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Saudi Film Commission Participates in 74th Berlin International Film Festival

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Saudi Film Commission Participates in 74th Berlin International Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission logo
The Saudi Film Commission logo

The Saudi Film Commission is participating in the 74th Berlin International Film Festival scheduled to be held from February 15 to 25 in Berlin.
The commission's participation aims to introduce the Kingdom's efforts to enhance the film industry, develop film production, and support local talents by encouraging them to participate in international festivals as part of the Kingdom's efforts to become a global destination for filmmaking.
The Saudi Film Commission's pavilion in the 74th Berlin International Film Festival will be in partnership with Film AlUla, Cultural Development Fund, NEOM, "Invest Saudi" Initiative, Red Sea International Film Festival, and the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra).
CEO of the Saudi Film Commission Eng. Abdullah Al-Eyyaf noted that the participation in the Berlin International Film Festival reflects the commission's commitment to supporting the film industry by encouraging worldwide producers to explore Saudi Arabia's inspiring filming locations.

"Our participation goes beyond marketing film production in the Kingdom, as it aims to present local talent on the global stage, to create opportunities for cultural exchange of knowledge, and present the outstanding local efforts and stories of the Saudi film industry,” he said.

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UN Puts 4th Century Gaza Monastery on Endangered Site List

The Saint Hilarion complex dates back to the fourth century. Mahmud HAMS / AFP/File
The Saint Hilarion complex dates back to the fourth century. Mahmud HAMS / AFP/File
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UN Puts 4th Century Gaza Monastery on Endangered Site List

The Saint Hilarion complex dates back to the fourth century. Mahmud HAMS / AFP/File
The Saint Hilarion complex dates back to the fourth century. Mahmud HAMS / AFP/File

The Saint Hilarion complex, one of the oldest monasteries in the Middle East, has been put on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites in danger due to the war in Gaza, the body said Friday.
UNESCO said the site, which dates back to the fourth century, had been put on the endangered list at the demand of Palestinian authorities and cited the "imminent threats" it faced.
"It's the only recourse to protect the site from destruction in the current context," Lazare Eloundou Assomo, director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, told AFP, referring to the war sparked by Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.
In December, the UNESCO Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict decided to grant "provisional enhanced protection" -- the highest level of immunity established by the 1954 Hague Convention -- to the site.
UNESCO had then said it was "already concerned about the state of conservation of sites, before October 7, due to the lack of adequate policies to protect heritage and culture" in Gaza.
The Hamas attack on October 7 resulted in the deaths of 1,197 people in Israel, most of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.
Israel's retaliatory offensive against Hamas has killed at least 39,175 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry, which does not give details of civilian and militant deaths.