RIYADH: Is a new chapter beginning for women filmmakers in the region? Rima Mismar, executive director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, thinks so.
Mismar spoke with Arab News about the third “Women in Film: Training Through Practice” event, run in partnership with Netflix.
An open call, which ends on July 17, is inviting Arab women between the ages of 23 to 30 living in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait or the UAE to a hybrid — online and in person — residency later this year, in either the UAE or Saudi Arabia.
With multiple tracks to choose from, aspiring filmmakers can get in on the action with help from experts who will hone their skills through workshops, networking and more.
“What makes this edition particularly important is that it responds to a real shift in the needs of emerging filmmakers in the region,” she told Arab News.
