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Nawaf Al-Janahi Films at DIFF
2008
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9 December 2008 ::
Buy your tickets for the screenings of
'Hammer and Nails', during the 5th
edition of
Dubai International Film Festival.
This animation short, which is based on an idea by Al-Janahi and
directed by Hamad Al-Awar, shows how nails
try to survive in the world of one strong hammer.
Also, Al-Janahi's
'Mirrors of
Silence'
was selected for the Dubai Film Market which is launched for
the first time this year.
'Mirrors of Silence' in Cairo
::
1 December 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi will be screened in Egypt
for the second time, as it was officially selected at Cairo
Independent Film Festival, which will be held from 2 to 4 December
2008.
'Mirrors of Silence' is Back in
Dubai
::
27 October 2008 ::
Dubai's audience
are promised a new screening for
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi. Invited by The Third Line
art gallery, the film will be screened on 26 November 2008 as part
of a film screening night organized by the gallery under the title
of Laila Emaratya (Emirati Night). The screening starts at 7pm at
the gallery in Dubai. Admission is free, and the invitation is open.
For more details please visit the official website of the art
gallery:
www.thethirdline.com
The screening of
the film comes after a successful tour around the world,
participating officially in 18 international film festivals, and
being the only film from the United Arab Emirates in a number of
them. The most recent film festivals were in USA, Italy, and
Lebanon.
"Total Capture of
the Soul", "Complete Poem", and "Pure Cinema", just few of many
sentences film critics used to describe
'Mirrors of
Silence', which is
about a very important issue that many people face in the
contemporary civilized society - the individual’s isolation in the
modern city. This made the film touch people’s hearts in all the
countries where it was screened, especially that it is full of
unique photographic images and offers great music, what makes it a
different visual and spiritual experience.
'Mirrors of Silence' in Lebanon
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18 September 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi is still continuing its
successful tour around the world. The acclaimed film will be
screened in Lebanon for the first time as it was selected in the
official short film competition of Beirut International Film
Festival, which will be held from 1 to 8 October 2008.
For more details please visit the
official website of the festival.
Recently the film
represented the United Arab Emirates in USA and Italy, participating
in the official short film competition in Washougal International
Film Festival (USA), and Salento International Film Festival
(Italy).
New Photography Galleries
::
13 September 2008 ::
New photographs in two different galleries:
Russia's Warmth, and
That Angle.
'Mirrors of Silence' in USA,
Italy, and Lebanon
::
22 August 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi is still continuing its
successful tour around the world. The acclaimed film will be
screened internationally in three countries in the period between
August and October 2008, as it was selected in the official short
film competition in Washougal International Film Festival (USA), Salento International Film Festival (Italy), and Beirut
International Film Festival (Lebanon).
Nawaf Al-Janahi is
currently working on post production for his first feature film
entitled 'The Circle', which he completed shooting last March. The
film is expected to be ready towards the end of this year.
Mirrors of Silence in USA
::
16 August 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi will be screened in USA for
the first time, as it was officially selected in Washougal
International Film Festival, which will be held in the city of
Washougal from 20 to 23 August 2008. For more details please visit
the official website of the festival at the following link:
www.washougalfilmfest.org
Nawaf Al-Janahi in 'Alghawi'
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8 August 2008 ::
Watch out for the
performance of 'Alghawi' by Mohamed Alhammadi in the Dubai Festival
for Youth Theater 2008. In the stage play, Nawaf Al-Janahi is a
young man torn in a struggle between moralities, and selling one's
self in the time of hunger. The performance will take place on 18
August 2008, at 9pm, at the Culture & Scientific Association in Al
Mamzar (Dubai).
Admission is free
and open to the public.
For more details:
Phone: 800 4003
Email:
info@cultureartsdubai.ae
Website:
www.cultureartsdubai.ae
'Mirrors of Silence' in Canada
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4 August 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi, will be screened in Canada
for the first time as it was selected for the MuslimFest Film
Festival. The screening will be held on 9 August 2008 at 21:00
(Canada time) at the Mississauga City Centre Square. Admission is
free and open to the public.
Seven Years on the Net
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7 July 2008 ::
Monday, 7 July
2008 .. Today we celebrate 7 years together on the spider web.
Thousands from around the globe are being hosted every month by
Nawaf Al-Janahi official website. And the numbers keep increasing.
This would have not been possible without you and your support. So,
special thanks to all of those who participated in spreading the
news and activating the circulation process, either on or outside
the internet world.
The top seven
countries that visitors come from over the years are: Saudi Arabia,
UAE, Egypt, USA, Morocco, Kuwait, Qatar.
New Screening for Nawaf Al-Janahi's
Films in Riyadh
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14 June 2008 ::
After the
successful screening at the Saudi Film Competition which was held in
Dammam city, Nawaf Al-Janahi films ('Mirrors of
Silence',
'Souls', and
'On a Road') are hosted for another
screening in Riyadh by the Saudi Arab Society for Culture & Arts.
The screening will be on 25 June 2008 at 20:00 (KSA). Admission is
free and open to the public.
Watch the trailer
of
'Mirrors of
Silence'
now through the following link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw58DkwCsiQ
New reviews on
'Mirrors of
Silence'
(in Arabic) in the
Press page by Saudi film critics Fahad
Al-Asta and Abd
Al-Mohsen Al-Mutairi.
'Mirrors of Silence' in the
International Arab Film Festival of Oran
::
6 June 2008 ::
'Mirrors of
Silence'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi will be screened in Algeria
for the second time, as it was selected in the official short film
competition representing the UAE at the 2nd edition of The
International Arab Film Festival of Oran, which will be held in the
city of Oran from 26 June to 3 July 2008. For more details please
visit the official website of the festival at the following link:
www.cinearabfestival.org
Admission to the
festival screenings is free and open to the public.
The first
screening for the film in Algeria was in April 2007, as it was part
of the UAE Cultural week in Algeria organized by the Ministry of
Culture, Youth, and Community, celebrating Algeria chosen to be the
2007 capital of Arab culture.
'On a Road' in Dubai Next
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3 June 2008 ::
Emirati director
Nawaf Al-Janahi’s 'On a Road' is part of "Dubai Next:
Face of the 21st Century Culture" art exhibition, which is organized
by Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and to be held at
the Vitra Design Museum in Germany , concurrent with the 39th Art
Basel.
'Souls' & 'On a Road' in a New
Festival
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30 May 2008 ::
'On a Road' and
'Souls'
by Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi participate in
Festival 08: East Speaks, Here. The festival encourages the audience
to take part in the online voting process.
For more details please visit the
official website of the festival.
Mustafa Saeed Writes About
'Mirrors of Silence'
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29 May 2008 ::
Author Mustafa
Saeed writes about
'Mirrors of
Silence' by Emirati
director Nawaf Al-Janahi.
Click here to read the review (in
Arabic).
Saudi Film Competition Hosts
Nawaf Al-Janahi Films
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11 May 2008 ::
Fans of Emirati
actor and film director Nawaf Al-Janahi are promised a new
opportunity to watch three of his films:
'Mirrors of
Silence',
'Souls', and
'On a Road'. The films will be
presented to the audience in a screening entitled "Director in the
Spotlight" hosted by the first edition of Saudi Film Competition
which will be held in Al-Dammam city from 20 to 24 May 2008.
The screening
will be on Friday 23 May 2008 at 8:30pm in Al-Dammam Literary Club.
Admission is free and open to the public.
Read articles and
reviews in the
Press page about Al-Janahi's work by Saudi
writers: Reja Sayer Al-Mutairi (film critic), Deyaa Yousif (artist & author),
and Abdullah Al-Eyaf (film director).
New Films
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7 April 2008 ::
Nawaf Al-Janahi participates in two new films at the Gulf Film
Festival 2008. The first is Ahmed Zain's 'Sea Shells', in which Al-Janahi
plays Hamad, a young man who fears the sea. The second is 'Hammer and
Nails', an animation short based on an idea by Al-Janahi, and
directed by Hamad Al-Awar.
'Mirrors of Silence' in Dubai,
Once More
::
20 February 2008 ::
Invited by The
Scene Club, Emirati film director Nawaf Al-Janahi's
'Mirrors of
Silence'
will be screened on 27 February 2008 as part of a film screening
night organized by the club under the title of Emirati Night. The
screening starts at 7pm at the theater of the Dubai Community
Theater and Art Center at Mall of the Emirates.
Two New Screenings for 'Mirrors of
Silence' in Sharjah & Kuwait
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17 January 2008 ::
Fans of Emirati
actor and film director Nawaf Al-Janahi are promised two new
screenings in UAE & Kuwait for his film
'Mirrors of
Silence'.
Al-Janahi is participating with the film in the inaugural edition of Prerana Film Festival which will be held in the Sharjah Institute
for Theatrical Art from 24 to 25 January 2008. In Kuwait, invited by
Kuwait Cinema Club, the film will be screened at Al-Shaab film
theater in "A Week of Films from the Gulf", an event organized by
the club in the period from 3 to 7 February 2008 as part of Al-Arabi
Magazine's 50th anniversary celebration.
It is essential
to note that
'Mirrors of
Silence'
has achieved continues international successes, as it was officially
selected in over 10 film festivals in the Middle East and Europe,
being the only film from the Emirates in a number of them.
'Mirrors of
Silence'
is about a very important issue that many people face in the
contemporary civilized society - the individual’s isolation in the
modern city. This made the film touch people’s hearts in all the
countries where it was screened. Also it is important to note that
the film, which was very well received by both the audience and film
critics, is full of photographic images and offers great music, what
makes it a different visual and spiritual experience.
What Have They Said
About the Film
:: "A Total
Capture of the Soul" - Ibrahim Al-Mulla (scriptwriter from UAE)
:: "A Complete
Poem" - Abd Al-Aziz Jasim (author and poet from UAE)
:: "Pure Cinema"
- Sobhy Shafeeq (film critic from Egypt)
Shortcuts
- The film's
official page:
www.njan7.com/film/mirrorsofsilence.html
- The film's page
at IMDb (add your own rating, and find more different information):
www.imdb.com/title/tt0839905
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