured their place as the upcoming generation of Saudi Arabian filmmakers by winning the prestigious Golden Palm Prizes.
Unveiling the Golden Palm Prizes
The director of the movie “Slave,” Mansour Assad, was happy to receive three Golden Palms at the end of the event. He was happy and grateful to the Saudi Film Festival for recognizing his work. He emphasized that winning multiple awards was more than he had hoped for.
Hakim Juma won the best actor award for his outstanding performance in the short film “Don’t Go Too Far.” In the film, he plays a character who struggles with mental illness and becomes lost in the busy New York subway. At the event, he recognized the respected colleagues and mentors in attendance. Juma highlighted that simply being nominated was a noteworthy accomplishment, but his happiness was higher when he won the award. He expressed his happiness and also expressed that the experience still felt unreal.
Maram Taibah, the filmmaker of the 2018 short film, revealed that her fear of losing her older brother inspired the plot. She added that to address her phobia; she decided to make a film that followed a character’s path in a similar scenario. Taibah shared her enthusiasm for the picture, praising its combination of heartbreaking, innocent, and amusing moments. She found much satisfaction in the process of creating and producing the picture.
Furthermore, Taibah expressed her joy at being a part of the festival and indicated her desire to direct another movie for the next event. She stressed the festival’s importance as a meeting place for creative people to celebrate their artistic accomplishments. Taibah emphasized her desire to share more of her work with the festival, which serves as a platform to display and recognize the creative community’s collective achievements.
Salma Murad, the director of “Kabreet,” received yet another honor. She shared her profound emotions, noting that collecting this honor seemed tremendously surreal and overwhelming after such a long journey. She struggled to express her emotions and stated that she needed a few days to thoroughly comprehend the significant occasion.
The film festival’s director, Ahmed Almullah, shared that preparations for next year’s event were already underway. He recognized the complex feelings that occurred on the festival’s final night, with a mix of delight and grief. Almullah expressed delight at seeing their aspirations, programs, and year-long planning come true but also grief that everyone will soon part ways. However, he highlighted that the good memories made at the festival will last. He emphasized the atmosphere of love and camaraderie that pervaded the eight days and nights, culminating in establishing new relationships and the emergence of future projects.
Almullah promised that the festival’s tenth session would be spectacular and revealed that they had already begun the planning process, working on an appealing program that would capture viewers.
Takeaways
The Golden Palm Awards shows the enormous talent and inventiveness present in the Saudi Arabian film industry. From seasoned filmmakers to up-and-coming stars, these brilliant luminaries have paved the way for a Saudi film industry that will shine brightly in the future.
Last Updated on 9 months by News Editor
