Overview

Filmmaker Hakim Belabbes chairs this panel discussion, reflecting on the day’s discussions and investigating the shared links and experiences between the worlds of art and film, with particular focus on the Arab world. Producer, director and film curator Simon Field joins other panelists to discuss the aesthetics of production and exhibition, and the opportunities for artists and filmmakers to exhibit their work across both traditional and emerging platforms.

Moderator: Hakim Belabbes - Director (These Hands, Threads, among many other films); Lecturer in film at the School Of The Art of Chicago (SAIC).

Speakers

Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi - President, Sharjah Art Foundation
Omar Kholeif - Writer, curator; Founder-Director of the UK’s Arab Film Festival
Simon Field - DIFF Consultant and Producer with Illuminations Films, who have produced multi―platform projects including Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Primitive Project and Uncle Boonmee