Cinema Of Kuwait

	Cinema Of Kuwait Cinema in Kuwait was introduced in the mid-20th century. The dominance of American cinema posed a problem in the formation of Arab cinema in general and of Kuwaiti cinema in particular. French film critic Guy Hennebelle argued that Arab intellectuals became convinced that only imitating the American culture could they overcome national decline and backwardness. This caused an absence of real Kuwaiti personality and character. However, Kuwaitis preserved their national identity by producing and broadcasting local content in their television channels. Which was a balance between protecting and preserving their national identity while also satisfying other preferences. The domination of American films and other foreign produced films has the Kuwaiti cinema imitate and depend on it for so long. In 1971, Khalid Alsidiqq directed the first Kuwaiti feature film that talks about its cultural heritage and history. Recently, the cinema industry in Kuwait employs a strong usage of local cultur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the north and Saudi Arabia to the south. Kuwait also shares maritime borders with Iran. Kuwait has a coastal length of approximately . Most of the country's population reside in the urban agglomeration of the capital city Kuwait City. , Kuwait has a population of 4.45 million people of which 1.45 million are Kuwaiti citizens while the remaining 3.00 million are foreign nationals from over 100 countries. Historically, most of present-day Kuwait was part of ancient Mesopotamia. Pre-oil Kuwait was a strategic trade port between Mesopotamia, Persia and India. Oil reserves were discovered in commercial quantities in 1938. In 1946, crude oil was exported for the first time. From 1946 to 1982, the country underwent large-scale modernization, largely b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Falafel Cart ''Falafel Cart'' is a 2019 animated family short drama film produced by RoyalTales and directed by Abdullah Al-Wazzan with an original score by Dan Phillipson and sound design by Andrew Vernon. The short blends stop motion animation with traditional and some computer animation. In 2019, the film was submitted for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film making it Kuwait's first short film to ever be submitted to the Academy Awards. In 2020 The film earned an official selection at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival in the best of the world program. In 2021 the film won best animated short at the Burbank International Film Festival. In 2019 the film won best international short film at the Los Angeles Animation Festival. Plot During a stormy night, an immigrant falafel vendor who lives in his cart in the middle of nowhere stumbles upon a mysterious flower. The extraordinary encounter sparks something within him and eventually makes him relive scenes from hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cinema Of The World This is a list of cinema of the world by continent and country. By continent Cinema of Africa Cinema of Asia South Asian cinema Southeast Asian cinema Cinema of North America Cinema of Latin America Cinema of Europe Cinema of Oceania By country Cinema of Afghanistan Cinema of Albania Cinema of Algeria Cinema of Argentina Cinema of Armenia Cinema of Australia Cinema of Austria Cinema of Azerbaijan Cinema of Bahrain Cinema of Bangladesh * Cinema of Belarus Cinema of Belgium Cinema of Bhutan * Cinema of Bosnia and Herzegovina Cinema of Brazil Cinema of Bulgaria Cinema of Burkina Faso Cinema of Burma Cinema of Cambodia Cinema of Canada *Cinema of Quebec Cinema of Chad Cinema of Chile Cinema of China Cinema of Colombia Cinema of Croatia Cinema of Cuba Cinema of Cyprus Cinema of the Czech Republic Cinema of Denmark Cinema of Ecuador Cinema of Egypt Cinema of Estonia Cinema of the Faroe Islands * Cinema of Fiji Cinema of Finland Cinema of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Abdullah Al-Wazzan Abdullah Al-Wazzan is a film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was born in Kuwait City, Kuwait in 1990. Al-Wazzan developed an interest in filmmaking in his early preteens. At the age of 17 he studied Architecture, And graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2012. He went on to create the animated short film Falafel Cart (2019) which was officially submitted to the 92nd Academy Awards in the animated short film category. The film was officially selected at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival and won best international short film at the Los Angeles Animation Festival. In 2021 Al-Wazzan won best animated short film at the Burbank International Film Festival. Falafel Cart received nominations at D.C. Independent Film Festival, Palm Springs International Animation Festival, Southampton International Film Festival and Ajyal Film Festival. And was officially selected at Athens Animfest, Sonoma International Film Festival, Rabat International Author Film Festi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Haya Alghanim Haya may refer to: Biology * ''Haya'' (dinosaur), a genus of basal ornithopod dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous from Mongolia * ''Haya'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae * Haya de Herguijuela (Spanish: beech of Herguijela), a solitary specimen of European beech growing near the town of Herguijuela de la Sierra, Spain * '' Fagus mexicana'', or haya, a species of beech * ''Myrica faya'', or haya, a species of Myrica People * Haya bint Hussein (born 1974), former wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ruler of Dubai and daughter of King Hussein of Jordan * Haya Harareet (1931–2021), Israeli actress * Haya Kaspi, Israeli mathematician * Haya bint Saad Al Sudairi (1913–2003), wife of Ibn Saud, founder of Saudi Arabia * Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (1895–1979), Peruvian politician * William II de Haya (12th century), a Norman knight who is considered to be the progenitor of the Scottish Clan Hay Places * Hidaj, also written as Hay� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Tareq Al-Zamel Tariq ( ar, طارق) is an Arabic word and given name. Etymology The word is derived from the Arabic verb , ('), meaning "to strike", and into the agentive conjugated doer form , ('), meaning "striker". It became popular as a name after Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Muslim military leader who conquered Iberia in the Battle of Guadalete in 711 AD. In literature and placenames Ṭariq is used in classical Arabic to refer to a visitor at night (a visitor "strikes" the house door). Due to the heat of travel in the Arabian Peninsula, visitors would generally arrive at night. The use of the word appears in several places including the Quran, where ṭāriq is used to refer to the brilliant star at night, because it comes out visiting at night, and this is the common understanding of the word nowadays due to the Qur'an. It can also be found in many poems. For example, from the famous poets Imru' al-Qais and Jarir ibn Atiyah. Gibraltar is the Spanish derivation of the Arabic name Jabal Aṭt� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Farah ALHashem Farah ALHashim (also Farrah Zaine) is a Kuwaiti- Lebanese filmmaker and journalist based in Paris. ALHashim has been making films since 2011 including ''7 Hours'', which won several awards at film festivals in 2013 and '' Breakfast in Beirut'' in 2015, which was honored at multiple festivals. Early life and education Born in Kuwait and raised between Beirut, New York, London and Los Angeles, she holds a degree in journalism from Lebanese American University and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from New York Film Academy. ALHashem grew up as a nomad between MENA region and United States. Her parents, award-winning acclaimed Kuwaiti columnist Fouad ALHashem and her honourable award-winning Lebanese journalist and writer Awatif Zain. Her parents are prominent Arab authors, journalists and thinkers, and the winner of many awards for their decades of contribution to Arab international relations scene since mid 70s. Awards and nominations * "Best Screenplay" at the Women Independent Film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Walid Al-Awadi Waleed (), also spelt as Walid, Oualid, or Velid, is an Arabic-language masculine given name meaning ''newborn child''. Given name Waleed Waleed Ali, Kuwaiti footballer Waleed Aly, Egyptian-origin Australian journalist * Waleed bin Ibrahim al-Ibrahim, Saudi businessman * Al-Waleed bin Talal al-Saud, Saudi royal and businessman Waleed al-Shehri, Saudi hijacker during the September 11 attacks Waleed al-Husseini, Palestinian ex-Muslim activist Walid Al-Walid I, sixth Umayyad caliph Walid Abbas, Emirati footballer Walid Atta, Saudi-born Ethiopian footballer Walid bin Attash, Yemeni suspected terrorist in American custody at Guantánamo Bay * Walid Belguerfi, Algerian footballer Walid Daouk, Lebanese businessman and politician Walid Hassan, Iraqi comedian * Walid al-Jahdali, Saudi footballer Walid Jumblatt, Lebanese politician Walid Khalidi, Palestinian historian * Walid al-Kubaisi, Iraqi-origin Norwegian writer Walid Muallem, Syrian politician and diplomat Walid ibn al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Abdullah Boushahri Abdullah may refer to: * Abdullah (name), a list of people with the given name or surname * Abdullah, Kargı, Turkey, a village * ''Abdullah'' (film), a 1980 Bollywood film directed by Sanjay Khan * '' Abdullah: The Final Witness'', a 2015 Pakistani drama film * Abdullah (band), an American metal band * Abdullah (horse) (1970–2000), a horse that competed in the sport of show jumping See also * Abdalla people, an ethnic group in Kenya * Abdollah (other) Abdollah may refer to: People * Abdollah Jassbi, Iranian academic * Abdollah Mojtabavi, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Hedayat, Iranian army general * Abdollah Movahed, Iranian sport wrestler * Abdollah Nouri, Iranian reformist politician * Abdo ... {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Zeyad Al-Husaini Ziad (also transliterated as Ziyad, Zyad, Zeyad, or Zijad ar, زياد) is an Arabic given name and surname. Given name Actors * Zeyad Errafae'ie, Syrian television actor and voice actor Athletes * Zeyad Abdulrazak, Kuwaiti hurdler * Zeyad Mater, Yemeni judoka * Zyad Chaabo, Syrian footballer * Ziad Jaziri, Tunisian football striker * Ziad Richa, Lebanese skeet shooter * Ziad Tlemçani, Tunisian footballer * Ziad Al-Muwallad, Saudi Arabian football defender * Ziad Agha, Palestinian rugby and rugby league player * Ziyad Tariq Aziz Brisam, Iraqi football defender * Ziyad Al-Kord, Palestinian footballer * Ziyad Al-Sahafi, Saudi Arabian footballer * Zyad Jusić, Dutch football striker Businessmen * Ziad Takieddine Lebanese-French businessman, alleged arms broker * Ziad Makkawi, Lebanese American investor * Ziyad Cattan, Iraqi Polish businessman, alleged arms dealer * Ziad Abdelnour (financier), Lebanese-born American investment banker and financier Film directors * Ziad An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sadeq Behbehani Sadeq (in ar, صادق) is an Arab and Iranian given name and surname which is most common in Iran, Pakistan, and Arab countries. Sadegh is the Iranian variant. Other variants include Sadiq. Notable people with the name include: Titular Sadeq Khan, a Faujdar of the Mughal Bengal's Sylhet Sarkar Sadeq Mohammad Khan IV, 10th Nawab of Bahawalpur who ruled the Bahawalpur State Sadeq Khan Zand (died 1781), also known as Mohammad Sadeq, the fifth Shah of the Zand dynasty from 1779 to 1781 Given name Sadeq Ali, Bengali writer, poet and district judge from 19th century Sadeq Amin Abu Rass, Yemeni politician, Chairperson of the Sana'a-based General People’s Congress Sadeq Chubak, sometimes Sādegh Choubak (1916–1998), Iranian author of short fiction, drama, and novels Sadeq Khalilian (born 1959), Iranian economist, academic, politician and government minister Sadeq Kia (1920–2002), Iranian man of letters, professor of Iranian languages Sadeq Larijani (born 1961), better ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ahmad Alkhalaf Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]