Arab stars at the opening of the third Bahrain Film Festival

The fourth edition of the Bahrain Film Festival was opened yesterday in Bahrain, under the slogan “Celebrating the Art of Filmmaking for Women” to focus on women in the film industry.

Opening ceremony attended by dignitaries The opening ceremony was attended by a large number of officials and dignitaries, in addition to a large artistic presence from the Arab world.

Among the stars who were present on the red carpet were: Huda Hussein, Haifa Hussein, Hiba Al Hussein, Mohammed Al Mansour, Ashraf Zaki, Rogina, Bushra, Yaqoub Al Farhan, Razan Maghribi, Abdul Mohsen Al Nemer, Shojoon Al Hajri, Abdullah Boushahri, Fatima Al Safi, Mahmoud Boushahri and others.

Honoring a group of stars During the opening ceremony, His Excellency Dr. Ramzan bin Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Minister of Information, honored a number of artists in celebration of their distinguished contributions throughout their rich artistic and cinematic careers. The distinguished Kuwaiti artist “Mohammed Al Mansour” was honored for his participation in the lead role in the first Gulf film (Bas Ya Bahr), which was produced in 1972, in addition to his participation in a number of Arab and Gulf films.

The distinguished Bahraini artist "Mariam Ziman" was also honored for her rich artistic career and support for Bahraini cinema, as she participated in the lead role in the first Bahraini feature film (Al-Hajez) 1990, for which her husband received the award.

The brilliant Bahraini artist Fatima Abdul Rahim was also honored for her distinguished presence in a number of Bahraini feature films and short films.

Short film screening of the opening The ceremony included the screening of a short Bahraini film entitled Convoluted, directed by Mohammed Farid and produced by Blue Steel Films. The film was produced entirely by Bahraini cadres, both from the cast and production crew.

Bahrain Festival Program It is worth noting that the fourth edition of the Bahrain Film Festival will witness the competition of 89 short Arab films, which were distributed into five categories: short narrative films, short documentary films, student films, animation films, and Bahraini films.

The festival also organizes eight artistic workshops and discussion panels over the course of five days, in line with the festival’s slogan of empowering Arab women in the field of cinema and supporting their creativity.