One of the screenings during Sharjah Film Platform 7

Screening of Goodbye Julia, 2023. Director: Mohamed Kordofani. Sharjah Film Platform 6, Mirage City Cinema, Al Mureijah Square, Sharjha, 2023. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation.Photo: Shanavas Jamaluddin

Overview

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.