Workshop, training session organized for amateur filmmakers in Saudi Arabia

Cinemas were opened for the first time in decades in Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
  • The event will take place at the King Faisal Foundation in Riyadh, and comes within the framework of empowering national talent and supporting the Saudi film industry.

JEDDAH: The General Authority for Culture, represented by the Saudi Film Council, is organizing an intensive filmmaking workshop and training session. 
The event will take place at the King Faisal Foundation in Riyadh, and comes within the framework of empowering national talent and supporting the Saudi film industry.
The workshop will take place on Wednesday, and will target beginners and those wishing to enter the world of filmmaking. 
The training session will take place on Thursday, during which a professor from the London Film School will discuss all elements of filmmaking. Attendees will be provided with devices to help translate his words into Arabic.