YEMEN FIRST WOMAN FILMMAKER IN GULF FILM FESTIVAL JURY

DUBAI, March 31 (Saba)- Yemen’s first woman filmmaker was chosen as member of a jury of eminent film professionals who would judge the competitions in the Gulf Film Festival to be held April 8-14 in the UAE city of Dubai.

Yemeni filmmaker Khadija Al-Salami was instrumental in altering the biases in the Yemeni film industry.

Al-Salami has produced a number of documentaries, including ‘Women of Islam,’ ‘Land of Sheba,’ and ‘Amina,’ which won the second prize at the Muhr Arab Awards in DIFF 2006.

The Gulf Film Festival is an annual non-profit cultural event that aims to celebrate the highest standards of Gulf cinema. It will host two competitions, the film competition and the script competition, as part of its mission to encourage creativity and excellence among filmmakers from the region.

Al-Salami has made over 20 documentaries for TV stations in France and Yemen and received several awards at various film festivals worldwide.

She has co-written a book with her husband, "The Tears of Sheba,” about her experiences growing up in Yemen.

She currently serves as the Press Counselor and Director of the Communication and Cultural Center at the Embassy of Yemen in the French capital Paris.

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