October 2017, Al Jawaher Reception & Convention Center, Sharjah: Students from the Print Advertising Class in the Department of Communications visited the Sharjah International Childrens’ Film Festival as part of a field trip.
Students met legendary filmmaker Zhang Wei who talked about his experiences in movie making and how he dealt with the various challenges he had to overcome.
Bassam Elkoshkany one of our students is a film maker and hopes to showcase his latest production at the festival
Bassam has been making short films for many years. His latest venture is a short film called ‘I’ll do anything,’ and features the relationship between a mother and a daughter. He is using the film as an initial project to understand video production techniques. Bassam is currently shooting a music video and has been asked to record a video of the GEMS School choir performing a song written by Dr. Fran in praise of Dubai.
Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF) is dedicated to the enhancement the media literacy of children and young people, foster children’s creativity and showcases the very best in filmmaking for, by and about children and young people. It exposes them to world cultures and promotes peace, tolerance and global understanding of how people from different cultures, religions and backgrounds live together in this world.
The Festival was launched in 2013 and is a FUNN project, an organization established by Sharjah Government under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Al Qasimi, Wife of the Ruler of Sharjah.
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