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Cinema activities to resume in Sharjah

SHARJAH - The Sharjah Department of Culture and Information announced yesterday the resumption of its cinema activities following a three-year discontinuation of the movie shows due to some reasons.

The relaunch of the weekly shows of selected movies will be marked by a distinguished event tomorrow and the day after that will feature the screening of 11 Arabic movies including documentaries and dramas, a spokesperson of the department said.

"The movies are directed by renowned Arab directors. Their duration ranges between 16 and 509 minutes. These movies will attract the audience and pave the road for the resumption of the weekly movie shows during the summer season," the spokesperson said.

Many of the movies were in Arabic with English subtitles and are produced in various places such as the United Kingdom, Russia, Palestine, Holland and Lebanon among others.

"The directors whose movies will be shown were selected with the aim of highlighting various experiences introducing the audience to various forms of the cinema art through documentaries, silent movies and drams," he said.

Among the directors are Mohammed Al Janahi, Laith Abdul Amir working as director with the Dubai Business Channel, Sabine Sursuk, Omar Amiralay Tamer Mohsen and others. All the shows will begin at 7.30pm until around 10 pm at the Sharjah Cultural palace.

Meanwhile, the department is organising a workshop on a play titled Violence. The 30-day workshop began on Saturday at the Sharjah Theatrical Arts Institutes with the participation of seven people. It is being conducted by Walid Al Quwatli from Syria.

Mohammed Abdullah, Head of the Cultural Affairs Directorate of the Department of Culture and Information, said that such workshops are very important since they help polish the talents of workers in the theatre field and enhance their abilities and skills. "This workshop focuses on the body language of the actor due to the significant role of this language and its power in conveying the meaning better than spoken words sometimes," Mr Abdullah said.

Mr Quwatli pointed to the prevailing international trend focussing on the body language observing that there are international theatre festivals dedicated for the body language including the festival held annually in Paris "which we hope to participate at with the play we are working on it in this workshop," he said.

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