Through their Twitter pages, the directors expressed their feelings about the festival. They also talked about the participating Saudi pavilion, and revealed what they gained by touring the corridors of “Cannes”.
Director Bader Al-Hamoud published a tweet via the Blue Bird, in which he spoke about the festival’s leadership and the huge attendance there, revealing that they used the event to introduce Saudi cinema.
Among the international film festivals, the Cannes Festival, which is taking place these days, takes the lead, these events and awards, and this huge presence of the most important filmmakers in the world.
What pleased me most about this distinctive view of the Kingdom’s pavilion to introduce Saudi cinema, in light of the industry’s promising Saudi cinematic structure. pic.twitter.com/utJ58O4quE— Bader Al-Hamoud (@BaderAlHomoud) May 22, 2022
Meanwhile, Saad Tatah, a filmmaker, expressed his happiness with the participation of the Saudi film “Immortalization” in the international event, as it was shown in the short films corner as part of its activities, thanking the Ministry of Culture for everything it offers them.
I was very pleased and honored to represent Saudi Arabia with the movie: Immortalization, at the largest festival in the world: Cannes Film Festival
All thanks to the Ministry of Culture, led by His Highness Prince Badr bin Farhan Al Saud, and to the Film Commission headed by the wonderful A. Abdullah Al Ayyaf for this wonderful opportunity to be in this great festival@BadrFAlSaud pic.twitter.com/xGwfS3leuV
– Saad Tahaitah (@Saad_Tahaitah) May 25, 2022
Meanwhile, Al-Muhannad Al-Kadam, a director, published a picture of the Saudi pavilion in Cannes, and asked, in another tweet, why the Saudis attended the festival, revealing his happiness to participate in its activities.
I had the pleasure of attending this year’s Cannes Film Festival and visiting the Saudi pavilion @FilmMOC
A forum like this gives you a bundle of mixed feelings, between being excited to be a maker, and between being slow and reading the cinematic scene and knowing where to start!
attended a representative @notionssa
The Saudi company specialized in the production of films and serials pic.twitter.com/W9uUFfdeag— Almuhannad Alkadam Al Muhannad Al Kadam | Cinema (@ARTKDM) May 25, 2022
Raneem Al Mohandes, director, gained wide response after her movie “Swinging” was shown in the short film corner.
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