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Saudi Film Commission Participates in 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

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Saudi Film Commission Participates in 2024 Toronto International Film Festival

The Saudi Film Commission logo
The Saudi Film Commission logo

The Saudi Film Commission is participating in the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), held from September 5 to 15.

TIFF is one of the world’s most prestigious film festivals, drawing filmmakers, critics, and audiences globally and serving as a premier platform for showcasing global cinema.

‏This year, the commission will feature a dedicated pavilion highlighting prominent Saudi film projects and initiatives, providing visitors with a unique experience to explore the Kingdom's vast history and vibrant creativity in the film industry.

In addition, a delegation from the commission, along with a group of Saudi filmmakers, will be attending to represent the diverse talents and voices of the Saudi film community.

‏The pavilion embodies the commission’s commitment to advancing the film industry in Saudi Arabia, showcasing recent achievements and highlighting opportunities for international‏ collaboration and partnerships. It aims to attract global interest in Saudi stories and productions while strengthening connections with filmmakers from around the world.

‏The Saudi Film Commission's participation in the Toronto International Film Festival aligns with its strategy to elevate Saudi cinema on the global stage, support Saudi talent, and contribute to the growth of the global film industry.

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Japan's Only Young Imperial Heir Turns 18

In this handout photo taken on July 15, 2024 and released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan on September 6, Japan's Prince Hisahito is pictured at a garden of the Akasaka imperial property residence in Tokyo. Prince Hisahito celebrates his 18th birthday on September 6. (Photo by Handout / IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY OF JAPAN / AFP)
In this handout photo taken on July 15, 2024 and released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan on September 6, Japan's Prince Hisahito is pictured at a garden of the Akasaka imperial property residence in Tokyo. Prince Hisahito celebrates his 18th birthday on September 6. (Photo by Handout / IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY OF JAPAN / AFP)
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Japan's Only Young Imperial Heir Turns 18

In this handout photo taken on July 15, 2024 and released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan on September 6, Japan's Prince Hisahito is pictured at a garden of the Akasaka imperial property residence in Tokyo. Prince Hisahito celebrates his 18th birthday on September 6. (Photo by Handout / IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY OF JAPAN / AFP)
In this handout photo taken on July 15, 2024 and released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan on September 6, Japan's Prince Hisahito is pictured at a garden of the Akasaka imperial property residence in Tokyo. Prince Hisahito celebrates his 18th birthday on September 6. (Photo by Handout / IMPERIAL HOUSEHOLD AGENCY OF JAPAN / AFP)

Japan got a new highly eligible bachelor on Friday as Prince Hisahito, the imperial family's last hope for long-term survival unless the rules are changed to allow female succession, turned 18.

Although his formal coming-of-age ceremony has been pushed back to at least 2025 so he can finish school, according to the Imperial Household Agency, they released a video of him strolling in woods, saying he is "extremely interested" in natural history.

"I hope to learn more through each and every experience, absorbing various aspects and growing through them," the prince was quoted as saying.

Hisahito is the only son of Crown Prince Akishino, 58, and Crown Princess Kiko, 57, and is second-in-line to succeed his uncle Emperor Naruhito, 64, Agence France Presse reported.

Naruhito has a daughter, Aiko, 22, but she cannot succeed her father under the Imperial Household Law, in place since 1947, because of her gender.

Royal women must also leave the family when they wed a commoner -- as in 2021, when former princess Mako, Hisahito's other sister, married her university sweetheart.

The same rule does not apply to male members of the family, however, with Naruhito's father Akihito, 90, having wed Michiko, 89, the daughter of a flour magnate whom he met on a tennis court in 1959.

The imperial family, whose history according to legend goes back 2,600 years, formally renounced its divine status after Japan's defeat in World War II and it has no political power.

Akihito, who abdicated in 2019 due to his age and poor health, is credited with modernizing the institution.

The Imperial Household Agency opened its first Instagram account in April, but many of the photos are formally staged, only showing the activities of the current emperor, his wife, and daughter.

Lawmakers in May began discussing possible relaxations to the strict succession rules, and a recent Kyodo News poll found 90 percent public support for female succession.

But resistance among conservative MPs, who revere the royals as the perfect example of a patriarchal Japanese family, makes that change unlikely any time soon.

Aside from Prince Hisahito and his father, the only other heir to the Chrysanthemum Throne is the emperor's childless uncle Prince Hitachi, 88.