JEDDAH, 18 July 2007 — The 2nd Jeddah Film Festival or Jeddah Visual Shows Festival, as it is called, was opened at the Ismail Abudawood auditorium at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) yesterday night.
The festival, which will run until Friday is showing 48 films that vary from short fiction movies to documentaries and animations. The screenings will start every day from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.
The following is the festival’s schedule.
Wednesday
“Away From the Camera’s Sight” by Naif Fayez (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“Disorder” by Munir Mohammad and Moa’ath Hafiz (Documentary — UAE).
“Hayat Takhshiba” by Abdullah Rashdan (Fiction — Bahrain).
“Coffee Shops” by Nidal Bader (Documentary — Bahrain).
“No to the Tyrannical Hunt” by Mishari Al-Arouj (Kuwait — Animation).
“Fear of Injustice” by Ahmad Al-Hasan (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“The Spinner” by Abdullah Rashdan (Fiction — Bahrain).
“Thilasimya” by Hafsa Al-Mutawea (Documentary — UAE).
“Discover Japan and It’s Traditional Housing” by Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“Digital Art” by Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“Shadows” by Jasem Al-Aqili (Animation — Saudi Arabia).
“There Was Just Snow” by Pavel Sokolovsky (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“Losing Ahmad” by Abdullah Boushehri (Documentary — Kuwait).
Thursday
“ Frame” by Abdullah Al-Ayaaf (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“Cats Benefits” by Khaled Al-Dakhil (Animation — Saudi Arabia).
“Illusions” by Mohammad Al-Hammadi (Fiction — UAE).
“Japan Welcomes Foreign Students” by Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“The Origins of Japanese Animation Films” by Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“Pigeon of War” by Bader Al-Humoud (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“The Return of the Past” by Farah Aaref (Animation — Saudi Arabia).
“As a Child “ by Hasan Al-Sheikh (Fiction — UAE).
“At the End No One Wins” by AlAnoud Al-Eidi (Documentary — Saudi Arabia).
“For Democracy’s Sake” by Samiar Al-Ghafiri and Bassam Masalti (Fiction — UAE).
“The New Complements the Old” by Ahmad Al-Amadi (Documentary — UAE).
“A Day in Tokyo” by Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“Just a Regular Day” by Nawaf Al-Mohanna (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“Pushechka” by Tatiana Litovets (Documentary — Russia).
“Mirrors of Silence” by Nawaf Al-Jenahi (Fiction — UAE).
“The Bride of the Mountains” by Faisal Al-Otaibi (Documentary — Saudi Arabia)
“Warak” by Mohammad Al-Qassab (Fiction — Bahrain).
Friday
“The Consequence” by Abdul Mohsen Al-Hammadi (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“The Life of Japanese Children” by the Japanese Foreign Ministry (Documentary — Japan).
“Complete Trust” by Mohammad Nimah (Fiction — Bahrain).
“ Rebel” by Abdul Aziz Al-Nujaim (Fiction — Saudi Arabia).
“Women Without Shadows” by Haifa Al-Mansour (Documentary — Saudi Arabia).
For more information, visit the festival’s website at http://www.jvsf.net.
