Film Festival Returns to Give Audiences Powerful View of World Through the Eyes of Women

Dubai, UAE, 15 January 2017: The unique film festival which provides audiences an effective sight of the world as translucented the eyes of women will certainly present an interesting collection of short works from around the globe when it returns to movie theater screens in Dubai.

The 4th edition of the World of Women's Movie theater - WOW Film Fair Middle East, kept in organization with VOX Cinemas, Shopping center of the Emirates, will certainly include around 58 films mainly by female supervisors, manufacturers, authors, editors and cinematographers from 3-8 March.

They include 14 film-makers from the Middle East, among them 4 Emiratis and six Iranians, as well as others from 24 countries throughout five continents, with a boosted variety of male movie makers committed to encouraging ladies on and off the display.

Among the Emirati films to be evaluated is 'Sounds of the Sea' by poet, scriptwriter and award-winning director Nujoom Al Ghanem, in which a young child gets the aid of his educator to restore an old sea song which has actually not been carried out appropriately in decades.

An additional, 'Sea Shadow', a love story concerning two young Emirati villagers in Ras Al Khaimah, is from Nawaf Al Janahi, who began acting at the age of seven, examined the art of film making in California, and has guided a number of award-winning independent brief films.

Supported by the Australian government's Council for Australian Arab Relations (CAAR), the WOW Film Fair Middle East is a women's fundraiser, with all ticket sales going to its Islamic Affairs authorized charity, the Al Jalila Foundation.

" We're satisfied and happy with the array and quality of movies that have been entered this year," stated the fair's Founder and Director, Hermoine Macura, CEO of Straight Street Media. "This underscores the expanding recognition the festival is receiving from women in the film industry throughout the world, and we make sure that movie theater target markets will certainly locate a large amount to enjoy and value."

The WOW Film Fair Middle East is the very first females's brief movie fair that promotes and awards the skills of women directors, manufacturers, authors, editors and cinematographers in the film industry internationally.

Designed as a festival of discovery, celebration, discussion, networking and an ideas for brand-new job, the non-profit event was introduced four years ago by Dubai-based Straight Street Media to enhance the standing of ladies, both on and off the screen, by sustaining and progressing ladies operating in the film, television and related display markets.

The opening 2 days of the festival on 3-4 March will showcase a collection of screenings at the first open air VOX Cinema in the region, situated on the roof of the Galleria Shopping mall in Jumeirah. Other tourist attractions will include a secret garden market and special child care programmes by British Orchard Nursery, and unique needs training programmes and workshops.

On 5 March, UAE and Australian federal government authorities will be amongst the special visitors at an official red carpeting launch by the Australian Ambassador to the UAE, Arthur Spyrou, with a VIP testing at Country Towers, Abu Dhabi.

The festival then proceeds over the following 3 days at Vox Cinemas, Shopping mall of the Emirates, Dubai, with daily's programme additionally consisting of a collection of talks, panels and workshops.

Amongst the films intending to wow target markets will certainly be "The world before her", in which Indian director Nisha Pahuja checks out the lives of two very different young Indian females - one a Hindu fundamentalist and the various other a charm contest winner.

Another, 'Not Black Enough' from American Tracey Anarella has to do with course war and the cross-tides that African-Americans are dealing with within the black community.

Honoring International Womens Day on 8 March, the fair's Charity Gala Supper and Honors event takes place the previous night at the Park Hyatt Dubai. New this year, the festival will certainly be additionally recognising men nominated by the public for success in advertising gender parity.

Added awards will recognise high accomplishing Arab ladies across numerous fields. Award categories include Altruist of the Year, Business Leader of the Year, Individuality of the Year, Sports leader of the Year and Increasing skill Leader of the Year.

Caption: WOW Film Fair Middle East's Founder and Director, Hermoine Macura