Sharjah Film Platform 7

The seventh edition of Sharjah Film Platform, the Foundation’s annual festival of independent cinema and experimental filmmaking, returns this November with a selection of films nominated by an international committee. All UAE premieres, the featured films will compete for the Sharjah Film Platform Awards in four categories: Best Fiction Feature, Best Fiction Short, Best Documentary Feature and Best Documentary Short. Complementing the Competition Section is also a versatile programme of screenings, including the Director in Focus section which pays homage to trailblazing filmmakers from the region.

15–24 November 2024

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Screening of Theeb, 2014. Director: Naji Abu Nowar. Film Programme, Mirage City Cinema, Al Mureijah Square, Sharjah, 2016